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Eater
The 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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VICE
Banks 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 Post
Street 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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VICE
Inside 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 Guardian
New York's Chinatown pulls together to brighten the Covid darkness
The pandemic has devastated Manhattan’s Chinatown, but the community is uniting to support restaurant owners and make the upcoming Lunar New Year as festive as is safely possible.
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Playboy
The 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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VICE
How 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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Eater
Porcelain 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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Condé Nast Traveler
Oumi Janta Is Leading a Skating Revolution in BerlinCOVID-19 may have closed the clubs for the summer, but Berliners have found a different way to dance.
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VICE
This 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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Condé Nast Traveler
Instead of All-Night Techno, Berlin’s Clubs Are Hosting Immersive Art ShowsWith the city’s nightlife largely on hold due to COVID-19, artists are breathing new life into the spaces.
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Architectural Digest
This Architect Is Promoting Self-Sustaining Architecture Around the GlobeMichael Reynolds repurposed tires, bottles, and cans to design homes that can generate their own electricity, processes their own sewage, collect rainwater, and maintain temperature without any additional fuel.
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The Guardian
Bologna 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 Traveler
How 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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VICE
New 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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VICE
This 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 Guardian
Bangkok’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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VICE
The 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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VICE
Meet 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 Assignment
To 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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VICE
What's Going to Happen to Bangkok's Street Food Vendors?The city’s hawkers find themselves confronting an uncertain future.
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