Valeriya Safronova
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At Karaoke and as a Couple, Always in Unison
Zohar Fuller and Maryse Pearce, who bonded in part over a love of theater, started dating soon after they performed a duet of “Build Me...
NGL Is the App That Will Tell You What You Don’t Want to Hear
NGL is only the latest anonymous-messaging platform to take off by making explicit the subtext of most social media: We’re all judging one another. Why...
How Many Children Does Elon Musk Have?
Name-change documents filed in Texas show that the outspoken entrepreneur recently fathered twins with Shivon Zilis, a director at one of his companies.
Nadya Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot Goes on a Crypto-Party Crawl
At 21, she was a founding member of the Russian anti-government punk collective. At 22, she was imprisoned. A decade later, she’s still fighting, this...
American Girl Doll Jokes Are All the Rage
The “We need an American Girl doll who …” memes suggests alternate story lines for the popular toys and provide sly social criticism.
Non-Monogamy Advocates Ask Facebook to Be More Open
A group supporting those who practice polyamory and other forms of “ethical non-monogamy” want more relationship-status options on Facebook.
Bumble and Lawmakers Are Fighting ‘Cyberflashing’
Payton Iheme, the head of public policy for Bumble in the Americas, is working to advance legislation that penalizes “cyberflashing,” or the act of sending...
In Echo of Soviet Era, Russia’s Movie Theaters Turn to Pirate Screenings
In a Cold War throwback, some venues are showing bootleg versions after Hollywood studios pulled films from the country. Still, viewer numbers have tanked.
In a Week, Moving a Wedding from Ukraine to New York
In their last phone call before they married, Meny Stambler, who is Ukrainian, and Rikel Deutch, who is Russian, expected to wed in Ukraine. Hours...
Russian Artists Lose the Tools of Their Trades as Companies Pull Out
Creative professionals have been cut off from Western clients and from the products and services they use to make, market and get paid for their...