News in Brief The Election of an Openly Gay Mayor in Salt Lake City Isn’t Really That Surprising But it's still a big victory. Max Ufberg
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Social Justice Parapsychology at Paradise Found Considering America's ambivalent fascination with pop-mysticism. Max Ufberg
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Social Justice A Brief Conversation With ‘Daily Show’ Creator Lizz Winstead The comedian talks about the state of our media and the role of satire. Max Ufberg
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Economics When Economic Instability Turns Deadly In Greece, there's a link between a weakened economy and mental health. Max Ufberg