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How should we sell psychedelics?

A shop illegally selling magic mushrooms in Toronto, Canada. After Colorado became the first state to legalize the sale of…

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Feeling drained from the night before? It could be an emotional hangover.

I woke up the day after Valentine’s Day bleary-eyed, fuzzy-headed, and with a slight pit in my stomach. I hadn’t…

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How Love Island USA became this summer’s most exquisite trash

There’s a beautiful encounter in episode two of the current season of Love Island USA, where contestant Kordell, pressed repeatedly…

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The best books of the year (so far)

Halfway through the year is a good time to take stock of our reading. The spare elegies of winter have…

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The damsel-ification of Usha Vance

Usha Vance with her husband Sen. J.D. Vance at the Republican National Convention this past week. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images…

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The RNC clarified Trump’s 2024 persona: Moderate authoritarian weirdo

Former US President Donald Trump arrives to the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July…

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The “largest IT outage in history,” briefly explained

Airlines, banks, and retailers across the globe were among the many businesses that ground to a halt on Friday due…

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Inside the fight over California’s new AI bill

California state Senator Scott Weiner, left, speaks during a press conference at Alamo Square Park about a new bill to…

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Why do we have grass lawns?

Turf grass lawns seem like a ubiquitous and natural part of American neighborhoods. It’s hard to imagine a block with…

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Free medical school won’t solve the doctor shortage

Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg donated $1 billion to the Johns Hopkins medical school to provide free tuition to most…

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