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THUMP's Soundtrack to Your Soon-To-Be-Shutdown Halloween Rave

Mirror, mirror on the wall which songs are the spookiest of them all.
Kathryn Kyte
10.27.14
Interviews

"I Make Pop Music for the Average Schmuck" - A Piece Of The Cataracs Returns, as Momma

He shares music and a video from his new Momma project with Felix Snow.
Ezra Marcus
10.27.14
Design

Take A Look Inside The Infographic Mega-Tome, "Knowledge Is Beautiful"

Information designer David McCandless's book "Knowledge is Beautiful" features infographics of everything you wanted to know but were too afraid to ask (because there were too many numbers involved).
Becky Chung
10.27.14
Islamic State

New Islamic State Video Shows Hostage John Cantlie Allegedly Reporting from the Ground in Kobane

In the latest propaganda video released by the group, British hostage John Cantlie appears to report from Kobane, site of an ongoing battle between the Islamist militants and Kurdish forces.
Alice Speri
10.27.14
Health

New Jersey Releases Nurse as Experts Slam Christie's Strict Ebola Quarantine

Kaci Hickox had been placed under a controversial mandatory quarantine after arriving in Newark on Saturday from a month of volunteering in Sierra Leone.
Kayla Ruble
10.27.14
Toronto

NORTHMIX: Charlie Darker

Taking you deep into the rabbit hole and back again is this exclusive mix by the former Montrealer.
Jesse Champagne
10.27.14
GPS

How Taxis Can Double as City-Wide Traffic Sensors

As part of a city's transit infrastructure, taxi data can monitor the pulse of traffic.
Jordan Pearson
10.27.14
News

Is This the Year People Finally Give a Shit About Third-Party Candidates?

Every election involves some spin on the narrative that the two-party system is clinging to the edge of oblivion. But with confidence in Washington at an all-time low, these political interlopers smell blood.
Kevin Lincoln
10.27.14
Opinion and Analysis

North Korea Has Nukes and Missiles — But Does That Mean It Has Nuclear Missiles?

Just how much the West should worry about North Korea's nuclear program depends as much on what we know as on what we assume.
Ryan Faith
10.27.14
climate change

An Ancient Virus Was Just Thawed and Used to Infect a Plant

Climate change could thaw out long dead viruses, and new research suggests that they might still be virulent.
Jason Koebler
10.27.14
Sothern Exposure

My Summer at Fantastic Caverns, Missouri's Drive-Through Cave

It's 1966, and I develop photos of tourists in a leaky darkroom and sell them for a buck each and hope they don't fade before the people drive away.
Scot Sothern
10.27.14
Music

Subway Performers All Over New York Performed Together Via Wi-Fi

Conductor Ljova used laptops to conduct a remote orchestra in Chris Shimojima's new short film, "Signal Strength."
Beckett Mufson
10.27.14
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