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Mattha (me) is a freelance journalist. I'm interested in all sorts of stuff. Drop me a line: matthabusby@gmail.com

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'It belongs to all of Sarajevo': reopened cable car lifts city out of the past

'It belongs to all of Sarajevo': reopened cable car lifts city out of the past

Pazite, Snajper! - Beware, Sniper! - warned the signs along the Sarajevo street exposed to marksmen looking t…

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Revealed: how gambling industry targets poor people and ex-gamblers

Revealed: how gambling industry targets poor people and ex-gamblers

The gambling industry is using third-party companies to harvest people's data, helping bookmakers and online …

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A crime against fashion? Why Montreal police donned colourful cargo pants

A crime against fashion? Why Montreal police donned colourful cargo pants

At the intersection of Saint Catherine Street and Bishop Street in downtown Montreal, it was hard to miss the…

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'I love Rome, but Rome doesn't love us': the city's new migrant crisis

'I love Rome, but Rome doesn't love us': the city's new migrant crisis

Mobile phones lie idle, drawers dangle from chests and documents scatter the rooms. On the walls hang photos …

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What is a mushroom really? Two titans of the wellness world duke it out

What is a mushroom really? Two titans of the wellness world duke it out

Paul Stamets and Jeff Chilton began as friends, their collaboration leading to the rise of medicinal mushroom…

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„Die Britney Spears von Jackass“: Wie Bam Margera sich zurückkämpft

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By Mattha Busby Verified
| RollingStone Germany Verified
Jackass-Star Brandon „Bam“ Margera ist kaum zehn Minuten in der Leitung, als ihn ein männlicher Fan auf einem Parkplatz in Seattle erkennt und um ein Foto bittet. „Alter, ich bin vorgefahren und dachte, das kann unmöglich Bam sein“, ruft der Fan. Margera posiert für das Foto – sein breites Lächeln gibt mehrere silberne Zahnkronen preis, sein gebrochener Daumen steckt in einer Metallschiene nach einer frischen Skateboarding-Verletzung – und steigt dann wieder ins Auto.
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How Bam Margera, ‘The Britney Spears of Jackass,’ Is Getting Back on Top Original

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By Mattha Busby Verified
| Rolling Stone Verified
J ackass star Brandon “Bam” Margera has barely been on the line for 10 minutes when a male fan spots him in a Seattle parking lot and asks for a photo. “Dude, I fucking pulled up and I was like there’s no chance that’s Bam,” the fan exclaims. Margera poses for the picture — his wide smile revealing several silver-capped teeth, his broken thumb wrapped in a metal splint from a recent skateboarding injury — then gets back in the car.
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Alzheimerpatiënt kan weer gesprekken voeren na een dosis psilocybine

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| newscientist.nl
Een vrouw met ernstige alzheimer die jarenlang alleen met eenlettergrepige woorden sprak, kon na een enkele dosis psilocybine weer gesprekken voeren. Door een hoge dosis psilocybine – de werkende stof in psychedelische truffels – is een vrouw met ernstige alzheimer weer in staat gesprekken te voeren. Jarenlang kon ze alleen spreken in klanken van één lettergreep. Daarnaast was de vrouw incontinent en niet meer in staat om zich te verplaatsen zonder begeleiding.
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Researching for Full Fact

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