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Nazis

The Nazi Sibling Rivalry That Divided a Town and Created Modern Sportswear

By creating Adidas and Puma, the Dassler Brothers divided both their families and their home town, all while changing sports forever.
Brian Blickenstaff
4.24.17
Make this

5 Easy Recipes to Help You Master Dumplings (Even Soup Dumplings) at Home

We're starting MUNCHIES' Chinese food week with a bang—and a whole lot of dumplings.
Munchies Staff
4.24.17
Travel

The 20th Century Author Who Wrote Queer Stories as American Stories

On the 70th anniversary of her death, we visit Pulitzer Prize winner Willa Cather's childhood home to explore the beauty and tension of her writing about immigrants, women, and the Midwest in the early 20th century.
Katherine Gibbel
4.24.17
Stand Up

Mindfulness and Buddhism Are Tools of the Resistance

Don't mistake my tranquility for apathy.
Adam Brodsky
4.24.17
basic income

Ontario announces basic income pilot project

The province's basic income pilot project will begin late spring 2017 in Hamilton, Thunder Bay and Lindsay
Vanmala Subramaniam
4.24.17
The Festival Harm Reduction Project

Take Our Survey About Drug Use at Canadian Music Festivals

We're looking at what can be done to make summer events safer for everybody—but we need your help.
Max Mertens
4.24.17
free play

A Violent and Dreamlike JRPG Set in the Final-est Frontier: Glitchspace

‘HoloJam’ is a wild, glitchy RPG set in… a very weird place.
Danielle Riendeau
4.24.17
Deep Ass Questions

Black Flag’s 'Damaged' Is an Iconic Record, so Why Isn’t It More Influential?

Did the iconic band's 1981 debut album push hardcore forward or did its delayed release take a toll?
David Anthony
4.24.17
erotic art

[NSFW] Bunny Lee’s Nude Neon Women Don’t Care If You Stare

The Bronx-based artist's submissive subjects are colorful, strong, and unapologetic about their sexuality.
J.H. Fearless
4.24.17
watching the watchers

A London Police Officer Bought Malware That Can Intercept Calls, Steal Emails, And More

It’s not clear whether the malware was for personal or official use.
Joseph Cox
4.24.17
do hold your breath

Exploring the Mysterious Underwater World of Apnea with Champion Vincent Mathieu

Static Apnea is a discipline in which a person holds their breath underwater for as long as possible. We asked Vincent Mathieu – winner of the 2016 Apnea Indoor World Championship​ – to explain the unique challenge that has become his passion.
Vincent Mathieu
4.24.17
LGBTQ

Hundreds Protest in Outrage Against Chechnya's Gay Concentration Camps

As more reports of torture filter out from the repressive Russian republic, protesters in Manchester gathered in solidarity with gay men persecuted by the state.
Zing Tsjeng
4.24.17
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