“We’re Just Here for the Bad Guys” by Photographer Brian Van Lau

We’re Just Here for the Bad Guys chronicles Brian Van Lau’s relationship with his estranged father. Lau’s father was absent during his childhood due to his incarceration. After his release, he rebuilt his life in Vietnam, remarried, and gradually disappeared from Lau’s life. Nearly a decade later, Lau traveled to Vietnam following his father’s sudden … Continued

2 Chainz and Weedmaps Light Up Detroit: Inside the Kickback Michigan Event

Weedmaps recently descended upon Detroit, Michigan, transforming the city into a vibrant, late-night nexus of cannabis culture, music, and community connection with its signature Kickback experience. The event, hosted by legendary producer and DJ Statik Selektah, drew a packed crowd of creators, artists, and cannabis insiders to downtown Detroit for an immersive experience rooted in the …

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The ‘Chalance’ Dating Trend Is Going Viral for Calling Out the Death of Effort in Modern Romance

We’ve all been there: falling head over heels for a person who seems interested enough, but can’t be bothered to put in any actual effort. Unfortunately, this is a common pattern in modern dating. It seems there are more nonchalant partners than there are ones who genuinely care enough to express it. Whatever happened to […]

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Researchers Found a Weirdly Effective Way People Bond Faster, and It’s Not Through Shared Interests

If your favorite part of any social event is the debrief afterward—finding a corner with your best friend to talk sh*t about everything everyone said or did—science has some validating news for you. Research has found that bonding over a shared dislike of a person or topic generates a stronger sense of connection and trust […]

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The 4 Phrases That Can Quietly Destroy a Relationship Over Time, According to an Expert

Most relationships don’t collapse all at once. They die by a thousand small cuts—the phrases that get normalized over months and years until trust has quietly bled out. The words that do the most damage aren’t the big, ugly ones. They’re the ones that sound almost harmless. The ones thrown out without giving a second […]

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