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Were People Wasted All the Time Before Clean Water?
It’s a popular myth that beer was seen as a safer alternative to water, but beer was actually more a nutritious snack than a method of hydration
Orson Welles 101: Your Guide to the Great Filmmaker’s Most Pivotal Moments
Sure, you know ‘Citizen Kane,’ but what are the other movies that define this mercurial, flawed genius? Here’s a guide to his Shakespeare adaptations, impish documentaries and infamous wine commercials.
Larry Kramer, in Spite of Himself, Gave a Young Gay Generation Sexual Freedom
Without affordable PrEP, the pill I take to defend against HIV, young queer men could still live in fear of fucking
Why We Loot
Looting has a bad reputation, but from the Battle of Corinth to the L.A. riots, it’s been a mainstay of civilization — and its ‘morality’ depends on who’s in power
