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Dancing VS the State

How to Throw a Party That's Safe—No Matter Where You're Throwing It

Architect S. Surface gives us their best tips for fire safety, proper exits, disability accessibility, and more.
Ezra Marcus
3.8.17
humans of the year

Cynthia Breazeal Is Building the Droid You’re Looking For

The robotics pioneer is tackling one of the toughest engineering challenges around.
Jordan Pearson
3.8.17
international women's day

Why Some Women Feel Excluded From the Strike

Which highlights the reason we're striking in the first place.
Eve Peyser
3.8.17
Dancing VS the State

The Racist Legacy of NYC’s Anti-Dancing Law

The cabaret law—and its prejudicial history—is one of the city's darkest secrets.
Eli Kerry and Penn Bullock
3.8.17
Performance Art

Unsettling Anime Masks Exorcise This Artist's Insecurities

Valery Jung Estabrook made a series of emoji-like masks to escape the roles society asks her to play.
Beckett Mufson
3.8.17
Michigan

Michigan Basketball Team Involved in Runway Accident After Plane Aborts Takeoff

Everyone is safe, but the Michigan men's basketball team had quite the scare trying to get to D.C. for the Big Ten tournament.
Sean Newell
3.8.17
FIGHTLAND

Nick Diaz Claims He Challenged Michael Bisping Before the Big GSP Announcement

As thrilling as Diaz’s revelations were, though, they’re starting to feel like cold comfort.
Josh Rosenblatt
3.8.17
thump news

Tale Of Us, Asmara, and Midland Will Headline Matte's Black 2017 Party

The event will take place April 8 in Brooklyn, and also feature a host of artist exhibitions.
Alexander Iadarola
3.8.17
soda

Philly's Soda Tax Is Working So Well that Pepsi Is Laying Off Workers

In its first month, the 1.5 cent tax on each ounce of soda raised double the money that the city had expected it to.
Wyatt Marshall
3.8.17
brain fades

Is Steven Smith A Cheat Or Did He Just Have A Brain Fade?

"There are lines you don't cross on the cricket field. I don't want to mention the word, but it falls under that bracket."
Ben Stanley
3.8.17
rights

Irish Women Walked Out of Their Jobs to Protest the Country’s Abortion Laws

Ireland has a near-total abortion ban.
Susan Rinkunas
3.8.17
Health

Andrew W.K. on Working Out

There is something undeniably magical about taking a negative feeling and literally pushing it out of yourself and into a weight, and having that action result in a positive development for your body and overall health.
Andrew W.K.
3.8.17
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