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Interviews

The Jerry Cans are Making Music for a Forgotten Culture
Making music so that their culture stays in the front of people's mind.
Slava Pastuk
10.24.14
ebola

How the Democratic Republic of Congo Fought A Different Ebola Outbreak
As the Ebola outbreak in West Africa continues to spread, the country that has experienced the most outbreaks of the virus ever appears to have halted another one.
Elaisha Stokes
10.24.14
Words

Gramatik's Lowtemp Label Has a New Star by the Name of Luxas
Stream the Slovenian producer's debut LP 'The Bridge.'
David Garber
10.24.14
Post Mortem

Dr. Atul Gawande Wants Us to Die Better
That means figuring out what we want out of the end of our lives and acknowledging that the medical establishment does a pretty lousy job at preparing people to die.
Simon Davis
10.24.14
Space

A Google Exec Just Skydove From 25 Miles Above the Earth, In Secret
Felix Baumgartner's record was broken with no fanfare.
Jason Koebler
10.24.14
Premieres

Stream Holy Sons' New Compilation 'Lost Decade 2'
Emil Amos (Om/Grails/Lilacs & Champagne) strikes again
Noisey Staff
10.24.14
meat industry

Is the US Meat Industry Pushing Us Into a 'Post-Antibiotic Era'?
Big Meat’s rampant use of antibiotics—one of the biggest threats to public health of our time—isn't showing any signs of slowing down.
Lauren Rothman
10.24.14
News

New Documents Reveal Britain's Secret Plan to Invade a Tiny Caribbean Island
Nearly a decade before Ronald Reagan launched an assault on Grenada, the UK government was thinking about doing more or less the same thing.
Phil Miller
10.24.14
Art

3D-Printed Mistakes Are Inspiring a New Kind of Glitch Art
From accidental masterpieces to 'Doctor Who' special effects, 3D-printed glitches are the biggest thing since 3D printing.
Victoria Turk at Motherboard
10.24.14
Europe

We Spoke to One of the Cardinals Who Opposed the Church Welcoming Gay People
Is the Catholic Church changing its attitude to same-sex relations? No, according to the cardinal we spoke to.
Sally Hayden
10.24.14
united states

Some US Victims of Forced Sterilization Are About to Be Compensated — But Most Aren't
US states sterilized more than 60,000 people in the 20th Century, but only North Carolina has passed legislation to compensate victims.
Payton Guion
10.24.14
Europe

Britain's Battle to End Female Genital Mutilation
Recent figures indicate UK's National Health Service treated 1,700 women who had undergone FGM, a practice that local activists are working to stamp out.
Sally Hayden
10.24.14
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