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The Institute for Sexual Research in Berlin would be a century old if it hadn’t fallen victim to Nazi ideology. These heartbreaking stories, Hirschfeld wrote in The Sexual History of the World War, “bring before us the whole tragedy [in… more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/uJcvLlN In this episode, John Spencer is joined by Captain Ryan Danowitz of the El Segundo Police Department. Drawing on his eighteen years of policing experience and research conducted through California’s Law Enforcement Command College, Captain Danowitz explores how… more ›
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Microsoft has created its own print magazine, named Signal. It’s a reaction to the digital noise and ephemeral content. https://www.theverge.com/notepad-microsoft-newsletter/680371/microsoft-signal-magazine-interview-notepad?utm_content=bufferb6055&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer more ›
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Dave Chappelle makes a rare media appearance to have a conversation with his longtime friend Mo Amer. He tears up as he praises the second season of ‘Mo’ and it’s “perfect punchline” of a finale. The two also discuss Chappelle’s… more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/cJAvNV4 Today, I’m talking with Runway CEO and co-founder Cris Valenzuela. This one’s special: Cris and I were live at an event in New York City last month hosted by Alix Partners, so you’ll hear the audience from time… more ›
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Europe’s emerging drug threats span everything from fake medicines, cocaine busts, and synthetic weed, according to a new report. https://www.euronews.com/health/2025/06/05/rising-deaths-fake-pills-gang-violence-how-the-eu-is-struggling-to-cope-with-illegal-drug- more ›
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After more than fifteen years apart, the brothers Thornton, better known as Malice and Pusha T, are back together, with a new Pharrell Williams-produced album that ranks with their most potent product ever—and they’re ready to go on record about… more ›
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The Russian mercenary organization has turned the impoverished Central African Republic into a successful center of economic and military influence for Moscow https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-03-23/the-african-laboratory-of-the-wagner-group-diamonds-violence-and-political-alliances.html?utm_source=perplexity more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/1Vj5ab6 In June 2023, the world watched as Russia teetered on the edge of civil war. The Wagner Group, a powerful mercenary force, turned against Putin’s government, seizing major cities and marching toward Moscow. What triggered this unprecedented rebellion?… more ›