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Kristen Roupenian’s viral story draws specific details from my own life. I’ve spent the years since it published wondering: How did she know? relationships Article 4122 words 10 votes
The ‘Men’s Liberation’ movement time forgot: Nowadays, the Men’s Rights movement runs the gamut from incels to red pillers, but in the 1970s, men's libbers looked something like… feminists? ~life.men Article 3377 words 11 votes
Kyle Rittenhouse, American vigilante: After he killed two people in Kenosha, opportunists turned his case into a polarizing spectacle Article 11 705 words 10 votes
The Sky Thief - How did Beebo Russell — a goofy, God-fearing baggage handler — steal a passenger plane from the Seattle-Tacoma airport and end up alone in a cockpit, with no plan to come down? Article 8065 words 6 votes
Rehab scam: Defendants in court-ordered rehab program made to work in chicken plants for free Article 4079 words, published Oct 4 2017 6 votes
Gulfport police killed Leonard Parker, a Black veteran. His family waits for answers over one year later. Article 4336 words 4 votes
At 15, he shot and killed his parents, two classmates at his school, and wounded twenty-five others. He’s been used as the reason to lock kids up for life ever since. Article 13 625 words, published Jun 12 2021 18 votes
When Brayden Bushby was charged with the death of Barbara Kentner, Indigenous faith in Canada’s legal system was put to the test Article 5544 words, published Jun 1 2021 4 votes
Woman in the woods: A study of resilience in does and other female creatures Article 5620 words 3 votes
Chinese dreams on Native American land: A tale of cannabis boom and bust Article 5676 words, published May 8 2021 8 votes
Masculinity attitudes across rural, suburban, and urban areas in the United States education Article 6598 words 8 votes
When people around you are suddenly forced to confront race - Watching white people. The year’s dark comedy of manners. Article 3822 words 17 votes
At least forty-four Fort Bragg soldiers died stateside in 2020 — several of them were homicides. Families want answers. But the Army isn’t giving any nsfw Article 8363 words, published Apr 18 2021 13 votes
Why Black cops quit - “The ‘Blue Wall of Silence’ is so real and so pervasive that people outside of it don’t have a clue of what it’s like,” one former officer told VICE News Article 3150 words 16 votes
Choosing a school in a segregated city education parenting Article 10 087 words, published Jun 9 2016 9 votes
In a grief-filled year, brands from Etsy to Pandora let you skip Mother's Day emails ~life.women Article 3159 words 6 votes
Master criminal Rédoine Faïd loved the movies, and his greatest crimes were laced with tributes. When he landed in a maximum-security prison, cinema provided inspiration for his escape. Article 7224 words 9 votes
The quest for a floating utopia: Can casting away from established society to inhabit sea-based colonies save us from the problems of modern life - or are we bound to repeat our mistakes? housing Article 6238 words 7 votes
Two women gave birth on the same day in a place called Come By Chance. They didn’t know each other, and never would. Half a century later, their children made a shocking discovery parenting family Link 10 votes
New Jersey police union contracts fund six-figure “sick day” payouts, $2,500 “perfect attendance” bonuses and lucrative “extra duty” assignments work Article 4285 words 5 votes
Three American mothers, on the brink. Eleven months, multiple breakdowns, one harrowing realization: They’ve got to get back up and do it all again tomorrow. ~life.women Article 3923 words 10 votes
Getting plowed - Exposing the bid-rigging, violence and sabotage at the heart of an unlikely racket: snow removal (2012) Article 4886 words, published Apr 18 2012 4 votes
The unsettling truth of the story behind "Mostly Harmless", the hiker whose mysterious death fascinated the internet Article 4225 words 16 votes
The lives they lived: Remembering some of the artists, innovators and thinkers we lost in the past year Article 8429 words, published Dec 23 2020 5 votes
Amid coronavirus outbreaks, migrants face the starkest of choices: Risking their lives in US detention or returning home to the dangers they fled Article 4103 words 8 votes