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The World Cup

Russia is using the Cossacks as part of its World Cup security force

It’s been a once-in-a-generation chance at Russian self-promotion — and both Putin and the Cossacks seem to realize it.
Hind Hassan
Alex Campbell
7.14.18
Australia Today

The 24-Hour Flower Shop Everyone Thought Was a Drug Front, Was a Drug Front

No twist ending here.
Wendy Syfret
7.14.18
Listen

After Getting Angry, What Can We Do About the Hate Groups In Games Culture?

Wherein anger and typos give us a whole lot to talk about.
Danielle Riendeau
7.14.18
#metoo

Scientist Loses Award After Acceptance Lecture Featured Students in Bikinis

The Herpetologists' League "regrets and apologizes for offensive content presented in the 2018 Distinguished Herpetologist lecture."
Deidre Olsen
7.13.18
Social Media

Experts Explain Why 'Doin' it for the Gram' Makes Us Do Dumb Things

"As everything becomes a reality show, we forget that reality shows are actually staged, and we think that daily life is a reality show when it’s not."
Kara Weisenstein
7.13.18
Asking for a Friend

This Is Why Popping Your Pimples Feels So Satisfying

You know you’re not supposed to pick at acne but honestly, it's just so soothing—until you look in the mirror and see the same zit back with a vengeance next morning.
Elizabeth Brown
7.13.18
Views My Own

Shut the Hell Up About Brett Kavanaugh Being a Nice Guy

Supreme Court nominations aren't about personality. They're about ideology and power.
Harry Cheadle
7.13.18
Astro Guide

Daily Horoscope: July 14, 2018

The Moon is in Leo today.
Annabel Gat
7.13.18
Content Wars

Facebook Is Using Bad Free Speech Arguments to Defend InfoWars

In a series of tweets, Facebook told reporters that conspiracy theories are a matter of free speech.
Sarah Emerson
7.13.18
Culture

Sandra Oh's Emmy Nomination Is About So Much More Than an Award

It is a bittersweet joy to recognize that space is finally being made for Asian women on screen.
Nicole Clark
7.13.18
The War on Drugs

There’s No Rational Way to Justify America’s Drug Laws

People assume a medical committee sat down to consider which recreational drugs were the safest and least addictive, and this wise group decided alcohol and tobacco should be legal, while marijuana and everything else shouldn't. That's not what happened.
Maia Szalavitz
7.13.18
YouTube

YouTube Banned An Erotic Film Production Company After It Posted Interviews With Sex Workers

Film producer Erika Lust had her account shut down and was banned from YouTube after a third strike against the channel.
Samantha Cole
7.13.18
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