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Vaccine Mandate Wars Are Here
President Joe Biden’s plan to get millions of American workers vaccinated has prompted a furious backlash—and it's only going to get worse.
We Asked People Who Believe Vaccines Make Them ‘a Walking Magnet’: Why?
It’s a myth that proliferates even in one of the world’s most vaccinated countries, despite health experts consistently denying its plausibility.
Thank God Summer Is Over
Time to give up, eat soup, and ride out the rest of the year watching a perfectly middling TV show about murder.
The Worst of the Fourth Wave Is Over in Canada. The Prairies Are Still a Mess.
Alberta and Saskatchewan, as well as the Northwest Territories, still have frighteningly high rates of active COVID-19 infections.
People Keep Getting QR Codes Tattooed on Their Body
“I think it’s a kind of human evolution, that we’re slowly transitioning into cyborgs.”
Distracted by COVID, Another Infectious Disease Brews in the Philippines
One of the worst places hit by coronavirus in Southeast Asia, the country also has a deadly tuberculosis surge to address.
Joe Rogan Posts Video Comparing Vaccine Mandates to the Holocaust
The podcast host, who recently credited ivermectin with helping him beat COVID-19, will soon play a show at MSG requiring attendees be vaccinated.
Winged Microchips Are the Smallest Flying Machines Made by Humans
The biodegradable fliers are the size of sand grains, and could be used to track airborne pathogens, monitor pollution, or collect scientific data.
Welcome to Weekend World
Take a journey through one weekend across planet Earth, with a series of vignettes that all together depict one moment in time.
Unvaccinated TikTokers Are Calling Themselves ‘Purebloods’
“From now on, I refuse to be referred to as ‘unvaccinated,’ ” a conservative TikToker declared. “I want everyone to now call me Pureblood.”
I Play a Man in Love With a Mannequin in a Movie. Here's What I Learned About Loneliness.
“When you can’t possibly escape anything, all you can be left with is talking to walls and inanimate objects.”
Sweetgreen CEO Apologizes for Fat Shaming Post: ‘Salads Alone’ Will Not Save America
At a town hall meeting, the salad company leader dismissed an employee who was moved to tears, doubled down on his "core message," and received plaudits from staff.