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We Know 'Love Island' Is Staged, But That Doesn't Stop Us Watching
It might not be totally authentic, but its universal themes of yelling and true love keep us coming back.
Lauren O'Neill
7.18.18
New music

Cat Power Is Back with "Wanderer" After 6 Years Away
The short a capella song serves as an introduction to 'Wanderer,' Chan Marshall's first new LP since 2012's 'Sun.'
Alex Robert Ross
7.18.18
mlb

Josh Hader's Racist, Homophobic, and Misogynistic Tweets Surface During ASG
The Brewers reliever gave up a three-run bomb to Jean Segura in MLB's All-Star Game, and his night got sufficiently worse after that.
Sean Newell
7.18.18
Trump's state visit to UK

Broochgate: Queen Elizabeth’s fashion fans flames of Trump furor
The Queen wore a certain brooch the day Trump arrived in the U.K.
Rachel Janfaza
7.18.18
supreme court

Brett Kavanaugh is the least popular SCOTUS pick in decades
He's less popular than President Reagan's pick Robert Bork, who was rejected by the Senate in 1987.
Alex Lubben
7.18.18
Recipe

Grilled Fingerlings with Mustard Recipe
These fingerling potatoes are the optimal mustard delivery system.
Farideh Sadeghin
7.18.18
Kinderehe

The Teenager Fighting Against Child Marriage in Bangladesh
Though her mother threatened to kill herself if she didn't marry at 13, Meghla managed to get out of it. Now, she helps to prevent other child marriages from happening.
Tim Geyer
7.18.18
Drugs

The Former Home of Heroin Has Become a Luxury Rehab Hub
Chiang Mai used to be at the center of the Golden Triangle; now, it's full of facilities offering $10,000 rehab packages.
Robyn Wilson
7.18.18
New music

Wild Nothing and HOLYCHILD Use 80s Pop to Hide Dark Stories
On Wild Nothing's "Partners in Motion" and HOLYCHILD's "Wishing You Away," the bombast of synths and big choruses obscure menace.
Tshepo Mokoena
7.18.18
Facebook

Facebook said it takes down far-right pages that break rules. It hasn't.
A page belonging to far-right activist Tommy Robinson was not taken down, reportedly because it makes a lot of money for the company.
David Gilbert
7.18.18
LGBTQ

We Attended the First Transgender Cultural Festival in Odisha’s Sleepy Town of Berhampur
More than just song and dance, the festival was a chance for the state’s third gender to celebrate themselves.
Maroosha Muzaffar
Photos by Viraj Nayar
7.18.18
Solar Sails

NASA-Funded Solar Sail Uses Metamaterials to Generate More Power
The Advanced Diffractive MetaFilm Sailcraft could squeeze more energy out of light than traditional reflective sails.
Becky Ferreira
7.18.18
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