In the weeks leading up to the August 17th Proud Boys rally in Portland, Oregon, many were unsure what to expect. Local law enforcement officials and many counter-protesters were concerned about the prospect of increased violence at the rally, particularly in light of a high-profile incident last June featuring right-wing …
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Coco Ho grew up on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, surrounded by surfers, so it may not be a surprise that she first learned to surf as a baby. But she says the first time she took to a board on her own was at the age of eight. …
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The long-running humor publication Mad Magazine will effectively shut down this fall after a 67-year run. The comedy mag will be pulled from newsstands after the release of issue nine in August and from then on will be sold exclusively via subscriptions and comic book store (Mad reset its numbering …
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LGBTQ activists document how they translated oppression into “joyous” rebellion in a trailer for Generation Woodstock, an upcoming ABC News special about the late Sixties counterculture movement that spawned both the titular music festival and the Stonewall Uprising. “I had worked late that night, walked up Christopher Street, and I …
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Even as cannabis usage is increasingly legalized and destigmatized in the U.S., there’s still little knowledge of how the drug is used by or affects several population groups — including new parents. To coincide with Mother’s Day, the online women‘s cannabis lifestyle magazine Miss Grass released the results of a …
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WNYC Studios has launched a new podcast, The Stakes, that will offer deep dives into various social issues, from queer politics to the state of democracy, how the status quo came to be and what might be done to drive further change. WNYC host and managing editor Kai Wright will …
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Allison Mack, the Smallville actress implicated in the NXIVM sex cult case, pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering and one count of racketeering conspiracy at a Brooklyn federal court on Monday. In court, Mack tearfully said that she took “full responsibility for [her] conduct” as the alleged second-in-command of …
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Jake Patterson, the man accused of abducting 13-year-old Jayme Closs and murdering her parents, pleaded guiltyduring a court appearance on Wednesday. Patterson, 21, pled guilty to two counts of homicide and one count of abducting a minor. According to investigators, Patterson developed an obsession with Closs after he spotted her …
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An astonishing new report inThe Atlantichas revealed the alleged existence of a decades-old database of accused pedophiles within Jehovah’s Witnesses, asect of Christianity with more than 1.2 million members in the United States. The database, which has reportedly been kept for decades, contains up to tens of thousands of names …
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Nonconsensual porn, otherwise known as “revenge porn,” is a fairly widespread phenomenon, and research shows that its psychological effects can be devastating: according to one study, 80 to 93 percent of revenge porn survivors report struggling with paranoia, anger and shame after their nude photos or videos are posted without …
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