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politics Foreign tourists paid $4500 a person for a safari-like "U.S. Election Tour" Thom Dunn

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tourist traps Man charged $50 for two espressos and two bottles of water at a Venice cafe stirs up online mob Mark Frauenfelder

Japan sends military as deadly bear attacks claim 12 lives in 6 months Ellsworth Toohey

crime How to avoid scams and yakuza in Tokyo's Kabukicho neighborhood Ellsworth Toohey

crime Thieves execute a Labubu heist Jason Weisberger

crime YouTubers attacked by Paris scammers after exposing rigged cups and ball game (video) Mark Frauenfelder

werner herzog The curious history of the dancing chicken in Werner Herzog's 1977 film Stroszek Jennifer Sandlin

Republicans Marjorie Taylor Greene keeps playing her one-note song about the insurrection Jason Weisberger

youtube Watch tourists getting scammed at Czech Border Mark Frauenfelder

History The Hollywood sign is 99 years old today Devin Nealy

tokyo travel tips Tokyo travel tips, day 2: busy Takeshita street and quiet alleys of Harajuku Mark Frauenfelder

photography Portraits of Hollywood's odd costumed characters David Pescovitz

travel What it's like to take a 36-hour sleeper train from LA to Seattle Nicole Dieker

cuisine The Rat King: On the Fascinations (and Revulsions) of Rattus Mark Dery

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