How to Not Die in America

How to Not Die in America
I am lucky not for surviving a severe bacterial infection, but for being a member of a shrinking class of Americans whose lives can absorb a trauma of this magnitude.

January 31, 2018 at 02:30PM
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'Black Panther' Just Had Its Premiere — Here's How People Responded

'Black Panther' Just Had Its Premiere — Here's How People Responded
There's a little over two weeks left to wait until "Black Panther" hits theaters, but a lucky group got to see it in Hollywood last night. Here's how they reacted to the film.

January 30, 2018 at 12:49PM
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Searching for an Alzheimer’s cure while my father slips away

Searching for an Alzheimer’s cure while my father slips away
At the beginning, we searched frantically for any medical breakthrough that might hint at a cure. Then hope gave way to the unbearable truth.

January 28, 2018 at 07:03PM
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The Astronaut Who Might Actually Get Us to Mars

The Astronaut Who Might Actually Get Us to Mars
The improbable journey of Franklin Chang Díaz, who immigrated to the U.S. at eighteen, became an astronaut, tied the record for most spaceflights, and now might hold the key to deep space travel.

January 28, 2018 at 10:47AM
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RNC Finance Chair Steve Wynn Resigns After Sexual Harassment Allegations

RNC Finance Chair Steve Wynn Resigns After Sexual Harassment Allegations
Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn is stepping down as Republican National Committee finance chair, according to three Republicans familiar with the decision.

January 27, 2018 at 01:42PM
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Where Are All the Vegetarian TV Shows?

Where Are All the Vegetarian TV Shows?
Chefs who'd rather not cook with meat for whatever reason shouldn't be made to feel like they're showing up with a rubber knife to a gunfight.

January 26, 2018 at 12:37PM
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The Lost Art of Staying Put | Lucy Ellmann

The Lost Art of Staying Put | Lucy Ellmann
We've been fed a bunch of fake reasons to travel by evil geniuses determined to use up all the fossil fuels as fast as possible, so as to coerce us all into accepting nuclear power as soon as possible.

January 25, 2018 at 09:43AM
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