ENOUGH
After surviving the Parkland mass shooting, David Hogg helped shift the national conversation around guns. He opens up about his new film, college, and dealing with harassment.
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MOKSHA
For my parents, going to the Ganges for my grandparents’ pujas didn’t make sense. My whole family is from Bengaluru, nowhere near the famous river.
DESI GIRL
He was my Disney childhood crush. She’s the iconic ‘Desi Girl’ I danced along with. Why the couple’s new engagement photos matter—and why their age difference does not.
*POKE*
Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook is adding online dating features to its app so that users can build more “real, long-term relationships.”
NO THANKS, NRA
Amid boycott threats following the Florida massacre, brands like Dick’s Sporting Goods respond to pressure to change their NRA partnerships and gun guidelines.
#NEVERAGAIN
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students like Emma González are turning their grief into action.
SPEEDING ALLOWED
Here’s how to watch all of the coverage of a sport that’s all about moving as fast as humanly possible.
Poor People’s Campaign
They set up a shanty town and elected a mayor. Fifty years after it occurred, the goals and story of the Poor People’s Campaign still resonate.