Social Cause
November 20, 2023

Pink Gives Out 2,000 Banned Books at Concerts in Florida

In the 2022 to 2023 school year, 3,362 individual book bans went into effect across 1,557 unique titles. This is an increase over last year's totals, and Florida is leading the book-banning charge. The banned titles include a children's book about Anne Hutchinson, one of the first Rhode Islanders and a female preacher put on trial by puritans, Beloved by Toni Morrison, and The Family Book by Todd Parr.

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Tiny Living
November 19, 2023

Look Inside One of Japan’s “Slimmest” Apartments That is Barely Wider Than the Front Door

With surging rents in the biggest metro areas in the world, many people have started looking for alternatives. For some, that means flocking to smaller, more affordable cities. For others, it's all about shrinking down. Japan, home to Tokyo, the largest city in the world, is no stranger to tiny living. But how tiny does it get?

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My Modern Met

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