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africa

Election Tests Fledgling Democracy in Tunisia After Arab Spring
An estimated 60 percent of Tunisia's 5 million registered voters turned out to elect a new parliament Sunday, but some say the country's transition to democracy is still incomplete.
Melodie Bouchaud
10.28.14
Words

Techno Heroes Slam are Back (and Fresher Than Ever)
After more than two decades together, the techno duo that discovered Daft Punk dips into the ambient pool on their new album.
Tshepo Mokoena
10.27.14
Art

These Animated Touchscreen Hand Gestures Would Have Made Marcel Duchamp Proud
This Saturday, artist Julien Prévieux was awarded the €35,000 Prix Marcel Duchamp for his video, 'What Shall We Do Next?'
Becky Chung
10.27.14
Words

Crate Expectations: Tom Findlay
One part of Groove Armada shares the tracks that helped to build his musical tastes and empire.
Tom Findlay
10.27.14
Words

Get Weird with Main Course's Mutant Club Compilation
the open-format partystarters embrace their freaky side.
Jemayel Khawaja
10.27.14
middle east

Britain's Last Troops Leave Afghanistan After 13 Years of Fighting
It’s not clear who will fill the vacuum left by the Brits and Yanks after more than a decade of fighting that began as a response to the 9/11 terror attacks.
John Dyer
10.27.14
Nordic cuisine

Discovering Real Nordic Cuisine in Iceland
Finnish chef Antto Melasniemi has a bone to pick with New Nordic cuisine. I followed him to Iceland, where he railed against what he believes are the luxurious, distinctly un-communal attitudes that are essentially incompatible with these countries...
Merlin Jobst
10.27.14
Words

THUMP Gets a Rare Look Inside SHADED’s On-The-Road Gear
The SCI+TEC star shares some of the most important bits of equipment he hauls from gig to gig.
THUMP Canada Staff
Christopher Metler
10.27.14
Film

Leaked 'Banksy Does New York' Teasers Temporarily Tag YouTube
The user-generated Banksy documentary premieres on Oct. 31, but you can get a taste of the footage from these brief clips.
Beckett Mufson
10.27.14
Alcohol

The UK Is Drinking Counterfeit Vodka Made of Paint Thinner
In the UK, seizures of counterfeit vodka are rising at alarming rates. Could you be drinking paint thinner or nail polish remover next time you sip a martini in London?
Hilary Pollack
10.27.14
Opinion and Analysis

'Lone Wolf' Terrorist Acts Will Be Used to Justify the Surveillance State
The apparent end of the bogus distinction between groups who are terrorists and individuals who are merely crazy could have troubling consequences for civil liberties.
Natasha Lennard
10.27.14
Environment

Hunters In Maine Are Legally Baiting Bears With Donuts — But Perhaps For Not Much Longer
A ballot initiative asks voters whether several controversial bear hunting tactics should be illegal, dividing hunters and conservationists.
Laura Dattaro
10.27.14
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