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Japan Is Paying Tokyo Families to Move to the Countryside. These Parents Say No Thanks.

01.06.23

By Hanako Montgomery
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China Is Reopening, But It’s a Long Road Back to Normality

12.28.22

By Hanako Montgomery
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In China, the Protests Are Dying Down and the Arrests Are Starting

11.29.22

By Rachel Cheung
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Why China’s COVID Protests Aren’t Like Anything Before Them

11.28.22

By Rachel Cheung
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Why Are Students Holding Up This Physics Equation During China’s COVID Protests?

11.28.22

By Koh Ewe
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Chinese Police Say They Arrested BBC Journalist at Protest to Protect Him From COVID

11.28.22

By Koh Ewe
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Remote Working in Japan? This Airline Plans to Offer You Unlimited Flights to Tokyo

10.20.22

By Hanako Montgomery
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China’s ‘Zero COVID’ Policy Is Going to Last a Whole Lot Longer

10.12.22

By Rachel Cheung
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27 Killed in China’s Quarantine Bus Crash, Stoking Anger at Zero-COVID Policy

09.20.22

By Rachel Cheung
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China’s Volleyball Team Stirred Controversy for Competing in N95 Masks

08.29.22

By Rachel Cheung
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A Chinese City Is Doing COVID Tests on Fresh Fish

08.18.22

By Rachel Cheung
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A New Virus From Shrews Has Infected Dozens in China, Researchers Found

08.11.22

By Rachel Cheung

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Scientists Are About to Dissect the World’s Rarest Whale

New Zealand researchers now have the chance to do something that has never been done before: dissect a spade-toothed whale.

12.03.24

By Luis Prada
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Gaming

If You’re Looking to Scratch That ‘Ace Attorney’ Itch, Be Sure to Check out ‘Paper Perjury’

‘Paper Perjury’ hopes to pick up where ‘Ace Attorney’ left off, offering a light-hearted take on the crime/deduction genre as a whole.

12.03.24

By Shaun Cichacki
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Life

Could CrossFit Be a Replacement for Prescription Drugs?

A recent study suggests CrossFit can actually decrease the need for prescription drugs over time.

12.03.24

By Kyle Phillippi
The writer sits with Justine Witzke, manager of The Seed Scout's donation facility in New York City, to see if his sperm makes the grade (All photos courtesy of the writer)

Life

The Days of Anonymous Sperm Are Over

I was interrogated by a high-end LGBTQ+ ‘sperm matchmaking’ service to see if I made the cut as a donor.

12.03.24

By Matthew Herskowitz
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Gaming

Xbox Game Pass This Month Is Absolutely Stacked (Coming/Going December 2024)

When it comes to Xbox Game Pass’ December games, I believe Microsoft may have won the “gaming subscription service” battle to end the year!

12.03.24

By Dwayne Jenkins