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Sirhan Sirhan’s Continued Imprisonment Flies in the Face of RFK’s Ideals

Gavin Newsom's refusal to let Kennedy's 77-year-old killer die at home after a half century behind bars is nothing more than a cynical political stunt.

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Should We Be Breeding Pigs Just for Their Hearts?

A pig heart was recently transplanted into a man with a violent past. But there’s a much thornier moral debate we should be having about this medical breakthrough.

visitors walk through glow-in-the-dark fake trees and fish at Meow Wolf art installation in Santa Fe

What Happened When a Trippy Art Collective Hit It Big—Then Unionized

Meow Wolf began as a ragtag experiment in Santa Fe. Now it’s a multimillion-dollar company, and its employees want to be recognized not only as artists but workers too.