After Recent Setbacks, Will New York and New Jersey Legalize Pot?
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The Northeast states both hit roadblocks passing recreational legalization bills this spring — but advocates vow they're not giving up
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How the Guy Who Couldn’t Get a Date Invented This ‘Love Machine’
Posted in: Culture FeaturesIn his new book 'The Players Ball,' David Kushner details how Gary Kremen planted a flag for the disenfranchised during the Wild West days of the digital age
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How Should France Rebuild Notre Dame?
Posted in: Culture FeaturesMuch of the structure survived the blaze — but as rebuilding efforts move forward, the country will be left with a big question: What does the cathedral mean to 21st-century France?
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Inside a White-Nationalist Cookout
Posted in: Culture FeaturesIn this excerpt from her new book 'Republic of Lies,' journalist Anna Merlan visits a rally in Kentucky where organizers hope to unite white nationalist groups
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Rise of Big Weed: MedMen’s Growing Pains
Posted in: Culture FeaturesThe California-based cannabis powerhouse wants to be the Apple Store of pot, but will scandals and lawsuits derail the dream?
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How the Four-Hand Condom Got Consent Wrong
Posted in: Culture FeaturesIt's hard to sell a product that encourages sexual consent if you don't understand consent to begin with
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Did a Norwegian Black Metal Band Inspire the Louisiana Church Burnings?
Posted in: Culture FeaturesHolden Matthews, a 21-year-old aspiring black metal musician, has been arrested in connection with three historically black church fires in Louisiana
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What Is Intermittent Fasting? Why Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Has an Absolutely Bonkers Diet
Posted in: Culture FeaturesPeople are criticizing the Twitter CEO for his one-meal-a-day diet plan, claiming he has an eating disorder
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The Heavy Metal Grifter
Posted in: Culture FeaturesGabe Reed was a failed rock star who reinvented himself as a concert promoter. Now he's in prison for defrauding fans and rock's elite out of $1.7 million
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‘Blowin’ Up’ Suggests We Treat Sex Workers as Humans, Not Criminals
Posted in: Culture FeaturesWe spoke with director Stephanie Wang-Breal about the growing sex work decriminalization movement and the complicated truth about the lives of Asian massage parlor workers
