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The fall equinox is Saturday: 8 things to know about the first day of autumn
A brief scientific guide to the first day of spring. The autumnal equinox is upon us: On Saturday, September 22, both the Northern and Southern
Vox Sentences: Will Texans bet on Beto?
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The fight over Sesame Street’s Bert and Ernie as a gay couple, explained
The history of Bert and Ernie as queer icons is a history of people being incensed by their status as queer icons. Are Bert and
How the Canadian cannabis company Tilray became worth more than American Airlines
The pot company’s stock has only been public since July. And it’s making many people — including Peter Thiel — very rich. The Canadian cannabis
Cody Wilson, 3D-printed gun creator, is accused of sexually assaulting a minor
Wilson is believed to be in Taiwan after a friend of the alleged victim told him about the investigation. Last month, libertarian activist Cody Wilson
Is there a humane way to boil lobsters alive? One woman thinks it’s by getting them high.
The owner of a Maine lobster pound is sedating her lobsters with marijuana before killing them. Cage-free eggs. Free-range chickens. Grass-fed cows. Meat eaters who
Mixing ketchup and mayonnaise isn’t new. Here’s why Heinz is trying to cash in on it now.
The condiment wars are heating up. Enter Mayochup. Ketchup is a good condiment. It is humble. It is red. It is not, for most American
Americans’ approval of Pope Francis drops to 53% amid more church sex abuse revelations
But US Catholics still support him. Pope Francis’s favorability rating among Americans has plummeted sharply in the aftermath of this summer’s deluge of revelations in
Essays from disgraced men aren’t provocative and new. They reinforce the status quo.
What’s at stake in publishing essays like Jian Ghomeshi’s New York Review of Books piece? Ian Buruma, the editor of the New York Review of