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Islamophobia

University of Ottawa students denounce posters comparing Muhammad to Hitler

“It’s so insulting partly because it engages in Hitler revisionism and tries to basically pit Jews and Muslims against each other,” said one student.
Steven Zhou
12.6.18
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Watch a DIY Rocketeer Attempt to Land His Model Rocket Like SpaceX

Joe Barnard founded a company with the aim of matching the technical achievements in the space industry at the hobby rocket scale. Motherboard went to visit him to see how his tests of self-landing rockets are coming along.
Motherboard Staff
12.6.18
russia investigation

Here are the key Trump team lies Mueller's unveiled in court

Often it’s the lie — not the action itself — that’s gotten them in trouble.
Greg Walters
Alex Lubben
12.6.18
extremism

The Jeffrey Epstein Story Is Fanning the Flames of Far-Right Pedophilia Panic

A new investigation implied the disgraced financier came as close to Pizzagate as you can get in real life.
Allie Conti
12.6.18
Crime

Brooklyn Man Gets Violently Impatient for His Bad Bacon-Egg-and-Cheese Order

Rude AND a terrible taste in breakfast sandwiches.
Jelisa Castrodale
12.6.18
Life

Aging, Overlooked, and HIV-Positive

In the 1980s, HIV/AIDS was seen as a disease that only affected gay men. Almost 40 years later, women that lived through a crisis they weren’t considered a part of would like us to remember it—and them.
Emma Russell
12.6.18
data hoarding

Data Hoarders Are Plotting an Archive of Tumblr Porn

It’s not the first time Reddit’s data hoarding community has saved content that is about to be purged from the internet, but this archive carries some risk.
Daniel Oberhaus
12.6.18
Comics!

'Steps to Sustainability in the Arts,' Today's Comic by Scott Travis

Scott lists all the ways people in the arts can help maintain their craft.
Scott Travis
12.6.18
Eat This

Just How Bad Is It to Eat Before Bed?

Researchers take a close and dispassionate look at what happens when we consume food late at night.
Grant Stoddard
12.6.18
Living With It

When Support Groups Make You Feel Worse

Support groups are meant to offer the insight of others who "get it," but for some people, they can be terrifying—or depressing.
Suzannah Weiss
12.6.18
antarctica

Real 'Ice Wives' and Husbands of Antarctica: Friends With Benefits Keep the South Pole Steamy

“I refer to myself as being in the Lucky Lucky Seven Club, as in, I've gotten lucky on all seven continents. I mean, wouldn't you?”
Caroline Haskins
12.6.18
Life

Texas Seeks Death Penalty for Border Agent Who Allegedly Killed Four Women

Juan David Ortiz was indicted on a capital murder charge after allegedly killing four women he targeted for doing sex work.
Leila Ettachfini
12.6.18
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