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Pennsylvania

Conspiracy Theorists Are on the Cusp of Sweeping Pennsylvania’s GOP Primaries

MAGA Doug Mastriano and Kathy Barnette both look poised to win, in what one GOP former congressman calls “a double-nightmare scenario.”
Cameron Joseph
5.16.22
Abortion Rights

Self-Managed Abortion Is a Nightmare in the Surveillance Age

Avoiding data brokers and hostile doctors can be exhausting when you're seeking an abortion. But there are steps you can take to protect your privacy.
Steph Black
5.16.22
johnny depp

The Queasy, Inevitable Johnny Depp Gold Rush Continues Downstream

Big media companies, true crime TikTokers and, now, little-known YouTubers converge onto the Heard/Depp trial to grow their audiences any way they can.
Anna Merlan
5.16.22
Tech

Guy Who Sold Meth Under Screenname ‘Drugs R Us’ Going to Prison

The criminal mastermind behind an international drug market sold meth on the darkweb and did business via a prison’s unsecured phone lines.
Matthew Gault
5.16.22
Tech news

Scientists Create Algae-Powered AA Battery That Powers a Microprocessor

Scientists hope tiny fuel cells that use algae, light, and water to create energy could one day charge our phones, among other uses.
Audrey Carleton
5.16.22
Tech

Army’s New ‘Psyop’ Recruitment Ad Looks Like a Terrifying Video Game Cutscene

‘Ghosts in the Machine’ is a mix of bizarre and creepy images that sticks in the mind, but probably won’t send people running to the recruiter’s office.
Matthew Gault
5.16.22
Recipe

Pasteis de Nata (Portuguese Egg Custard Tarts) Recipe

Roll and cut puff pastry into delicate rounds, then fill with a rich egg custard and bake until flaky and golden in this classic Portuguese recipe.
George Mendes
5.16.22
Eurovision

The Most Surreal and Chaotic Photos of Eurovision 2022

The Eurovision Song Contest attracts a special, particularly unhinged type of camp carnage.
Michael Segalov
5.16.22
Coronavirus

How North Korea Went from ‘Zero COVID’ to 1.2 Million Cases in 72 Hours

This time last week, North Korea was still claiming to be one of three COVID-free countries worldwide. Now it’s facing a public health catastrophe.
Gavin Butler
5.16.22
polyamory

How To Be Friends With Your Lover’s Lover

Experts share tips for consensually non-monogamous people and their “metamours.”
Romano Santos
5.16.22
Sports

A Day at the Southern 80, Australia's Batshit 190kph Water Ski Race

“Is it scary?” I asked, imagining myself being towed on skis at 190kph along a winding river behind a speedboat called “Satan’s Brimstone Vengeance”.
Arielle Richards
5.16.22
Interview

'Deranged, Cocky, Goblin-Thing': Daine is the Star of Future-Emo

"I do the villainous shit. I’m an autistic INTJ. That is the most villainous character to begin with". 
Julie Fenwick
5.16.22
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