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Appalachia

There Was No Roadkill on the Menu at the West Virginia Roadkill Festival

I came to West Virginia to attend the annual West Virginia Roadkill Cook-off and Autumn Harvest Festival in Marlinton, where I expected to feast on freshly run over animals, but what I ended up experiencing was a spectacle for tourists visiting the...
Tom Sherman
10.9.14
africa

Sectarian Violence Flares in the Central African Republic, Killing At Least 12

Heavy fighting in the Central African Republic capital of Bangui has killed at least 12 people, including a UN peacekeeper, in the worst violence since a ceasefire was signed in July.
Benedict Moran
10.9.14
robots

Kids Love Their Robo Pals, After All

Kids even beat robot pets less than their friends.
Stephen Buranyi
10.9.14
Girl Writer

A Woman's Guide to Online Dating for Men

Online dating is rough. My inbox is flooded with messages like “Can I suck a cucumber out of your butt?” and “Biggest dick you’ve sucked?” Here's some advice: Don't be that guy. Follow this guide instead.
Alison Stevenson
10.9.14
Environment

Lego Ends Partnership with Shell after Greenpeace Video Goes Viral

The green group targeted the world’s largest toy maker due to concerns about Shell’s oil exploration in the Arctic and successfully brought to an end a fifty year-old arraignment between the two companies.
Robert S. Eshelman
10.9.14
POP

Is Anyone Here Actually 'All About That Bass'?

We scoured SoundCloud to find out whether Meghan Trainor's body-positive booty jam can actually bring the bassweight.
THUMP Staff
10.9.14
Words

Armand Van Helden's New Remix is Flowing With 90s Rave Nostalgia

The Duck Sauce dude bought Majestic's grimy beat straight into the warehouse.
David Garber
10.9.14
Premieres

Hus Kingpin Teams with Roc Marciano to Go All the Way to the "Playoffs"

Through dirty drums and dusty samples...
Fred Pessaro
10.9.14
Words

Loco Dice Gave tINI a Platform and Now She’s Paying it Forward

The tINI & The Gang boss talks Desolat, playing back-to-back, building underground talent and being ten different tINIs.
Christopher Metler
10.9.14
physics

A New Subatomic Particle Will Help Explain How Atoms Cling Together

Thanks in part to this thing, the atoms in your body don't randomly rip apart.
Jason Koebler
10.9.14
Words

Caribou's Dan Snaith Will Never Fit in, but That's Cool with Him

In constantly moving around the edges, the UK psych-pop-kinda-house maestro has made a space for himself.
Jemayel Khawaja
10.9.14
Words

A Requiem for Crystal Castles, Because They Were Fucking Awesome

To watch Crystal Castles perform live was to watch a throbbing heart open itself raw and baptize you with anarchic glee.
VICE Thump
10.9.14
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