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Over the past few weeks, the tone of the discussion over the health issues raised by vaping has evolved from quiet concern to full-blown nationwide panic. With hundreds of cases of mysterious, vaping-related lung ailments reported in more than 33 states, and more than six vaping-related deaths reported in the …

Groundbreaking photographer and filmmaker Robert Frank — best known to rock fans as the director of the notorious 1972 Rolling Stones fly-on-the-wall tour documentary Cocksucker Blues — died September 9th at his home in Inverness, Nova Scotia. He was 94. “We’re very sad to hear the news that the visionary …

In Brazil’s northern state of Bahia, in its capital city of Salvador, there’s a narrow road tucked between an abandoned colonial mansion and a private hospital. Leading downhill, it’s the kind of street Uber drivers don’t know exists unless you specifically point them to it. Ankle-breakingly steep, it’s uninviting in …

Since 2016, podcast hosts Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark have been recounting gruesome crimes to each other weekly on My Favorite Murder. Their unabashed appreciation for the gorier things in life — plus quippy advice like “fuck politeness,” and frank talk about anxiety and mental health — draws thousands of …

On Wednesday, the first witness in the Keith Raniere trial, a 32-year-old woman identified only as Sylvie, wrapped up her grueling two-day testimony regarding her nearly 13 years in the organization. The daughter of well-off English parents, Sylvie recounted how she had been drawn into NXIVM‘s orbit when she was …

With temperatures rising and spring weather blooming into warm summer months, it’s the perfect season to explore the great outdoors. To fill those upcoming long weekends, there’s perhaps no better place to think about visiting than Canada’s own backyard, where locals and visitors alike can appreciate its expansive outdoor experiences. …

Last week, Lucy Flores, a Democractic lawmaker from Nevada, penned an op-ed for the Cut claiming that former vice president Joe Biden had touched her inappropriately while she was campaigning for lieutenant governor. Flores wrote that Biden approached her from behind and smelled her hair before kissing her on the …

In a joint operation with the New York Police Department, the New York State Police, and several other agencies, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency seized nearly 3,200 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $77 million at the Port of Newark/New York late last month. The bust is reportedly …

UPDATE: In an emailed statement, Scott Rudin reiterated to Rolling Stonethat he was working to “enforce the agreement” made with the estate of the late author, Harper Lee. He also added that he has been “hard at work” creating a solution for this problem. “In an effort to ameliorate the …

One evening in late 1972, a young mother of 10 named Jean McConville was taken from her home in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, by four men and four women in masks. McConville’s children would never see or hear from her again. She had been disappeared and likely killed, …