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Space

Send Your Wedding Ring to the Moon

MoonMail speaks to our romance with space.
Jordan Pearson
12.11.14
Music

[Best of 2014] The Year in Sound

2014 was a loud year for sound art.
Sami Emory
12.11.14
Stuff

On Moving, and the Shit You Take with You

Moving to a new apartment makes you realize that, even though you got a new place, you're still filling it with the same old shit.
Megan Koester
12.11.14
Words

Christmas Gifts for the Dance Lover in Your Life

We've chosen six t-shirts to solve your shopping list conundrums.
Josh Baines
12.11.14
Environment

Here's What ExxonMobil Thinks About the Future

As climate change negotiators meet in Lima, Peru and try to hammer out a framework for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the oil major projects fossil-fueled prosperity in the developing world for decades to come.
Sarah Jane Keller
12.11.14
england

Should We Tune In to the Sound of Turkeys Being Slaughtered?

Controversy has erupted in the UK over whether a radio station should auction off the lives of—and slaughter on air—a pair of adorable turkeys named Sage and Onion.
Hilary Pollack
12.11.14
crime & drugs

'Rambo' Has PTSD: The Strange Case of an International DEA Murder-For-Hire Drug Sting

A former Army sniper suspected of leading an elite group of ex-military killers-for-hire wants out of jail to treat his PTSD. Prosecutors say if released, he'll flee the country.
Keegan Hamilton
12.11.14
News

The Irish Took to the Streets of Dublin to Protest Against Austerity

They shouted at cops and wore taps on their heads because they're angry at the government about increased charges for water.
Norma Costello
Norma Costello, Photos: Crispin
12.11.14
Science

The Most Complete History of Bird Genetics Ever

Big Data ran the numbers on the avian tree of life, in the largest study of its kind to date.
Becky Ferreira
12.11.14
africa

ICC Refers Libya to the UN For Not Handing Over Qaddafi’s Son

The ICC and Libya have been fighting for three years over who gets to try Saif al-Islam Qaddafi, who is being held by a militia outside of Tripoli.
Virgile Dall’Armellina
12.11.14
Islamic State

Islamic State Releases Q&A Guide on The Treatment of Yazidi Slave Girls

Under the militants' interpretation of Sharia, it is acceptable to have "intercourse" with a prepubescent slave, but not if she belongs to another fighter.
Liz Fields
12.11.14
Premieres

Re-Enter Black Twilight With a Blistering New Volahn Track,"Quetzalcoatl"

Ol' Eddie's back with another raw black metal banger.
Kim Kelly
12.11.14
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