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Why Are Rap Lyrics Being Used As Evidence in Court?
Justice might be blind, but it sure isn't deaf.
Brendan O'Connor
11.3.14
remix

X-Rays & 35mm Negatives Become Faces in Nick Gentry's Paintings
Nick Gentry recycles obsolete media to create the textured film portraits he'll display at the Robert Fontaine Gallery exhibition on November 8.
Beckett Mufson
11.3.14
soccer

The Best American Soccer Player In Germany Is Gina Lewandowski
Bayern Munich is home to two Lewandowskis, but it's Gina who has been around the longest and is helping the women's side to a historic season.
Brian Blickenstaff
11.3.14
Space

Virgin Galactic's Lesson: Kickstarting Space Tourism Comes With a Steep Price
When you promise the stars, accidents are inevitable.
Jason Koebler
11.3.14
Words

Chestplate's Sleeper Takes Dubstep on a Techno Adventure
Somewhere between Fabric and Berghain...Belgium, maybe?
Jemayel Khawaja
11.3.14
Photo

Selfie Sticks, Decapitated Babies, and a Party Bus: Halloween in Tokyo
Photographer Dan Wilton sent us some of the photos he took while wandering around Tokyo's Roppongi district on Friday night.
Dan Wilton
11.3.14
Stuff

We Talked to a Former CIA Spook About Political Murder
After ruffling some feathers at the CIA, Robert Baer resigned from the agency in 1997. We spoke to him about his new book, The Perfect Kill, which chronicles the art of political murder.
Danny McDonald
11.3.14
Stuff

Is Pop Culture Having a Trans Moment?
I spoke with Jennifer Finney Boylan about whether the rise of icons like Laverne Cox and the popularity of shows like Transparent prove that 2014 is a tipping point in the cultural acceptance of trans people.
Rod Bastanmehr
11.3.14
china

I Ate Spoon-Fed Propaganda on the North Korean Border
It’s unsettling to watch North Korean propaganda during dinner, and even more unsettling to lock eyes IRL with a group of North Korean party officials.
Noelle Mateer
11.3.14
Interviews

Listen to "Trapnati," Pittsburgh Rapper Hardo's First Single Since His Release from Prison
T.I. and Mac Miller are fans, and now Hardo is free to prove them right.
Kyle Kramer
11.3.14
News

Rural Pennsylvania's Survivalist Manhunt Saga Is Finally Over
America's fetish for militarized policing was on display during the frenetic search for Eric Frein, who disappeared after killing one cop and wounding another in September.
Nick Keppler
11.3.14
megg mogg and owl

Eating McDonald's in the Rain in Amsterdam
Megg, a witch, and Mogg, her cat boyfriend, are still in Amsterdam. They are having a terrible, awful, no-good time. There are just too many jocks.
Simon Hanselmann
11.3.14
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