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Blood

Scientists Are Racing to Create Synthetic Blood in the Wake of Mass Tragedies
The Las Vegas shooting is the latest reminder that human blood isn't enough for massive, unexpected transfusions.
Ankita Rao
10.5.17
mlb

Your Mind-Expanding Infographic Guide to the MLB Division Series
The totally absurd wild card round is over. Now it's time for the LDS. Artist Craig Robinson takexs us on a statistical, quasi-spiritual baseball journey with the Cubs, Nationals, Dodgers, Diamondbacks, Yankees, Indians, Red Sox, and Astros.
Craig Robinson
10.5.17
Rise Up

Grassroots Women’s Movements Just Got $20 Million in Funding to Combat Gender Inequality
The Goalkeepers Conference is trying to support the role of women in facilitating change.
Emily Weitz
10.5.17
POP CULTURE

What Happens When You Turn Your Life’s Worst Moments Into Art
We spoke to Amanda Palmer, Tori Amos, Chris Gethard, and others about putting pain up for public consumption.
Graham Isador
10.5.17
tories

A Dissection of What Theresa May Tried to Say in Her Disaster-Speech
We've all seen the P45 and the coughing fit, but what she said sucked as well.
Simon Childs
Sam Kriss
10.5.17
Great Migrations

This 70-Mile-Wide Blob Over Colorado Turns Out to Be Migrating Butterflies
♫ Butterfly in the sky, I can go twice as high...♫
Becky Ferreira
10.5.17
WTF

Jack Daniel's Banner Mistaken for ISIS Flag by Man's Confused Neighbors
Yeah, pretty big distinction between a Tennessee whiskey company and a terrorist organization.
Jelisa Castrodale
10.5.17
Living With It

I Stopped Bingeing and Purging When I Became a Vegan
"Arresting my bulimia took making a radical and mindful change in what I did and didn't eat."
Melissa Meinzer
10.5.17
Unscrewing Ourselves

The Real Problem with Hollywood's Depiction of Herpes
A brief history of unfunny and inaccurate representations of herpes—a virus that the majority of the population lives with.
Britni de la Cretaz
10.5.17
Crime

The Rise And Fall of the Last Canadian Godfather
The head of the Montreal Mafia commanded the greatest criminal empire in Canadian history.
Mack Lamoureux
10.5.17
Crime

Women Who Escaped Prison Caught by Police at an Escape Room
We have questions.
Allison Tierney
10.5.17
Premieres

Bomba Estéreo Shows the Power of Dancing as a Universal Language
Before embarking on a tour with Arcade Fire, the Colombian duo share “Internacionales” and work once again with the creator of their audiovisual phenomenon “Soy Yo.”
Algodón Egipcio
10.5.17
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