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Drugs

Needle Exchanges Are Busier Than Ever Thanks to the Opioid Crisis
Demand has doubled at what is commonly referred to as the largest open-air heroin market on the East Coast.
Aaron Kase
5.12.17
soccer

It Hasn't Gotten Any Easier to Be a Soccer Mom in the NWSL
Aside from the physical and mental challenges that come with getting back to elite form following childbirth, only the few NWSL players who are also on the U.S. national team get benefits like paid leave and childcare.
Howard Megdal
5.12.17
cyber attack

The NHS Has Been Hit By a Ransomware Cyber-Attack
The campaign has encrypted patient data, which won't be unlocked until the ransom is paid.
Mac Hackett
5.12.17
Features

“El Titan” and Heavy Metal in Pablo Escobar’s Medellín
Remembering "the Colombian Bruce Dickinson" who survived the drug wars and inspired a generation of South American metalheads
Alex De Moller
5.12.17
CHEFS

Meet the Michelin-Starred Chef Who Quit to Make Ramen Fried Chicken
“I love the taste of ramen noodles, I could eat them straight from the packet,” admits lauded London chef Elizabeth Haigh.
Daisy Meager
5.12.17
thump news

Catch a Lonely Vibe on Kaytranada and Buddy’s New Collaboration, “Find Me”
It's the latest in a long list of team-ups for the Montreal producer. Could Pharrell be next?
Krystal Rodriguez
5.12.17
Expert Witness with Robert Christgau

Movement and Polyrhythm in Africa: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau
The Dean of American Rock Critics takes on records from Les Amazones d'Afrique, Oumou Sangaré, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and Ibibio Sound Machine.
Alex Robert Ross
Robert Christgau
5.12.17
painting

Mysterious Instagram Artist Makes Hundreds of Alien Glyphs
The Instagram artist known only as Jonas is making hundreds of vividly colored and slowly evolving serial paintings.
DJ Pangburn
5.12.17
Crime

An Edmonton Mom Has Been Charged With Murder After Her Baby Died Of A Meth Overdose
The drug was ingested either orally or anally.
Manisha Krishnan
5.12.17
Pop Art

Weijue Wang’s Plush Pink Boob Sculptures are Deceptively Precious
The artist's 'Boobroom' debuts at StARTup Art Fair in San Francisco.
Kelsey Lannin
5.12.17
sculpture

3D Printed Sci-Fi Sculptures Imagine Our Shiny Insect Future
Belgian artist Nick Ervinck references history to imagine the future in a series of 3D-printed sculptures.
Andrew Salomone
5.12.17
Creators

Japanese Artist Builds Full-Scale Replica of Home Hit by Hurricane Katrina
Artist Takashi Horisaki made a replica of a condemned Lower Ninth Ward house to highlight racial tension and economic disparity.
DJ Pangbum
5.12.17
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