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EaterThe Complicated, Problematic Influence of TripAdvisor Restaurant ReviewsThe travel site is beloved and trusted by tourists — a fact some New York restaurants are exploiting however they can.
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VICEBanks Have the Power to Ruin Your Sex LifeWhen perfectly legal businesses are blocked from actually making money by banks and services like PayPal, our cultural acceptance of sex is pushed further into the fringes.
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The Washington PostStreet art has become a global business — and artists are worrying over its futureThe upshot is there are more ways than ever for artists to make a living.
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VICEInside NYC's Street Vendors' Fight to Survive"Right now, the way the laws are enforced is sporadic and unfair and it doesn’t work for anyone."
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The GuardianHarlem’s renaissance: how art, food and history are shaping its latest evolutionThe Harlem EatUp! food festival starts on 14 May – just one opportunity residents and enthusiastic newcomers have to celebrate and develop the culture of this historic New York district.
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PlayboyThe Queen of Thailand's Drag Scene Is Fierce and FearlessPan Pan Narkprasert, a.k.a. Pangina Heals, is a force of nature who manages to say some serious stuff without ever taking himself too seriously.
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VICEHow a Prisoner of War Turned this Fussy German Cake into a National Obsession in JapanWhile Baumkuchen, or "tree cake," is rare in Germany, it's now found everywhere in Tokyo from 7-11 to fancy department stores.
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EaterPorcelain That Looks Like PastryMargaret Braun’s sugar-sculpted marvels have appeared in books, museums, and before royalty. Now, she’s embracing a new role in the food world.
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Playboy'Mercy Mistress' Is the Kinky, Queer, Sex-Positive Dominatrix Show We’ve Been Waiting ForBased on the true stories of a Chinese-American pro-domme, this web series is flipping the script.
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VICEThis NYC Artist's Radical Bread Is Baked to Be Destroyed"If you look at bread, you have to look at subsidies and revolts and taxation. Bread has never really been simple."
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VICESimone Tong Doesn't Want Chinese Food to Be Bound by 'Rules'
“What is authenticity? We should encourage people to adapt. We look backward to learn from history so that we can move forward."
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OctoberBrewers Face Tough Choices as the Government Shutdown Continues"No American wants to liquidate their savings because a government can’t do its job.”
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The GuardianBologna City GuideThe opening of a foodie theme park will further elevate Bologna’s reputation as Italy’s culinary capital but the city has plenty more to offer, including superb art, music and medieval architecture.
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Condé Nast TravelerHow Evita Robinson Is Disrupting the Travel IndustryThe founder of the Nomadness Travel Tribe and Audacity Fest is shaking up the status quo and creating a community for millennial travelers of color
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VICENew York's Rosé Mansion Is Exactly the Dystopian Instagram Trap You'd ExpectSummer may be grinding to a halt and the rosé-themed cruise may have docked until next year, but on 5th Avenue the Rosé Mansion, an “immersive wine-tasting experience,” will linger on into October.
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VICEThis Fresh Batch of New York Bakers Is Making Bread Interesting Again"It’s funny, when people meet me, they’re like, ‘Wait, you’re not what I expected.’
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The GuardianBangkok’s bars and clubs fight for survival in face of curfewsRising rents and police crackdowns in Thailand’s capital are driving some of the city’s small, independent nightlife venues out of business.
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VICEThe Double Life of a Berghain BartenderMeet Roman Shamov—the drink-slinger with a colorful past as a drag queen, puppet vocalist, television actor, and breathing workshop guru.
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VICEMeet the Sustainable Coffee Producer Giving Hope to Thailand’s Hill TribesAyu “Lee” Chuepa, a member of the Akha hill tribe native to parts of Southeast Asia, founded his coffee company six years ago and business is booming.
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Off AssignmentTo the Platinum Blonde DJ on Her Way to LaosFor more than a decade in Vang Vieng, Laos, backpackers wreaked havoc. Here's the side of the story that wasn't told.
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VICEWhat's Going to Happen to Bangkok's Street Food Vendors?The city’s hawkers find themselves confronting an uncertain future.
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