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Culture

In New York, a Brooklyn pasta shop keeps tradition alive with a 124-year-old fettuccine machine

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The wild all-female bartending competition Speed Rack is the best bar scene innovation in years

Ivy Mix and Lynnette Marrero, renowned bartenders and co-founders of Speed Rack, an all-female and femme speed bartending competition.

Elyssa Goodman
Culture

The wild all-female bartending competition Speed Rack is the best bar scene innovation in years

Culture

Photographer Creates Haunting Photo Series By Removing Phones From Every Image

There’s a good chance you’re reading this on your phone right now.

Health

'Thoughts and prayers to the NRA': Reviled gun lobby group files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

"Don't read this as the NRA is going away. They are not yet, but this is one step closer." — David Hogg

As New York prepares cuts, NYC millionaires are telling the governor to tax them more

"There's plenty of money in this state to fund every single important government function, we just need a governor who is willing to tax the rich."

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Smog-Infused Desserts Offer an Edible Taste of Global Pollution Issues

The Center for Genomic Gastronomy mixes meringues with the distinctive reek from the world’s least breathable cities.

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NY Governor Launches Emergency Task Force for Nail Salon Industry

The measures are a reaction to a NY Times series exposing the grueling working conditions in nail salons.

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Court Decision Implies Possible Legal Personhood for Chimps (UPDATED)

The ruling could be a first step in establishing basic rights for sentient animals.

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Buffalo’s New Homeless Housing Complex Offers Padded Park Benches

A responsive design for homeless people who are uncomfortable in confined spaces

Design

The World’s First Badass Educational Game

Amplify’s revolutionary approach to designing games for the classroom? Hiring game designers, duh.

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If More Couples Smoked Weed, Would There Be Less Domestic Violence?

Spouses who smoke weed are less likely to inflict physical, sexual, or psychological harm on their significant other.

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New App Could Tackle Hunger, Will Help You Find a Good Deal

PareUp wants to connect food purveyors to thrifty consumers looking to score deals on unused, but still edible, items.

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Want to Make Your City Better? Lower the Speed Limit.

The 20’s Plenty campaign is slowing down some of the world’s fastest paced places.

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From Alabama to New York, The Superficial Differences and Uniting Commonalities

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A Startup Idea to Cure Your Weekend Hangover Before Work

Hungover Londoners receive a break from their morning slog to work thanks to a small noodle company's free "hangover cure" pack and taxi ride.

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Best of 2013: Eight Inspiring Examples of Urban Art

We rounded up some of our favorite urban interventions from 2013—both legal and otherwise.

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Why I Roamed Manhattan Collecting Remnants of the Blackout

I’d just moved in to the East Village when Hurricane Sandy hit. The blackout seemed to dissect the center of the universe in two. My roommate...

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Action!: Why You Should Make a Short Film With Your Neighbors

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