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Why have Americans turned against this lifesaving medication?
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (836+ words) Statin hysteria has made it hard to convince people that this effective drug is actually very safe. So, why is the internet doing its best to convince you otherwise? The idea that statins are just a profit-pushing venture for Big…...
What the arrest of former Prince Andrew can teach us about power and abuse
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (211+ words) The British royal was once his mother's favorite. Now, his friendship with Epstein has led to his downfall. The public response to the interview was so negative that Mountbatten-Windsor was finally forced to step back from his duties as a…...
The party-fication of productivity
4+ hour, 11+ min ago (429+ words) How getting things done turned into a social event. Spending a Friday evening doing your taxes probably isn't the most appealing way to kick off your weekend'but what if you added drinks, delicious takeout, and a couple of buddies who…...
The hottest new winter sport is about to get even hotter
10+ hour, 56+ min ago (1046+ words) Skimo enters the winter Olympics at the most tragic time. Over the past few winters, where I live " in one of the country's winter sport meccas " there have been a whole lot more people packing skins and stepping into the…...
A new Supreme Court gerrymandering case is nightmare fuel for Democrats
11+ hour, 11+ min ago (1034+ words) Every now and then, a judge hands down a decision that is so ill-advised that it is impossible to read without burying your face in your palm. New York State Judge Jeffrey Pearlman's opinion in Williams v. Board of Elections of…...
How plant-based marketing took over everything — even diapers
11+ hour, 56+ min ago (796+ words) Cautious consumerism isn't a bad thing, but there's a lot we don't know about these products. Nothing has made me appreciate the sheer scale and power of targeted advertising like having children. Months before the births of both my kids,…...
Scientists have found another alarming pattern in wildfires
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (678+ words) The extreme heat, high winds, and severe dry conditions that produce towering, fast-moving flames that advance by the acre are not just becoming more common; new research shows that these factors are increasingly arising in multiple regions at the same…...
The FCC (probably) didn’t censor Stephen Colbert
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (664+ words) The Colbert censorship story is messier than it looks. For the 12 of us who woke up Tuesday morning wondering what we had missed on Monday's late-night shows, CBS greeted us with a concerning development. Overnight, Stephen Colbert had laid into…...
The Brazilian playbook for defending democracy
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (401+ words) Today, Explained explores the fall of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil and what it proves about Trump-style authoritarians. Brazil's former president was sentenced to 27 years in prison late last year for plotting a coup. The details may sound familiar: Jair Bolsonaro…...
The Trump threat looming over late-night TV, briefly explained
2+ day, 11+ min ago (322+ words) Trump vs. Colbert, continued. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration is mucking about with late-night TV again. What happened? On Monday night, comedian Stephen Colbert, who hosts CBS's late-night talk show The Late Show, said he had been barred…...