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American Nepo Babies Have Nothing on the British
From Benedict Cumberbatch to “Bridgerton”, the posh and parentally blessed are everywhere in UK entertainment.
The Untold Story of Harlem's 'Whiskey Rebellion,' the Civil Rights Campaign for Black Liquor Salesmen
The fight against 'Jim Crow jobs' took blood, sweat, tears, and boycotts.
‘I Never Give Up’: Inside the Life of a Child Prodigy
How do parents raise tiny, piano-playing geniuses? We hung out with Curtis "Mini Mozart" Elton and his mom to find out what greatness looks like.
'Analdronningen' Asa Akira har en porno-livskrise
Vi talte med den succesfulde pornostjerne om hendes nye bog, hvad den næste fase af hendes liv byder på, og hvordan man bedst forbereder sig til analsex.
On Art-Making After Tragedy
The accelerating speed of communication makes artistic responses to trauma impossible to ignore.
A Navajo Artist Breaks Down His Tribe’s Urban Outfitters Lawsuit
Lehi Thunder Voice Eagle Sanchez explains how people can buy proper Native arts and crafts.
My Time with the Bangladeshi Bloggers Facing Terror and Machete Attacks
We went to Dhaka, where secular bloggers, writers, and publishers are being targeted with brutal methods aimed at suppressing free speech.
Den 73-årige eventyrer som vil krydse Atlanterhavet i en kaskelothval
Tom McClean var den første, der roede solo over Atlanterhavet. Siden har han krydset oceanet fem gange i fartøj af varierende størrelse og excentricitet.
CSI Fur Fest: The Unsolved Case of the Gas Attack at a Furry Convention
In December 2014, chlorine gas sent 19 people at the Midwest FurFest convention to the hospital. But investigators and the furry community are still trying to piece together what exactly happened that night.
We Want the Airwaves: An Oral History of Indie 103.1, Commercial Radio’s Greatest Failed Experiment
A decade after its heyday, Indie's legacy stands as a last-ditch effort to revive commercial alternative radio.
Before Chiraq, There Was Fayettenam: J. Cole Takes Us Back To His Hometown
From the "super hood" to buying the family home that was foreclosed on his mother, the North Carolina rapper owes everything to Fayetteville.