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How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and a 50 Hour ‘Donkey Kong 64’ Twitch Stream Restored My Faith in Humanity

El Chapo, “Narcos: Mexico,” And The Myth Of The Man In The Suit

From Federal Worker To Uber Driver: Odd Jobs To Make Ends Meet In The Shutdown

Mitch McConnell Got Everything He Wanted. But at What Cost?

A Japanese Fashion Model Who Isn't Human, And More Of The Week's Coolest Design

What Happened When Oslo Decided To Make Its Downtown Basically Car-Free?

These Jaw-Dropping Home Additions Put HGTV To Shame

I Stopped Using A Computer Mouse For A Week And It Was Amazing

How I Designed Distraction Out Of My Phone

Kamala Harris's Logo Is A Disaster. Here's Why

America's Most Dangerous Roads For Pedestrians

Home Is Where the Photo Booth Is: How Instagram Is Changing Our Living Spaces

The Oral History Of The First $100 Skate Shoe

Paint-Dipped Decor Is Another Aesthetic Effect Of The Great Recession

Focus Groups Shape What We Buy. But How Much Do They Really Say About Us?

Bauhaus at 100: its legacy in five key designs

Why The Airport Of The Future Still Doesn't Exist

Is This The Motorola Razr With Folding Display?

11 Years On, 'Mirror's Edge' Is Still A Masterpiece

The secret history of Cleatus, Fox’s enduringly weird football robot

Stories for the weekend.

Trump storms out of White House meeting, and is Juul the startup world's greatest long con?

emu: Palabra del día: January 26, 2019

What Ever Happened To Trump's Airline?

The Secret Travel Club That's Been Everywhere

How Henry Heinz Used Ketchup To Improve Food Safety

The Pirate Radio Broadcaster Who Occupied Alcatraz And Terrified The FBI

Why That 72-Calorie Cookie Actually Contains 72,000 Calories

Mean, Green Marketing Machine

Who Killed Edwin Drood?

Here's How Tax Brackets Actually Work

Mailman Figures Out A Smart Way To Defeat Package Thieves

Imperator torosus

1956 Winter Olympics

ZETA (fusion reactor)

Operation Pamphlet

Tottenham outrage

Parkour Pro Seemingly Walks On Air To Close A Gap

Kid Absolutely Crushes A Ukulele Cover Of 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'

I Spent $925 On A Fake Canada Goose Coat

I Tried to Block Amazon From My Life. It Was Impossible.

Instagram Helped Me Bond With My Dentist Dad by Recommending I Watch Gross Teeth Videos

The Year I Couldn't Speak at All

Why I Compete

11 Years On, 'Mirror's Edge' Is Still A Masterpiece

Why There Was A Poo Poo In My Toilet For So Long

Where Do We Go Now?

I'm Prepared To Talk About The Things I Did In Iraq. Are People Ready To Listen?

Getting Arrested For Nunchuck Possession Was The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me

Facebook is terrible. But as I was grieving, it was a lifesaver.

'Minding The Gap' Should Win An Oscar

Matthew McConaughey Character Names, Ranked By How McConaughey They Are

The Dude Teases Some Sort Of New 'Big Lebowski' Material

Real Fur Is Bad For Animals. Fake Fur Is Bad For The Earth. What the Hell Do We Do Now?

The Director Who Could Be Spielberg

This Woman Is The Queen Of Ridiculous And Magnificent Hair Styling