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AOL Is Mysteriously Shutting Down the 19-Year-Old Community That Inspired Wikipedia

Editors of DMOZ, a human-curated web directory say the "community is understandably devastated."
Jason Koebler
3.14.17
Remembering Things

A Purplish Haze: The Science Fiction Vision of Jimi Hendrix

Fifty years ago, Hendrix combined his longtime love of sci-fi with his guitar-shredding abilities on "Purple Haze," blasting him into the stratosphere of superstardom.
Jason Heller
3.14.17
Organ Donation

Most Americans Are Too Fat to Donate their Bodies to Science

Thanks anyway, though.
Jeanne Sager
3.14.17
Board Games

How Board Games Handle Slavery

A medium that often looks to the past, board games often have to confront questions about slavery's place in game design.
Sam Desatoff
3.14.17
VICE News Tonight on HBO

Watch Carrie Brownstein review Big Sean, John Mayer, and Conor Oberst

In her last episode of High Standards Music Corner, Carrie Brownstein, founding member of the legendary punk band Sleater-Kinney reviews the following songs:
VICE News
3.14.17
bruiseday

The Hardy Boyz' Broken Legal Woes with Impact Wrestling

The Hardy brothers are the latest to run afoul of the push and pull over creative control in pro wrestling, and theirs is shaping up to be a particularly ugly clash.
Ian Williams
3.14.17
wine

Slovenian Vineyards Make a ‘First Lady Wine' for Melania

Because Trump vodka wasn’t enough for the world.
Daisy Meager
3.14.17
Op-Eds

Afro Bashment Proves the Black Diaspora Won’t Be Pigeonholed

The fusion genre—with acts from J Hus and Donae'O to Afro B—displays the true complexity of black British life, which is important for people like me.
Alison Awoyera
3.14.17
Those Emails

Rex Tillerson Used Alias 'Wayne Tracker' to Secretly Discuss ExxonMobil's Climate Change Problem

Trump's Secretary of State had admitted that his company contributed to global warming.
Ben Adler
3.14.17
SURVEILLANCE

Border agents are reportedly searching travelers’ phones at unprecedented rates

Noah Kulwin
3.14.17
The Great Council House Scam
3:30

The Brothel Driver

Meet the man who runs a taxi service for brothels run out of sham council flats.
Privacy... For Teens

Don't Send Your Selfies to This Creepy Chatbot for Teens

'Hugging Face' needs a lesson in boundaries.
Jordan Pearson
3.14.17
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