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We live in some pretty tumultuous times right now. So it’s especially important that we cling to some of the traditions that have brought us so much comfort and stability. Traditions like … chemsex: Is it finally time to destigmatise chemsex? | @MichelleLhooq https://t.co/fvPp7ITb7S — UnHerd (@unherd) February 13, 2023 Well, that depends … what the hell is “chemsex”? Let’s find out, shall we? Michelle Loocq, a “drugs + nightlife journalist,” writes at Unherd: When people gather anonymously to talk about dancing in the shadow of drugs and sex, the energy in the room glows with a warm ball of...

A normally anti-woke professor faced backlash online Tuesday after urging people on social media to make a “good argument” as to why a male teacher in Canada who wears giant prosthetic breasts in the classroom should not be allowed to teach in a public school. The teacher, who Fox News host Tucker Carlson has covered twice this week on his show, sparked outrage this week after students at Oakville Trafalgar High School in Ontario began posting images of the teacher on social media. The school district has defended the manufacturing technology teacher, saying that they recognize “the rights of students,...

Two decades before he landed in Australia, Captain James Cook was at sea facing a desperate matter of life and death. The problem was scurvy, a deadly illness caused by Vitamin C deficiency and which had been the curse of sailors for centuries. By the time that Capt Cook set sail for the South Pacific in 1769 he had grown confident in a remedy, the only problem being that it was sauerkraut – never a particularly popular meal in England, and at a time when vegetables were looked down upon. How to convince the crew to eat 7,860 lbs of...