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J&J vaccine may be less protective against the Delta variant, new research confirms

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine has been beset by controversy since before it even rolled out. Still, the actual data around the vaccine has been consistent: It’s generally safe and offers a significant layer of protection against COVID-19. But the…

Mic · Jul 21, 2021

The 2021 Olympics have their problems, but athletes still need our support

When Michelle Moultrie takes to the diamond representing Team USA in softball at the 2021 Summer Olympics, it will be monumental on multiple fronts. Not only is Jacksonville, Florida's Moultrie the lone black female on the team, but it's the first…

Mic · Jul 21, 2021

Should public transit be free?

In Olympia, Washington, transit officials went live with a fare-free pilot program on Jan. 1, 2020, shortly before coronavirus would upend life in the United States. A few months before, the city, which has a population of about 53,000, held public…

Mic · Jul 21, 2021

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Hip-hop wouldn't be the same without Biz Markie

Tributes for Biz Markie have flooded the web since the rapper’s wife announced his death at 57 years old last Friday. Multiple headers highlight Biz as a “rapper, actor and comedian,” and center his 1989 Top 10 hit “Just a Friend.” But Marcel Theo…

Mic · Jul 21, 2021

The Naomi Osaka documentary highlights the humanity of superstar athletes

Assuming the Tokyo Olympics aren't cancelled last minute, there's one athlete I'm more excited to watch compete than all the others: Naomi Osaka, who's returning to the court after a well-deserved mental health break. The tennis phenom and four-time…

Mic · Jul 21, 2021

Can't bear to be in a relationship right now? Blame de-cuffing season

Niamh Jordan, a 28-year-old editor in Dublin, Ireland, got into a relationship right before the pandemic. After she and her partner helped each other through a long and difficult quarantine, they decided to call it quits at the beginning of summer.…

Mic · Jul 21, 2021

QAnon queen Marjorie Taylor Greene got suspended from Twitter for spreading coronavirus misinformation

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, leader of the fictitious QAnon caucus and the somehow very real and weirdly fascistic America First Caucus, has turned her Twitter feed into a misinformation super-spreader site, so Twitter has quarantined her. On…

Mic · Jul 20, 2021

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The U.S. just renewed its “public health emergency” status. Here’s why that matters

Due to a convergence of factors, including the highly contagious Delta variant, coronavirus cases are on the rise in the U.S. — a cold splash of reality in the midst of our long-awaited Hot Vax Summer bliss. Further reminding us that the pandemic…

Mic · Jul 20, 2021

Kid Cudi is not here for your ridiculous gender norms

Over the weekend, Kid Cudi posted a photo on his Instagram donning the iconic bounty hunter Mandalorian helmet. The hubbub that ensued, though, was not related to the Star Wars-themed look, but the peace-sign he threw up in the photo, which revealed…

Mic · Jul 20, 2021

So weird how Sean Hannity is super into the vaccine now

Over the past year, the media has been an essential source for many to receive information about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In some cases, that means people got accurate information about the pandemic and the political nonsense that has…

Mic · Jul 20, 2021

For 11 minutes, Jeff Bezos was not on Earth. Here's what he missed

On Tuesday morning, Amazon founder, world's richest man, and professional tax dodger Jeff Bezos went to space. Well, the edge of space, at least. Joined by his younger brother, the 18-year-old son of a private equity firm's CEO, and 82-year-old…

Mic · Jul 20, 2021

Can TikTok's new résumé feature really help you find a job?

Trying to find a job is its own special kind of hell. Sending out your résumé and cover letter to potential employers takes so much time and emotional energy and because some don’t even bother to reply, it often feels like you're just sending things…

Mic · Jul 20, 2021

Here's how scientists plan to create a less addictive opioid

What if there was a way for pain patients to get all the pain-relieving power of opioids with none of the addicting side effects? Opioids are one of the most powerful pain medications available, but millions of Americans have struggled with…

Mic · Jul 20, 2021

Why the buzz around Kanye West's new album feels different

This past weekend, Kanye West held a much-whispered-about private listening party in Las Vegas, playing songs from Donda, his long-delayed album that is rumored to drop this Friday. Vague details have since permeated the internet, speculating about…

Mic · Jul 20, 2021

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Mic · Jul 19, 2021

TikTokers are demystifying ADHD with truth and just enough levity

The pandemic has spawned a lot of discussion about our collective inability to focus. “My ADD is out of control,” will flippantly fly out of people’s mouths. The reality is that ADD (the disorder now referred to as ADHD) involves much more nuanced…

Mic · Jul 19, 2021

The only thing Lil Nas X is guilty of is stealing the internet's heart

Three days ago, the rapper posted a Tiktok joking about his apparent court date this Monday over the selling of his “Satan Shoes," a special edition sneaker collab between Nas and the art collective MSCHF. The kicks stemmed from Lil Nas X’s viral…

Mic · Jul 19, 2021

Much of the American West is on fire. Again

This summer, the weather throughout the United States has been defined by extremes, as 30 cities started off with record high temperatures. But while hot weather is one thing, fire is another entirely. And currently, wildfires are blazing on the…

Mic · Jul 19, 2021

The Tokyo Olympics are already a huge mess

Delayed a year in the hopes the pandemic would have ebbed by now, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are finally slated to begin this week. The first competitions kick off on Wednesday, with the Opening Ceremony on Friday. While there won't be any spectators…

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Mic · Jul 19, 2021

Ben and Jerry's won't sell ice cream in occupied Palestinian territories

Ben & Jerry's, the only good corporation, is once again taking a stand for its principles at the risk of profit. On Monday, the ice cream maker announced that it would stop selling its products in occupied Palestinian territory, cutting off the…

Mic · Jul 19, 2021

The first insurrection felony sentence is here, and nobody's happy about it

Florida man Paul Allard Hodgkins secured his spot in the history books Monday, becoming the first person to be sentenced for a felony stemming from his participation in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. Hodgkins, 38, will spent the next eight…

Mic · Jul 19, 2021

If we get vegan bacon right, we can save humanity

Here’s the truth: Vegan bacon has historically sucked. Most of the packaged varieties look and taste like salty cardboard, and while home made tempeh bacon is legitimately delicious, it has no semblance to real bacon. There has just never been a…

Mic · Jul 19, 2021

Heat waves are killing baby birds by forcing them to flee their nests before they can fly

In the early 1900s, coal miners would bring canaries with them into the mines to serve as warning signals: If the tiny birds perished, it was an indicator that toxic gases like carbon monoxide were leaking in the tunnels. A century later, we have a…

Mic · Jul 19, 2021

Trump kept a Gitmo prisoner detained for 5 extra years. Biden has finally freed him

On July 11, 2016, the United States interagency government panel charged with assessing the case of Guantanamo Bay detainee Abdul Latif Nasser "determined that continued law of war detention of the detainee is no longer necessary to protect against…

Mic · Jul 19, 2021

41 cheap things that you'll get a TON of use out of

I get it. Splurging on something expensive is fun and exciting — especially if it's something you've had your eyes on for a while. But guess what? Finding a good deal and buying cheap things that you'll use a lot can be just as exhilarating. Plus,…

Mic · Jul 19, 2021

Castor oil for hair growth: Does it actually work?

When I visited my parents' home recently, my mom told me that she'd begun adding castor oil to her beauty ritual, massaging it into her scalp every few days, and combing it through her brows and lashes every night. “It’s supposed to make your hair…

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