This weekend is Eid, the feast that marks the end of Ramadan. For most people, coming together isn’t possible. But at least we have Animal Crossing.
The popular video game is a little hard to explain if you haven't experienced it. The most recent…

We Joined a Ramadan Celebration in Animal Crossing

In porn, there is no social distancing.
“You’re inside the other person,” said Chad White, 2018 nominee for Best Three-Way Sex Scene at the Adult Video News awards. “You’re plugged in.”
White has been in the industry for years. For someone who spends…

Coronavirus Is Speeding Up the Evolution of Porn

Parenting is hard. But when you’re a doctor fighting a global pandemic, and you share child custody after an ugly divorce, it’s really hard.
In the weeks after the COVID-19 outbreak first hit New York, Brandi Gestri was testing patients for the…

Coronavirus Brought These Divorced Parents Together

Marc Rebillet, is, by his own admission, well known for live-streaming his impromptu songs “about asses, and about sex.”
Rebillet made his name on YouTube, where he hosts live-streams that feature him (usually in a bathrobe) crafting music on the fly…

Marc Rebillet Played His ‘Essential Workers Anthem’ Live for Us (Including the Swears)

When Prince was still alive, an invitation to Paisley Park was the stuff of dreams for a Prince fan.
Until recently, anyone with $50 could visit. You'd just have to drop off any camera equipment, including your phone, in the lobby – and be satisfied…

We Took a Tour of Prince's Home Before It Shut Down

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You might not know Maurizio Marchini’s name, but you may have seen his work. After Italy went on lockdown, he serenaded his neighborhood from his balcony in Florence, and the video of…

That Viral Italian Opera Singer Took Time Off to Mourn a Friend — And Now He’s Back on His Balcony

If you’re into rattlesnakes and crowds, Sweetwater is the place to be.
Normally, Sweetwater, Texas, is a tiny town of just under 11,000. But every year, over the second weekend in March, tens of thousands of people gather here for the “World’s…

Coronavirus Didn't Stop This Texas Town From Holding Their Rattlesnake Roundup

JACKSON, Mississippi — It was Monday, and volunteers for the Bernie Sanders campaign in Mississippi already knew things weren’t looking good.
One week prior, on Super Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden had surged ahead of Sanders, establishing a solid…

Black Volunteers in Mississippi Told Us Why They’re Still Working for Bernie

BELLE CHASSE, Louisiana — If you know how to shoot, the Louisiana state government has a favor to ask: Help us kill 400,000 swamp rodents this year. And get paid for it.
The state is offering 6 bucks a pop, and you can keep the meat and make burritos…

Louisiana Is Paying $6 for Every Swamp Rodent You Can Kill

SEOUL — I’d expected to see masks in South Korea, but I wasn’t prepared for the strange social dance of complimentary hand sanitizer.
It’s everywhere now, often in big, Costco-sized pump bottles, offered as an ad-hoc public service. In bathrooms, at…

The Dark Side of FOMO: Living Through a Coronavirus Outbreak in South Korea

ALLENDALE, S.C. — If you want to hear a song about impeaching a president, you have a lot of options: Flo Rida, Mick Jagger, Freddie Gibbs, Eazy-E, Alanis Morissette. Or you could just go to the source that all those artists have sampled, the obscure…

How a Song About Impeachment Snuck Into Your Favorite Pop Hits

Imagine Dr. Phil, but in virtual reality, and with the constant risk of being harassed by a mob of Thomas the Tank Engines with Nic Cage faces. That'll give you some idea of what it’s like to be Syrmor.
The Toronto native has become sort of an…

People Are Baring Their Souls to This VR Therapist Because It Feels Safer Than Real Life

LOS ANGELES — Bart Baker, former YouTube celebrity, starts off most mornings by screaming in mangled Chinese.
For the past few years, Baker’s bread and butter was edgy parody music videos, mocking stars like Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift. Good…

Bart Baker Quit YouTube — Now He’s Making a Living on the Chinese Internet

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Theoretically, Lam Wing-kee is a free man today. But he’s still not going home.
On Wednesday, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced that she would be formally withdrawing the extradition bill that sparked months of protests…

Why This Bookseller Is Still Afraid to Return Home to Hong Kong

ATLANTA — RJ Korah stands in a dimly lit room, looking intently at a man who holds the keys to his freedom.
Korah owes over $90,000 in student loans. And the man standing across from him can wipe that slate clean for him — provided can correctly…

This Dystopian Game Show Wants to Pay off Your Student Loans

Sweden's assault case against New York rapper A$AP Rocky has turned the internet into a strange vortex of hip-hop fans and armchair law professors, all opining on what should be happening. Even the president has gotten involved.
A$AP Rocky, whose…

Trump Doesn’t Understand How A$AP Rocky’s Swedish Assault Trial Works

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SEATTLE — Ami Nguyen is funding her run for city council by going door to door in immigrant neighborhoods.
Normally, that might not sound like a winning strategy. But thanks to…

Seattle Is Handing Out Money to Candidates. Would it Work Nationwide?

FLINT, Michigan — If Sen. Cory Booker wants to be president, he’s going to have to convince white voters that talking about slavery reparations is a good idea.
On the trail, Booker’s stump speech is persistently optimistic. The New Jersey Democrat…

Cory Booker Isn’t Afraid to Talk About Racism and Reparations With White Voters

SALEM, Oregon — A climate change bill was pronounced dead in Oregon Tuesday, without anybody ever voting on it.
Last Thursday, the Oregon Senate was supposed to vote on HB 2020, a bill aimed at capping greenhouse gas emissions. Senate Republicans…

How Oregon Republican Senators Killed a Bill by Running Away from the Police

MAHA SARAKHAM, Thailand — After a 13-year-old died from a knockout in a match last November, officials proposed a law to ban kids under 12 from Muay Thai fighting. But even the governor of the Sports Authority, which enforces sports law, isn’t so…