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Tina Guo Is a Metal Cello Wonder Woman

The Shanghai native has worked with Hans Zimmer on film soundtracks, scored video games, and survived "dragon fireball parenting" to excel on the strings.
Tiffany Hu
6.22.17
Wolfenstein

Going Back to Wolfenstein After E3? Don't Play it Like 'Doom'

A bunch of us are playing, or replaying, MachineGames’ 2014 shooter—and here’s some of what I’ve learned so far.
Mike Diver
6.22.17
WTF

IKEA Investigates Bowl That Lit Man's Grapes on Fire

Just where is man to turn when his trusted Blanda Blank stabs him in the back?
Alex Swerdloff
6.22.17
Mind Eraser

Scientists Can Erase Specific Memories From a Snail’s Brain

Like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, but for snails.
Lisa Cumming
6.22.17
Essays

How We Remember the 2000s Has Everything to Do With the Owl City Memes

At what point is the nostalgic love just ironic, and can it ever be truly genuine?
Phil Witmer
6.22.17
sexual assault

A Convicted Child Molester Just Moved in Next Door to His Victim

Danyelle Dyer's abuser moved in next door to her family when he got out of prison. When her parents approached authorities they learned there's no law in Oklahoma preventing sex offenders from living near their victims—now, she's fighting to change that.
Leila Ettachfini
6.22.17
Commercial Space Race

OneWeb Wins FCC Approval to Launch a Fleet of Internet-Beaming Satellites

The company, backed by Richard Branson, wants to blanket the Earth in 720 satellites offering fiber-quality internet speeds for rural areas.
Jason Koebler
Carl Franzen
6.22.17
FIGHTLAND

One to Watch: Aaron Pico vs. Zach Freeman

31 months in the making, we will finally get to see how Aaron Pico’s extensive wrestling experience translates to mixed martial arts at Bellator NYC this weekend.
Jake Hughes
6.22.17
united states of addiction

What's the Holdup on the Heroin Vaccine?

He was supposed to fly to see his parents for Christmas break. He never made it on the plane. By the time they found him in his dorm, he was gone.
Arielle Pardes
6.22.17
healthcare

The GOP health plan will make it more expensive to be female

Tess Owen
6.22.17
junk food

McDonald’s Has Ended Its 41-Year Sponsorship of the Olympics

After the Winter Olympics in South Korea next year, the Golden Arches will no longer feed spectators and athletes at the Games.
Daisy Meager
6.22.17
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