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Can the next generation of candidates make politics more sex-positive? This story is part of Thirst Week, a Mic series that explores modern desire and how the world around us shapes the way we lust. The 2018 midterms were hailed as a major turning point for many marginalized groups in this country: women, people of… By Lily Herman Featured 'After Midnight' turns the horror of heartbreak into an actual physical menace By Andy Crump We all know how the age-old tale goes: Boy meets girl; boy falls in love with girl; boy makes a home with girl for 10 years; girl grows weary of boy’s hesitation to commit with a marriage proposal, as well as his reluctance to be a dad; girl leaves… Tank.Sinatra posted one of the infamous Bloomberg memes. Here's how it all came together By Ezra Marcus Mike Bloomberg is finding novel ways to spend his obscene fortune (around $62 billion at last count), at least in the context of a presidential campaign. On Wednesday night, some of the biggest meme accounts on Instagram posted images in which… Netflix's 'Messiah' is the apocalyptic series 2020 needs By Umber Bhatti Messiah, Netflix’s series about an enigmatic man claiming to be God’s messenger, feels like an appropriate apocalyptic tale for the year 2020. When you look into religious texts, certain signs of the end have already occurred. Whether it be the… 14 foreign films on Netflix you need to watch By Opheli Garcia Lawler Oscars history was made when Bong Joon-Ho and the rest of the cast and crew of Parasite won Best Picture. Joon-Ho won a host of other Oscars for the film, and while none of the actors in the film were even nominated for acting awards, it was still a… Latest News Relax, your dog probably can't get the coronavirus By Melissa Pandika Amid the new coronavirus outbreak, people are rushing to protect not only themselves from infection, but their dogs, too. Canine face mask sales have increased, USA Today reports, while Twitter user @camohanbn, who appears to live in India, posted… I tried to turn my apartment into a jungle to see if it would make me happier By Rajul Punjabi When I stood on the sidewalk in front of one of the twin Bosco Verticale apartment buildings on a muggy July afternoon in Milan, it looked a lot more subdued than it did from a half-mile away. On my way to see the buildings — whose name translates… Bad vibes: The real problem with Goop's breathless praise of 'energy healing' By Elizabeth Brown It’s deeply gratifying to see the all the critical reviews of Gwyneth Paltrow's Netflix miniseries, “The Goop Lab," which boasts the wellness elitism and woo that the brand's become notorious for. The reality show, Paltrow’s most recent expansion of… Big Pharma is getting away with a relatively small payout for its part in the opioid crisis By Melissa Pandika Since 2013, various states and local governments have filed thousands of lawsuits against Big Pharma for their role in the crisis, but it's looking like their efforts were only so fruitful. Lawyers expect the payout from opioid manufacturers,… Even Hollywood is going to take a hit from the coronavirus By Kara Weisenstein No Time To Die, the 25th installment in the 007 saga and Daniel Craig’s final outing as the secret agent, was expected to become the highest-grossing Bond movie in franchise history. But the film’s financial prospects were thrown into question over… California is set to finally apologize for Japanese internment during World War II By Ray Levy-Uyeda On Thursday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to sign House Resolution 77, which formally apologizes for the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. The legislation, introduced by California state lawmaker Al Muratsuchi,… Trump's latest rollback of pollution rules has an unexpected critic: energy companies By AJ Dellinger Since taking office in 2017, President Donald Trump has made it a priority to undo environmental protections passed before him in an attempt to slash red tape for the energy industry, safety be damned. The latest rule change set to be finalized by… SpaceX will launch civilians into space as early as next year By Vanessa Taylor When you think of who gets to travel into space, you're likely picturing an astronaut. You don't often think that your cousin, family friend, or next-door-neighbor is going to be the next person sent into orbit. That may change soon, though. Thanks… Inside the cutthroat world of women's professional chess By Kara Weisenstein To observe the Cairns Cup, an elite invitational women’s chess tournament that takes place in St. Louis, Missouri, I had to surrender my phone. A security guard checked my bag for “grenades” (his words, not mine) and wanded me down with a metal… Jeff Bezos commits $10 billion to fight climate change By Tebany Yune On Monday, Amazon CEO and richest-man-on-Earth Jeff Bezos announced he was pledging $10 billion towards fighting climate change. His plan starts with putting the money into something called the 'Bezos Earth Fund.' Any cash in the fund will be used… What happened to HQ Trivia? By Shawn Cooke HQ Trivia’s appeal was simple and innovative enough. Participate in a game show, right at home or on the train, alongside millions of other users, with a charismatic host and often laggy stream. Nevermind that the prize pool could be pennies if… Ohio is the latest state to plan a bill outlawing health care for trans youth By Vanessa Taylor Across the nation, conservative legislators are using their power to go after transgender individuals. Now, two Republican lawmakers in Ohio are preparing a bill targeting trans youth that would stop them from accessing gender-affirming health care.… Here's how hackers could turn satellites into weapons By William Akoto Last month, SpaceX became the operator of the world’s largest active satellite constellation. As of the end of January, the company had 242 satellites orbiting the planet with plans to launch 42,000 over the next decade. This is part of its… Are millennials really to blame for dwindling wine sales? By Tracey Anne Duncan American wine is getting cheaper. It’s a good thing, too, because our political climate is a festering eyesore, the earth is rapidly heating up, and Rihanna has yet put out her 9th album to soothe our collective angst. Wine is going to have to do… Senator Tom Cotton spread a conspiracy theory about the coronavirus on Fox News By Ezra Marcus The Republican Party is no stranger to conspiracy theories in the age of Donald Trump, but they aren’t just coming from the president. On Sunday, Tom Cotton, the Republican senator from Arkansas, appeared on Fox News and asked some eyebrow-raising… Airlines can't keep their carbon emissions down as more people than ever are taking flights By AJ Dellinger Last year, aviation is responsible for nearly one billion tons of carbon emissions being pumped into the atmosphere. The good news is that this is still a relatively small amount compared to road transportation. The bad news is that the amount of… Former Justice Department officials publish letter criticizing William Barr's "interference" in the Roger Stone case By Ezra Marcus On Sunday night, a group of over 1,100 former Justice Department officials and prosecutors released a letter calling for the resignation of Attorney General William Barr, in response to Barr’s intervention in the sentencing recommendation for… This new fake sugar is made from food waste — but is it good for us? By Tracey Anne Duncan You know the old saying that one person’s trash is another’s treasure? Well, a new Dutch company is turning that adage around in a sweetly innovative way. Fooditive, a company founded by food scientist Moayad Abushokhedim, is turning food waste into… The hazy future of the Equal Rights Amendment By Ray Levy-Uyeda In response to Virginia’s ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, the House of Representatives voted...