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Instagram Cooking Videos Soothed My Morning Sickness

Intensely visceral how-to videos served as a sort of ASMR-inducing therapy early in my pregnancy.
Kea Krause
10.12.18
Hacking

Facebook Says 14 Million People Got Their Location Data and Private Search History Stolen

The social network elaborated on the recent data breach, explaining exactly what kind of data the hackers accessed, and revealing that the victims were 30 million, and not 50 million users.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
10.12.18
Weed

Still More Evidence That All Weed Is the Same

Researchers found almost identical levels of THC and CBD in three-quarters of the strains they analyzed, which suggests it's the minor cannabinoids that makes weed strains different.
Daniel Oberhaus
10.12.18
The Plug

‘Pose’ Star Angelica Ross is Amplifying the Voices of Transgender Tech Workers

The breakout star of “Pose” is an outspoken advocate for transgender rights in front of the camera and behind the scenes, taking an untraditional path to train a community of tech workers.
Jenna Milliner-Waddell
Tyler Young
10.12.18
stream of the crop

Stream of the Crop: 11 New Albums for Heavy Rotation

New albums from Kurt Vile, Quavo, and Yowler top this week's list.
Noisey Staff
10.12.18
Religion

This $100 Million Noah's Ark Theme Park Is a Boring, Homophobic Mess

Kentucky's Ark Encounter theme park was designed to be entertaining to Creationists and non-Creationists alike. I was not entertained.
Jamie Lee Taete
10.12.18
charity

Next Week, We’re Streaming 72 Hours to Raise Money for The Florence Project

The group provides free and legal social services to detained adults and unaccompanied children facing immigration removal. Let's help them.
Patrick Klepek
10.12.18
sports metaphors

GOP Candidate Threatens PA Gov. with Bizarre Golf/Baseball Violence

"You better put a catcher's mask on your face because I'm going to stomp all over your face with golf spikes."
Liam Daniel Pierce
10.12.18
cornerstore caroline

“Cornerstore Caroline”: Video of woman calling cops on crying child goes viral

Surveillance video from the store shows the boy merely brushed past the woman, who told police he sexually assaulted her.
Rex Santus
10.12.18
NHL

The Toronto Maple Leafs Are Totally Going to Win the Stanley Cup

Nothing can stop them, not even their terrible defence. Plan the parade!
Kyle Cantlon
10.12.18
we did this to ourselves

Ancestry genetic tests are making it extremely easy for cops to track all white people

According to a new study, it’s not all that difficult to find someone in the U.S. — even if they've never taken a genetic test.
Emma Ockerman
10.12.18
Alcohol

The South London Bar Named After a 90s Basketball Player

Inspired by Utah Jazz player John Stockton, Stockton in South London is the “playmaker” to owner Gordon McGowan’s other hidden Jamaican restaurant, i.e. his Karl Malone.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
10.12.18
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