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how i get it done Pro wrestler and WWE Superstar Bianca Belair has found her purpose in the ring. She was one of the first Black women to ever headline a WrestleMania, and was ranked #1 top female wrestler by Pro Wrestling Illustrated last year. She spoke to the Cut about being married to a fellow pro wrestler, sewing her own gear, her pre-match pizza routine, and more.

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the bigger picture Thirty Years of Community — Not Cops or Corporations — at the Dyke March Scenes from this weekend’s anniversary march in New York City. By Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner
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drugs By Jenni Avins Tripping Down the Aisle Mushroom microdoses are the new signature cocktails.

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self Eating Daily Harvest Lentil Crumbles Sent Them To The ER Daily Harvest customers describe the medical hell that followed eating French Lentil + Leek Crumbles. By Claire Lampen
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celebrity Chris Pratt, Noted Bible Quoter, Says He’s Not Religious “I’m not a religious person,” says the man who posts Bible verses on Instagram. By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
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