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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 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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The Guardian
New York's Chinatown pulls together to brighten the Covid darknessThe 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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Atlas Obscura
To Earn His Crown, Germany’s Tofu King Had to Overcome Sausage and the SlammerThe country once arrested purveyors of meat alternatives.
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WIRED
Sea of Solitude Captures the Loneliness and Anxiety of the PandemicThe newly revamped game is the latest in a slew of indie titles normalizing conversations around mental health.
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VICE
An Inside Look at New York City Street Vendors' Fight to SurviveThe city only gives out 4,000 permits a year, creating a black market for vendors securing them illegally—but now one local legislator is pushing to offer up more.
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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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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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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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The Guardian
Bittersweet Berlin goodbye as Clärchens Ballhaus faces uncertain futureThe legendary club and ballroom joins a growing list of iconic city venues under threat due to lease renewal issue.
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VICE
Simone 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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Architectural Digest
Artists Are Transforming German COVID-19 Vaccination Centers Into Beautiful GalleriesWith museums and galleries closed, creatives are turning to unexpected exhibition spaces.
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Playboy
The Queen of Thailand’s Drag Scene Is Fierce and FearlessThe outspoken Pangina Heals discusses drag, ‘ladyboy’ culture and trans rights in Thailand.
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Condé Nast Traveler
How Evita Robinson Built the Travel Tribe She Thought the World Was MissingLearn how Evita Robinson, founder of the Nomadness Travel Tribe, is 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
Bologna city guide: what to see plus the best bars, restaurants and hotelsThe 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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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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