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How Dickslap Saved Seattle
Without Dickslap, nightlife on Capitol Hill might have been censored for good. The party's still going four years later.
A Textual Analysis of Marshall Mather's Predicament
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I Tweeted about the Kendrick Lamar Verse All Day and All I Got Was This Stupid Thinkpiece
Kendrick Lamar's verse on "Control" is important. Just not for the reasons you're assuming.
Did Kendrick Lamar Just Body Everyone in the Game?
The way that everyone has blown up about his verse, as though it's the craziest and best thing to happen to hip hop, proves his point.
We Saw the Egyptian Military Stage a Coup in Cairo
As I write now, the center of Cairo is a sea of beeping vehicles and cheering crowds, with attack helicopters making laps of honor above us. An army-appointed judge is now the face of military rule, erasing the one-year blip of democratic government in...
All Eyes Are on WeChat, Including the Chinese Government's
The Chinese social media app is 300 million strong and growing. It's also really fun. But how safe is your data?
Sorry, Hippies: Sexual Liberation Began in the 1950s Thanks to Penicillin
A new study suggests that curing syphilis, not popularizing the pill, was what first got things cookin'.
The Kids Are Alright, Getting Less Fat
Forget the holiday gluttony: Kids across the US are slimming down. An encouraging new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that obesity rates among American children--particularly children from low-income families--have...
What the Republican Governor's Gun Veto Says (and Doesn't Say) About Post-Newtown Politics
The bill, which would have eliminated “gun-free zones” statewide, passed through Michigan’s heavily Republican legislature last Thursday, a day before the Sandy Hook horror.
America's Gun Lust Is Only Just Beginning
Between 3D-printing, rising production and still-lax regulations, Americans will have more access to guns than ever.
Australia Is a Case Study for Mass Shootings
After Martin Bryant killed 35 people in 1996, Australia enacted new gun laws that worked.