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All photos by Yushy Pachnanda. Notting Hill Carnival Translated for Americans
Public urination hotspots, overexcited police, crusties, poshos, and “Hold Yuh”—here’s our idiot’s guide to the greatest street party on Earth.
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A villager who was lucky enough to survive a tiger attack and his scar. All photos by Rana Pandey Tigers, Crocodiles, Fishermen, and Bandits Are at War in the Sundarbans
As sea levels rise and land disappears, they’re forced closer together and people are dying.
NIGHTLIFE
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A gang of men hide in a clown car at the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus. April 1977, New York City. Meryl Meisler’s Poignant Photos Capture the Chaos of 1970s New York
Her new book Street Walker is a rampage through visions of a lost America.
TRAVEL
ENTERTAINMENT
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Gregg Deguire/January Images/Shutterstock LGBTQ Representation in Movies Declined in 2023
GLAAD says there were fewer LGBTQ characters in Hollywood films, but they got more screen time.
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Sean Combs arriving at the Costume Institute Benefit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2017. Photo by Marechal Aurore/ABACA/Shutterstock. Diddy Ordered to Pay $100 Million Sexual Assault Judgment After Missing Court Hearing
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been ordered to pay $10 million a month beginning on October 1.
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Guy Fieri's Vegas Kitchen bar, in 2015. Photo by Mediapunch/Shutterstock.
DRUGS
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Promotional photo via Diamond Shruumz's website, from a blog post about "misconceptions about microdosing." ‘Microdosing’ Candy Investigated After 145 Illnesses and 2 Deaths
Diamond Shruumz contained traces of synthetic DMT and shrooms, seizure medication, and Kava, according to the FDA.
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Via Jasveen Sangha's Instagram. “Ketamine Queen” Arrested for Matthew Perry’s Death
Five people were charged, including Jasveen Sangha and two doctors, over the death of the ‘Friends’ actor.
MONEY
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Photo by Mike Campbell/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Sports Betting Is Lowering Credit Scores and Increasing Bankruptcies, Says New Study
18% of online sports bettors lose money needed for living expenses.
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Someone Spent $25 Million on Lottery Tickets to Guarantee a Win. And It Worked.
New rules should prevent it from happening again, though.
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Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto/Shutterstock. A Huge Railway Shutdown in Canada Is Trouble for the US Economy, Too
Canada’s two largest railways locked out workers after months of failed negotiations.
SEX
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Photo by Christian Filardo. Teen Condom Use Is Dropping Worldwide Despite Rising STI Rates, Says WHO
One third of European young men are refusing to wear condoms.
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Marilyn, an attorney and former professional dominatrix, poses for a photo with her sub who is fully encased in latex on the Vancouver Fetish Cruise. Photo by Paige Taylor White. Making Friends on the World’s First Fetish Cruise Ship
What kind of person ends up on a BDSM boat in the middle of the sea? Well, me. But who are the rest of these freaks?
Latest
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Photo by Heloise Bergman/Shutterstock New Mozart Dropping Soon After Lost Manuscript Discovery
An old manuscript was discovered in a German library.
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Photo by Global Warming Images/Shutterstock After Protests, Dutch Bank ING Will Restrict Lending to Climate Polluters
The banking giant is officially telling climate polluters to fuck off.
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Times Square subway station in New York. Photo by Naki/Pymca/Shutterstock. NYC Teens Arrested for Taking Subway Train for Joy Ride, Crashing It
All of this went down while the New York public transit system was flooded with additional police officers.
