This Is Probably Going to Be the First Woolly Mammoth That Gets Cloned
This Is Probably Going to Be the First Woolly Mammoth That Gets Cloned
View ArticleThe Creators Project: Takashi Murakami on Nuclear Monsters and Buddhist...
Takashi Murakami's art has always sat at the crossroads where Japanese tradition meets contemporary culture. Often working in sculpture and painting, he recently ventured into the world of cinema with...
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New York State of Mind: Iamsu!, Kilo Kish, Problem, the Flatbush Zombies, Lil...
Hip-hop is having a renaissance right now in the city of New York, where it seems like every other day a new MC rises up out of the five boroughs with an even more unique style and approach to the...
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The Silverball Pinball Museum Is My Everything
The boardwalk outside Silverball Museum. Pinball is pretty much all I care about. I make art and I write and I have friends and blah blah blah, but it's all just a means to get quarters and play...
View ArticleDr. Henry Morgentaler Was the Coolest
Yesterday one of my favorite people in the world died, but it’s okay because he was ninety and he didn’t get shot in the face like everybody thought he would. I’m talking about—you guessed...
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El Salvador to Pregnant Women: Drop Dead
El Salvador’s Supreme Court decided late last night not to allow a 22-year-old woman known as “Beatriz” to have an abortion, even though she is at risk of serious injury as a result of the...
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The Soul of UK Garage, As Photographed by Ewen Spencer
Over the last few years, it's become increasingly clear that we didn't appreciate UK garage to the extent that we should have. You can't help but think that most of the DJs, producers, filmmakers and...
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Here Be Dragons: Kenya's Slum Abortions Pit God Against Death
While in Kenya, through a contact at a local radio station, a friend and I were able to access an illegal abortion clinic run by a Catholic doctor. We had hiked for more than an hour across Nairobi’s...
View ArticleWe Spoke to Femen About Their Topless Tunisian Protest
Yesterday, three members of the feminist activist group Femen staged a topless protest outside the Ministry of Justice in Tunis, Tunisia. They had gathered there to draw international attention to the...
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Meet the Native Activist Who the Canadian Government Was Spying On
Cindy Blackstock. via. Anyone concerned with internet privacy has probably heard about the efforts in the United States to install realtime internet monitoring that would essentially allow the FBI to...
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Why Did the FBI Kill an Unarmed Friend of Tamerlan Tsarnev?
Ibragim Todashev. On May 22nd, Ibragim Todashev died inside of his Orlando apartment after an FBI agent shot him six times. That agent, along with “other investigators,” was there to ask Ibragim about...
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The Beginning of the End for Dr. Arthur T. Porter IV
Despite being safe in the Bahamas, Arthur Porter thought he’d be safe to go on vacation in Panama. via Quebec's anti-corruption squad hit another jackpot on Monday, announcing the arrest of the long...
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The Exposure Project Is Putting Cameras in the Hands of Sex Workers
The photos in this article have been shared with us by The Exposure Project. A group of sex workers in Toronto have decided to come together and take part in The Exposure Project, a photo exhibit...
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Rat Tail: Listen to Rat Tail's Debut Single "Introducing Rat Tail"
Photos by Janicza Bravo This song is from Rat Tail’s one and only album, The Motorola Pimp. His whereabouts are unknown. We do know that he seemed to be on the rise when his album was first released;...
View ArticleUnlocking the Truth Is the Most Brutal Sixth Grade Metal Band We've Ever Heard
Unlocking the Truth Is the Most Brutal Sixth Grade Metal Band We've Ever Heard
View ArticleIs Ecstasy the Key to Alleviating Autism Anxiety?
Is Ecstasy the Key to Alleviating Autism Anxiety?
View ArticleDirector Alex Gibney on Hackers and Julian Assange
Director Alex Gibney on Hackers and Julian Assange
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Cry-Baby of the Week
Cry-Baby #1: Latasha Renee Love (via) The incident: A kid ate some Pop Tarts that he wasn't supposed to eat. The appropriate response: Yelling at him. The actual response: His mother called the...
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Artur Conka Photographs the Roma Poor He Left Behind
Artur Conka is one of the few Roma who has documented his community from behind the lens. Originally from Lunik IX, one of the largest and poorest Roma communities in Slovakia, his family traveled...
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