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DeRay McKesson Explains What White People Still Don't Get About Racism
The activist talked to us about his new book, Ferguson, and how white supremacy hurts the country.
Seth Ferranti
8.29.18
Australia Today

Newcastle's Giant Penis Tower is Set for Demolition
The phallus-shaped structure will be demolished in four sections: starting with the head, presumably, and moving down the shaft.
Gavin Butler
8.29.18
auspol

We Went Looking for Stuff That Turnbull Actually Achieved
We didn't find much. Just some buildings he cut ribbons on.
Naeun Kim
8.29.18
Australia Today

A Giant Meteor Exploded Over Perth Last Night
Photos make the meteor look like the moon, but it was actually a lump of rock "airbursting” in the upper atmosphere.
Gavin Butler
8.29.18
cannabis reform

New Zealand’s Only Rastafarian MP On the Shifting Politics of Weed Reform
Nándor Tánczos says the question has always been not if, but when.
Jack Marshall
8.29.18
Features

The World Needs Troye Sivan's Queer Love Songs
The 23-year-old Australian makes universal pop that looks queer listeners directly in the eye. With his sophomore album 'Bloom', Sivan is ready to step into a new realm of pop stardom.
Shaad D’Souza
8.29.18
immigration

Lawyers for mother of child who died after leaving ICE custody ready $40 million wrongful death claim
A notice of claim against the city of Eloy, Arizona, which subcontracted the operation of the facility for ICE.
Taylor Dolven
8.29.18
comedy

Eleven Netflix Specials by Comics Who Didn't Make Women Watch Them Jack Off
You actually don't have to watch comedy performed by sexual harassers.
Nicole Clark
8.28.18
News of Zealand

A Southland Town Wants to Outlaw Cats
Under the plan, once the last cat dies, Omaui will be feline-free.
Zoe Madden-Smith
8.28.18
Living With It

How I Finally Found Relief for What Felt Like a Chronic UTI
I went on walks and talked to my bladder. “You’re the best bladder in the world,” I told it.
Suzannah Weiss
8.28.18
Jacksonville shooting

Why Maryland’s strict gun control laws couldn't stop the Madden 19 shooter
Maryland has had some of the toughest gun laws in the country — the sixth strongest, to be specific.
Tess Owen
8.28.18
Living With It

I'm Living With an Antibiotic-Resistant Infection
"I got MRSA during the winter break of my senior year of college. My first outbreak lasted six months and was all below the belt. I had it on my genitals, along my ass, and down my legs."
AnnaLee Barclay
8.28.18
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