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Shocking Woven Tapestries Expose Sex, Violence, and Death in America

Erin M. Riley’s new exhibition threads a fascinating look at the modern world.
Nathaniel Ainley
3.21.17
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This Scientist Is Using Subway DNA to Prepare For Life Beyond Earth

Chris Mason is one of 10 investigators on NASA's Twin Study—looking at the DNA of astronaut brothers Mark and Scott Kelly. But his group also surveyed the bacteria of NYC subways, finding a big surprise in the process.
Motherboard Staff
3.21.17
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In SCOTUS Hearings, Gorsuch Refuses to Say Whether He'll Try to Ruin America

When it comes to how he'd rule on issues like abortion or the Muslim ban, the Supreme Court nominee's lips are sealed.
Amanda Arnold
3.21.17
Politics

After Years of Undermining Women, Pence Will Receive 'Working for Women' Award

On Wednesday, a conservative women's organization that thinks the free market will fix institutional sexism will honor Mike Pence, a man who has tirelessly fought abortion rights and once wrote a very weird op-ed about "Mulan."
Kimberly Lawson
3.21.17
Skateboarding

Watch Skaters Thrash a Halfpipe Made of Sand on a Frozen Beach in Norway

Jørn Nyseth Ranum's short film 'Northbound' finally sees its online release.
Nathaniel Ainley
3.21.17
Hospital Confessions

Terror, Shipwreck, Guns: 24 Hours in a Karachi Ambulance

Who would risk their safety to tend to the injured in a city caught between poverty and violence?
Samira Shackle
3.21.17
Motherboard

A Court Will Decide if a GIF Can Be Considered a 'Deadly Weapon'

Cases like this have strong implications for the roughly 10,000 people with photosensitive epilepsy in the US.
Naomi LaChance
3.21.17
meat

Brazil's Rotten Meat Bribery Scandal Just Keeps Getting Bigger

So far, the EU, China, and Chile have all temporarily halted the import of some Brazilian meat.
Alex Swerdloff
3.21.17
Nier Automata

The Uncomfortable Humanity of the Robots That Inhabit ‘Nier: Automata’

Come for the combat, stay for the existential questions about reasons to live.
Patrick Klepek
3.21.17
Politics

Meals on Wheels Sees 500 Percent Donation Increase Since Trump Announced Budget Cuts

"While Meals on Wheels America and local Meals on Wheels programs are seeing an uptick in giving, it does not replace federal funding."
Alex Swerdloff
3.21.17
TV

How Fantasy TV Shows Are Making Heroes Out of Women of Color

'Sleepy Hollow,' 'Emerald City,' and 'The Expanse' are leading the charge with women of color heroines.
Bradley Jamison
3.21.17
Sound Art

Hear 435 Cardboard Boxes Create a Minimalist Sound Symphony

Zimoun examines the relationship between kinetic art and sound in '435 prepared dc-motors, 2030 cardboard boxes 35x35x35cm.'
Masha (Maria) Koblyakova
3.21.17
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