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A Few Impressions

'Leviathan,' I Love You

How did the filmmakers achieve this poetry? Because, if anything, this movie exemplifies the art of poetry without words, the art taking real life and framing it in such a way that it becomes greater than fiction. It holds up a mirror to nature, but this mirror came from a fun h… Full story

We Photographed the Drunk EDL Hate Mob That Attacked London's Police Last Night

Yesterday, a British soldier was murdered in South London by Islamic extremists. Later, the far-right English Defence League descended onto Woolwich in a drunken horde to spread Islamophobia and achieve absolutely nothing. I was there to take photographs of 60 to a hundred angry,… Full story

Murderous Fanatics and EDL Idiots Brought Darkness to Woolwich, London Yesterday

Yesterday afternoon in Woolwich, South London, two men ran over a soldier from the local army barracks, before getting out of their car and hacking at his body with machetes, while shouting "Allahu Akbar!" We spent the day there trying to make sense of it all. Full story

Deportee Purgatory

Tijuana’s El Bordo Is Home to Thousands of Heroin-Addicted Mexican Deportees

About 40 percent of Mexican immigrants deported from the US are sent back through Tijuana. Many of the deported border crossers have established a makeshift shantytown inside a dry, concrete riverbed where the Tijuana River once flowed—called 'El Bordo.' Full story

A Chat with Janicza Bravo (and Brett Gelman) About Her New Short Starring Michael Cera in a Wheelchair

Janicza’s new short 'Gregory Go Boom' stars Michael Cera as a wheelchair-bound dorkface and Brett Gelman as his older degenerate brother. It’s funny and slightly depressing, and you can watch the whole thing here. A couple weeks back I chatted with J&B over baba ghanoush about th… Full story

New York State of Mind

Bodega Bamz, Black Dave, Chase N. Cashe, OG Ron C, Stalley, Remy Banks, and Meyhem Lauren

Hip-hop is having a renaissance right now in the city of New York. So we sent scene insider Verena Stefanie Grotto to document the New York Movement as it happens in real time. This week Verena caught up with Black Dave, Bodega Bamz, OG Ron C, Stalley, Remy Banks, and more. Full story

Cry-Baby of the Week

This week: Some kids got arrested for a water balloon fight and a guy is suing Taco Bell for stealing his ideas. Full story

Marc Maron Is the King of Twitter

It comes as no surprise that the most common subject on Maron’s Twitter feed is, you guessed it, Marc Maron. He’s amassed 240,000 Twitter followers, created the one of the most popular podcasts on the internet, netted his own IFC show and got a book deal by giving the people what… Full story

Fightland

Pakistan - Part 2

Pakistani MMA got its start in an apartment above a real estate office. It's come a long way since. Fightland traveled to Lahore to meet Bashir Ahmad, a professional fighter and founder of the country's first-ever mixed martial arts team, PAK MMA. In part two of the series, Bashi… Full story

Watch Japanther's Kaleidoscopic New Video for "Stolen Flowers"

Japanther just sent us their new video for "Stolen Flowers," a song that sounds a lot like the other scuzzy pop-punk coming out of Brooklyn loft parties right now (this means that it is inherently good). Full story

Australian Scientists Think We Can Grow Our Limbs Back Like Salamanders

I am a human, so if my limbs fall off, they stay off. This is unfortunate. Legs and arms are important, which is why Australian scientists are working to enable "salamander-like" limb repair in humans. A new study published in the 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences'… Full story

Juggalos Are OK, Cupid

Don’t Be a Tumblr Asshole to People Trying to Find Love

OkCupid Juggalos is a Tumblr devoted to pointing and laughing at people who get panic attacks, work at McDonald's, run possum adoption agencies, and happen to be Insane Clown Posse fans. Why are people cool with it? Full story

Amy’s Baking Company's Grand Reopening Nearly Bored Me to Death

In some kind of misguided attempt to renew their brand, Amy and Samy of the infamous Amy's Baking Company hired a PR guy and decided to have a relaunch. Since I work right down the street from the restaurant, I decided to drop in. Full story