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National Geographic • 13th July 2026

Breast implant removal is more popular than ever. Why?

See more of our narrated audio articles hereAudio Timeline Slider: Use the left or right arrow keys to decrease or increase the slider value.Play audio1515Audio Unmuted. MuteVolume Slider: Use the left or right arrow keys to decrease or increase the slider value.0:00/ 0:00Sign in or subscribe to hear the full storyIn February 2026, former reality television star Brandi Glanville allowed a tabloid news show to film her breast implant removal surgery, commonly known as explantation or explant surg...

National Geographic • 3rd October 2025

We've been obsessed with being snatched for centuries

In a 2014 episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race, judge Michelle Visage eyes contestant Adore Delano's sequined, strapless evening gown. “Are you cinched,” Visage, clearly displeased, asks, referring to the loose bodice of Delano’s gown. The camera pans to Delano’s slim natural waist. “No,” Delano answers. “I have hog body,” she says, referring to her natural waistline without the exaggerated proportions created by a corset. The phrase became an instant classic in Drag Race lexicon, the opposite of “snat...

PublishersWeekly.com • 28th March 2024

Julia Lee Reckons with Race in 'Biting the Hand'

In May 2020, when thousands of Americans took to the streets to protest the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and other Black victims of police violence, Julia Lee was on sabbatical from her job as a professor at Loyola Marymount University, where she teaches African American and Caribbean literature.

For Lee, a native Angeleno and the daughter of Korean immigrant parents, hearing the news reports of violence against protestors and watching tankfuls of National Guard troops deploy outsi

Tock • 28th March 2024

90-day Checklist for Starting a Restaurant

The path from conceptualizing a restaurant to opening the doors for business can be overwhelming. Just ask Irene and chef Jonny Becklund, co-owners of Dear Irene in Bend, Oregon.

The pair was ecstatic to find the perfect space for their restaurant in a historic downtown building on the banks of an idyllic pond. Then the work began; the Becklunds spent 1.5 years tracking down permits, modernizing the area, and crafting locally sourced seasonal menus. As Dear Irene moved closer to their opening d

Skai • 25th March 2024

From Awareness to Purchase: The Full-Funnel Power of TikTok Video Shopping Ads

Shopping ads on search, social, and retail media advertising are some of the most efficient ad formats in digital marketing. Instead of hand-crafting each ad, you connect your feed, and the publisher builds a beautiful product ad on the fly. This easy-to-use, fun format has quickly become a big hit in the retail media world, with over half of ad agency professionals agreeing that shoppable video content will be the next big thing in retail media in the coming years.

One of the most important ne

The Signal • 19th September 2023

Pros & Cons of Using a Gateway vs. Router & Modem | T-Mobile 5G Home Internet

If you have home internet, you likely also have a modem and a router. However, while modems and routers used to be two separate pieces of hardware, increasingly, they’re combined into one device called a gateway. Depending on your internet service provider (ISP), you might have an individual modem and router or a gateway device.

T-Mobile Home Internet customers, for example, utilize a wireless 5G Gateway device in tandem with the next generation of Wi-Fi technology (Wi-Fi 6 ) to stay connected

Dialed In • 27th June 2023

5G vs 4G: What’s the Difference? | T-Mobile

5G has arrived… but is it really that much different than 4G? The answer is yes! While you may just be starting to feel the impact, big changes are on the horizon.

5G, the next generation of wireless connectivity, is already changing the way we work, play, and stay connected. But the biggest changes are yet to come. Discover the difference between 4G and 5G and why it’s so revolutionary.

The “G” in 4G and 5G stands for generation, and each generation of cellular technology has moved us towards

Longreads • 23rd November 2022

How Wednesday Addams Birthed a Generation of Cynics

Midway through 1991’s The Addams Family, young Wednesday Addams attempts to supplement her family’s lost fortunes by selling poison lemonade for a nickel. Not everyone’s a willing customer. “I only like all-natural foods and beverages, organically grown with no preservatives,” a perky Girl Scout tells her, rolling her eyes in an unwitting rendition of today’s Goop-flogging wellfluencers. “I’ll buy a cup if you buy a box of my delicious Girl Scout cookies.”

In that exchange, a hero was born.

We

Dwell • 9th September 2022

Inside “Drag Race’’ Icon Detox’s Home Renovation Disaster

"It was so over the top, with 1970s mirrors on every surface, this huge second living room, weird stucco walls. It just looked wild and amazing," says RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 5 and All-Stars Season 2 alum Detox about falling in love at first sight with a three-bedroom, three-and-a-half bath property in Chicago, conveniently situated across the street from her sister. To Detox, a first-time home buyer, finding such a well-situated property that seemed tailored to her love of ‘70s and ‘80s maxim

Skai • 31st July 2019

Generational Marketing: Master it With These Insights

Knowing what makes each generation tick when it comes to product research, purchase decisions, and brand loyalty is key to generational marketing.

Download the free white paper: The Definitive Guide to Marketing to Generations.

It can often feel as if different generations are using an entirely different internet from one another. In fact, there are subreddits like r/OldPeopleFacebook and r/ForwardsFromGrandma that are entirely devoted to the ways older generations use technology (not that tho