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What the Czech Play That Coined the Term 'Robot' Tells Us About Today's Robonomics
Playwright Karel Capek was going to call the artificial workers in his play "Labori," but his brother suggested “robots,” instead. It’s not surprising then, that the robots in 'Rossum's Universal Robots' feel like a pretty thinly-veiled metaphor. Full story
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Pigeons and Pussy - A Night on Broadway with Mike Tyson
Before Chris Brown gave Rihanna a black eye, even before R. Kelly peed on a teenage girl, boxer Mike Tyson was the person America loved to disapprove of. I went to his play to see how his horrible life story's working out. Full story
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The Room All to Itself
This is one of James Purdy’s last unpublished manuscripts. Written in 1978, the short play is every bit as uncompromising and brutal as his fiction. Full story
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Work Hard Play Hard
Photos by Ben Ritter, Styling by Annette Lamothe-Ramos Full story
Deportee Purgatory
Welcome to Tijuana’s El Bordo
'Leviathan,' I Love You
James Franco at the Movies
Juggalos Are OK, Cupid
Don’t Be a Tumblr Asshole
Get Rich or High Trying
The Coming Age of Corporate Cannabis
Triple Hate - Part 1
The KKK vs. the Crips vs. Memphis City Council
Rave and Hardcore YouTube Comments
They Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity