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EaterThe Immense Human Cost of Keeping Thailand’s Palm Oil FlowingThe global thirst for palm oil has never been more ravenous. Caught between it and a multigenerational war on Thailand’s poor are the farmers of the Southern Peasants’ Federation, who simply want a piece of land to call their own.
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Eater New YorkThe 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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EaterFacebook Scammers Stole Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars Posing as Luxury Restaurant SuppliersThe discounted Alaskan king crab legs and caviar were too good to be true.
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Atlas ObscuraHow America Embraced Aspics With Threatening AurasFrom futuristic test kitchens to Under-the-Sea Salad, midcentury Jell-O took a turn for the weird.
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Atlas ObscuraThe Once-Extinct Aurochs May Soon Roam Europe AgainAfter a decade, scientists are getting close to bringing back the massive wild cattle.
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Atlas ObscuraSaving the Hogs of Ossabaw IslandAn eccentric heiress, a daring mission, and the fight for North America’s most unusual pig.
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The GuardianNew 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 ObscuraTo 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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WIREDSea 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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Atlas ObscuraThis Depression-Era Science Trick Transforms Water Into PieHow resourceful home bakers managed to make dessert from practically nothing.
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Atlas ObscuraMake the Crystal-Clear Milk Cocktail Loved by a Spy and a Founding FatherUpgrade your punch game with a 400-year-old science trick.
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Atlas ObscuraResurrecting the Spudnut, America’s Forgotten Halloween TreatBake the recipe remnant of a potato doughnut empire that once stretched from the United States to Japan.
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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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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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Condé Nast TravelerSinger Laura Mam Is on a Mission to Revive Cambodia’s Vibrant Music SceneA new era of Cambodian artists want to bring back the country's longstanding musical heritage.
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Condé Nast TravelerOumi 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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Marriott Bonvoy TravelerPride Lives Here: Sustaining New York City’s LGBTQ+ SpacesWhile inclusivity has been central to the city’s identity for decades, many of its queer-friendly spaces have been especially vulnerable to the economic hardships of COVID-19.
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Atlas ObscuraThe Debonair Restaurateur Who Inspired the First Chinese-American CookbookChin Foin forever changed America’s relationship with Chinese food.
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Architectural DigestThis 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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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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VICEAn Inside Look at New York City Street Vendors' Fight to Survive
The 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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PlayboyThe 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 TravelerHow 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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VICEBanks Are Waging A Secret War Against The Adult IndustryWhen 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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Off AssignmentTo the Divorcée at the Dive Bar in BerlinOn learning German and starting over.
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Off AssignmentTo the Woman Crying in the Only Gay Bar in Wuhan, ChinaOn secrets kept in times of transition.
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Off AssignmentTo the Platinum Blonde DJ on Her Way to LaosOn running away and the story I didn't write.
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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 GuardianBologna 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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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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Atlas ObscuraIt Takes a Village to Feed Cambodia’s Ravenous GhostsWhen the gates of hell open on Pchum Ben, communities gather to feed returning ancestors with sweet and savory rice cakes.
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PlayboyMercy 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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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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