Thor Benson
You Can Now Get Your Weed from a Vending Machine
Similar vending machines have existed behind the counter before, but this is the first one that customers can operate on their own.
The Last Journalists in Russia
We spoke with Dozhd TV’s editor–in-chief, Mikhail Zygar, as the staff fights to keep their station alive in Russia.
Expert Advice on Climate Change: Get Used to Wildfires
With climate change generating way more wildfires, a new Interior Department strategy calls for people to learn how to “live with fire.”
Airpooler Wants to Rideshare the Sky
Catching up with the co-founder of Airpooler, an app that matches pilots with passengers in exchange for flight costs.
Mass Faintings and Protests Are Just Another Day at the Office for Cambodia’s Garment Workers
Losing consciousness is fairly routine among the country’s textile laborers, who work long hours producing apparel for international brands.
The War on Terror Has Turned Ethiopia Into a Surveillance State
According to a new Human Rights Watch report, the Ethiopian government has learned it can do whatever it wants in surveillance, as guided by American precedent.
Just Add Pot: The Hydroponic Farming Company Ready to Grow Weed in 48 Hours
As soon as the next state legalizes the drug, at least.
Chevron Started a Newspaper to Mask Its Safety Abuse Record
The Richmond Standard, an online newspaper, has decidedly positive things to say about anything the company does.
Ukrainian Women Are Promoting a Sex Embargo on Russian Men
In protest against Russia's Crimea invasion, a group of Ukrainian women have promoted a sex ban known as "Don’t Give it to a Russian."
Crude Journalism
In 2012, an explosion at a Chevron oil refinery in Richmond, California, sent 15,000 people to the hospital. This year, the multi-national energy corporation funded the Richmond Standard, an online local newspaper that is decidedly positive...
‘You Are Not a Product’: Ello Wants to Be the Anti-Facebook Social Network
Ello has a minimalist design and a “fuck the man” mentality, says the founder.
Could Mind-Jail and Psychoactive Drugs Fix Overcrowded Prisons?
Redefining cruel and unusual in the age of the mind.