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My Fight Against Hoarding

I remember feeling emotional distress when my parents got rid of one of their old cars—I felt they were killing it.

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For Anti-Sex Work Writers, Sex Sells 

Hating sex workers—and treating them as things—can get you money.

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How Leonard Nimoy's Death Revealed Facebook's Draconian Community Standards (Again)

Leonard Nimoy wasn't just Spock. He was a photographer dedicated to championing body positivity. But Facebook has banned his images.

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Here's A Bunch Of Hard-working Americans Making Less Than A Blunt Roller For Waka Flocka Flame

In a rags to riches dream come true for every stoner, rapper Waka Flocka Flame has offered $50,000 for someone to roll his blunts.

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50 Cent Can't Throw a Pitch—But Here's Why He Gets the Last Laugh

50 Cent's baseball pitch may have been a debacle, but it's his haters who ultimately strike out.

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Could Skyrocketing Rent be a Good Thing for Artists?

If suffering makes for better art, the residents of Industry City (not to mention the already-gentrified neighborhoods of SoHo or Bushwick) in New York City should soon be churning out masterpieces by the dozen. The rapid increase in pricing for rental studios in the neighborhood has driven out dozens of artistic types — with many lacking any other housing options. Is the Big Apple artist displacement an American trend?

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