(Sub)Culture Features
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Is the Future of Viral Left Podcasting These Two Hilarious Red State Moms?
Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan, hosts of the hit podcast ‘I’ve Had It,’ talk about going viral, calling out the Democratic establishment, and why people use the term mom as an insult
- Loud & Proud
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Gen Z Is Being Crushed by Anxiety. One Teen Is on a Mission to Help Them Cope
How a high-schooler's private battle with debilitating panic attacks became Project GenZen — a public push to bring tools for resilience to an entire generation
- Worried Sick
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Fat Bear Week Is Back Just in Time to Reinstill Hope in America
Everything you need to know about the internet’s best week of the year
- Bear We Go
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‘It’s Money and Greed’: Oil, Politics, and Dead Cows in a Small Texas County
A string of alleged cattle robberies unlocks a long and winding mystery about a family dynasty that rules one of the wealthiest counties in the country
- RS Reports
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‘It’s Always Somehow Our Fault’: Moms of Autistic Kids Push Back on Trump’s Tylenol Claims
The president, along with RFK Jr., claimed taking acetaminophen during pregnancy could cause autism — which some mothers and experts say puts undue blame on women
- Drug War
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Christian TikTokers Are Denied Rapture as Viral Prophecy Fizzles Out
True believers who prepared for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ on Sept. 23 were left looking for explanations
- Biblical Bummer
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An Adapted Harry Potter Fanfic Is the Season's Most Anticipated Novel
Author SenLinYu on adapting her wildly popular Harry Potter fanfiction Manacled into Alchemised -- one of the most hyped releases of 2025
- Rebound
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An Imprisoned Journalist Asks: Who Has the Right to Tell Convicts’ Stories?
In his new book, The Tragedy of True Crime, journalist John J. Lennon tells the story of Michael Shane Hale, who murdered his allegedly abusive lover and is now on a search for redemption
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Are We Witnessing the Fall of the American Empire?
Mike Duncan has covered the rise and fall of empires on his podcasts The History of Rome and Revolutions, and he knows what it looks like when things fall apart
- ‘A Tissue-Thin Facade’
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'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Author Jenny Han Breaks Down the Series' Defining Music Moments
The series filled emotional moments with songs from Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Fleetwood Mac, and more
- The Sound
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