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Your Phone Can Tell When You're Depressed—But Should It?
Jun 1

Jun 1 Your Phone Can Tell When You're Depressed—But Should It?

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Vice

"The thing that makes these technologies in part both valuable and problematic is that they can do something humans can't do."

A Doctor Cuts Into His Own Brain To Look At Language
Jun 1

Jun 1 A Doctor Cuts Into His Own Brain To Look At Language

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Prime Mind

In 2014, Kennedy had the top of his skull sawed off, and tiny electrodes implanted inside his brain, in order to understand it better. 

The Zen of Underpacking
Jun 1

Jun 1 The Zen of Underpacking

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Nylon

Every last item in my pack had been drenched in rain, perspired through, and air-dried to a wrinkly, sweat-encrusted crisp. 

The Cognitive Benefits of a Beauty Routine
May 31

May 31 The Cognitive Benefits of a Beauty Routine

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Teen Vogue

Makeup and skincare has taken care of me…or more accurately, it’s helped me to take care of myself.”

Five Reasons to Love East Atlanta Village
May 31

May 31 Five Reasons to Love East Atlanta Village

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Atlanta Magazine

The “village” part of this neighborhood’s moniker (aka EAV) isn’t just a cutesy realtor-invented label.

What Female-Targeted Wine Companies Think Women Want to Drink
May 31

May 31 What Female-Targeted Wine Companies Think Women Want to Drink

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Munchies

If these wines could talk, they would probably speak with vocal fry.

Scientist Shares Photos of Lipstick Under a Microscope
May 31

May 31 Scientist Shares Photos of Lipstick Under a Microscope

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Teen Vogue

“The beauty found in science, just as the beauty we embody ourselves, with or without makeup, can be a very empowering thing indeed.”

Beach Beauty Advice from IRL Mermaids
May 31

May 31 Beach Beauty Advice from IRL Mermaids

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Nylon

For more than 60 years, Weeki Wachee, Florida has laid claim to one of the most curiously awesome roadside tourist attractions in the state

Lime Crime and the Scary Truth About Product Safety
May 31

May 31 Lime Crime and the Scary Truth About Product Safety

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Refinery29

Doesn’t every commercially sold cosmetic undergo extensive safety testing and analysis before hitting shelves? Surprisingly, the answer is…“not really.”

Get To Know The Podcast That’s “Better Than Ambien”
May 31

May 31 Get To Know The Podcast That’s “Better Than Ambien”

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Nylon

“His voice is like a tranquilizer dart straight to the brain.” 

Meet the Less Sexy Version of Deciem
May 31

May 31 Meet the Less Sexy Version of Deciem

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Teen Vogue

What Garden of Wisdom lacks in sharp aesthetics or Instagrammable packaging, it makes up for in its absurdly accessible prices.

Palo Duro
May 31

May 31 Palo Duro

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Medium

Days later, when we crossed into the Upper Peninsula, we were still removing prickly pear needles from our skin.

Face Values: Shop Outside the Big Box with Indie Brands
May 1

May 1 Face Values: Shop Outside the Big Box with Indie Brands

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BUST

Lady-run cosmetics companies are popping up left and right, offering handmade, cruelty-free alternatives to Sephora.

Catching Up With Augusten Burroughs
May 1

May 1 Catching Up With Augusten Burroughs

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Paste Magazine

“I love preservation. Writing is the preservation of a memory.”

Could Apple Brandy Be Headed For A Rye-Like Renaissance?
May 1

May 1 Could Apple Brandy Be Headed For A Rye-Like Renaissance?

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SevenFifty Daily

For decades, consumers have seen the product as a quaint throwback at best, a dusty relic at worst. But with consumer awareness slowly growing, and the added momentum of scrappy new craft producers, that reality might be about to change.

What Exactly Is Plant-Based Eating?
Apr 3

Apr 3 What Exactly Is Plant-Based Eating?

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The Kitchn

"It's a focus on abundance and what you want out of life in terms of your food, not on the denial of certain things."

Bringing the Beer Cocktail into the 21st Century
Mar 4

Mar 4 Bringing the Beer Cocktail into the 21st Century

gray chapman
October

“People think they dislike Fernet until they've had it in a balanced way. The beer's coffee and rich dark chocolate notes work well with the Fernet to calm it down.”

My Dachshund Is Plotting Something Sinister in the Corner of the Backyard
Mar 1

Mar 1 My Dachshund Is Plotting Something Sinister in the Corner of the Backyard

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Medium

I am fairly certain that Heidi was at least partially responsible for my parents’ messy divorce.

A Ditchbug By Any Other Name
Feb 28

Feb 28 A Ditchbug By Any Other Name

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Southern Kitchen

To get to the bottom of the matter, we turned to one of the most ambitious and fascinating studies of American linguistics: the Dictionary of American English.

Thigh High: How Working Out Helped Me Finally Stop Worrying and Love My Legmeat
Feb 1

Feb 1 Thigh High: How Working Out Helped Me Finally Stop Worrying and Love My Legmeat

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Bustle

Growing up short and stout, I was armed from the get-go with an arsenal of tools and tricks to trompe l’oeil my way out of the body I was born with.

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