The Meaning of Mentorship
When twenty-six-year-old Taiwo Bah talks about his best friend Kempton Howard, a reminiscent smile creeps onto his face—the kind of smile you see on people when they talk about the …
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Dada Luxury
Tobias Wong’s “paraconceptual” designs will seduce you
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Homophobia ensnares Uganda’s leading gay-rights advocate
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Reawakening the Brief, and Other Unmentionables
A good set of underwear can reveal who we want to be
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Germany
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Repent and Click No More
United States
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Night of the Hissing Cockroaches
Poached earthworms, beer-battered goat testicles, tempura tarantulas: for Explorers Club members, it’s dinner
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A History of the Loonie, in Eight Pieces
The bird is hot. That flaxen-hued coin in your pocket is worth more than it has been since it was created in 1987. Economists predict it will fetch ninety cents or more against the US dollar before the end of the year, thanks to high prices for commoditie
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