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Weed Week

Growing Weed Is Pretty Bad for the Environment

The problems go way beyond the amount of water and electricity needed for marijuana crops.
James Wilt
4.18.17
When Spies Come Home

Inside the 'Stalkerware' Surveillance Market, Where Ordinary People Tap Each Other's Phones

Surveillance starts at home.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Joseph Cox
4.18.17
Sports

The Curious Case of Baseball's Missing Fastballs

MLB pitchers are throwing fastballs less frequently, as a share of their total pitches, than at any time since we've been counting. Why?
Rian Watt
4.18.17
thump news

Zola Jesus, King Britt, and DJ Premier Added to Moogfest Lineup

They are among the final group of artists to be added to the North Carolina festival's bill.
Alexander Iadarola
4.18.17
Weed Week

A Visual History of the Pot Leaf

The role of cannabis in early religious texts to the botanical renaissance of the Victorian age.
Becky Ferreira
4.18.17
Elections

Why Britain’s Snap Election Is Bad News for Science

Theresa May has a questionable history with science and tech policies, and her leadership might now be extended.
Ben Sullivan
4.18.17
Interviews

Speech Debelle: Comfortable at Last

In the weeks after releasing her third album, the former Mercury Prize winner cooked me dinner and we went in deep about music industry expectations and what it means to live.
Aniefiok Ekpoudom
4.18.17
London Rental Opportunity of the Week

London Rental Opportunity of the Week: We Are Officially Beyond Parody Now

A £350,000 shed! In Bethnal Green!
Joel Golby
4.18.17
VICE News

Millions of Dollars, 18 Candidates, and a Presidential Tweet Lead Up to Georgia’s Special Election

This special election could indicate how Democrats and Republicans will contend with one another in the Trump era.
Alex Lubben
4.18.17
Election 2017

An Idiot's Guide to the Surprise Election Announcement

Charting a course through the confused panic.
Yohann Koshy
4.18.17
pubs

This Pub Chain Could Start Barring People Who Swear

Samuel Smith’s Brewery, which owns 200 pubs across the UK, has issued new guidelines to its staff, instructing them to refuse service to sweary customers.
Daisy Meager
4.18.17
Facebook

Suspected Facebook killer Steve Stephens shoots himself after being spotted by police

Habibah Abass
4.18.17
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