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A Prosecutor’s Regret: How I Sentenced Someone to Life in Prison for Selling Drugs

04.08.16

By John Lovell, as told to Alysia Santo
I Spent 18 Hours in One of New York City’s Busiest Emergency Rooms

04.08.16

By John Surico
Sex, Gore and Playtime: What Does Watching Extreme Videos As a Kid Do to You?

04.08.16

By Joe Bish
Brawler Room: Teen Girl Gangs are Livestreaming Their Street Fights

04.08.16

By Joel Golby
Inside the Ballsy Irish Traveller Gang That Stole Millions of Pounds Worth of Rhino Horn

04.08.16

By Mark Wilding
A Conspiracy Theorist’s Guide to the Panama Papers

04.07.16

By Harry Cheadle
We Got an Illustrator to Draw the Biggest Stereotypes About Norrland

04.07.16

By Johannes Räihä
The Story of My Rape as a Young Man

04.07.16

By Raymond M. Douglas
How Parents Talk to Their Kids About Drugs in 2016

04.07.16

By Maia Szalavitz
What It’s Like to Shoot an Entire Feature-Length Film in One Take

04.06.16

By Oliver Lunn
Soon You Can Cheat on Your Spouse on a Secret ‘Sex Island’

04.06.16

By Helen Donahue
Fuckers Who Curse a Lot Aren’t Stupid, Says Science

04.06.16

By Harry Cheadle

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