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Politics

The Conservative Leadership Race Has Really Turned Up the Crazy This Week
It’s only Wednesday, folks.
Drew Brown
3.29.17
Crime

What We Know About the Teen Accused of Ambushing Cops in Miami
A 19-year-old has been charged with the shooting attack on two undercovers in a minivan.
Francisco Alvarado
3.29.17
50 states of art

When Is a Cup Not A Cup? When It’s a Political Statement | #50StatesofArt
Meet Ayumi Horie, the Maine potter creating slow activism with handmade crafts.
J.H. Fearless
3.29.17
YouTube

Man Uses Lasers to Carve Bust of Vin Diesel Out of Ham and Cheese
“Ride or die, remember?”
Alex Swerdloff
3.29.17
Drugs

Are We Overlooking Benzo-Related Overdose Deaths?
Over the last decade, the number of opioid ODs involving drugs like Xanax and Valium increased 600 percent in BC.
Rumana D’Souza
3.29.17
50 states of art

Essay: Though Remote, Maine Is Fertile Ground for Contemporary Art | #50StatesofArt
Artist and CMCA Associate Curator Bethany Engstrom weighs in on the art scene in one of the wildest, most remote states on the Eastern Seaboard.
Bethany Engstrom
3.29.17
Sex

I Asked a Porn Star and Cam Girl to Teach Me How to Talk Dirty
My conversations during sex are limited to "yes," "no," and "ow, my phone is poking my butt." But I always wondered if learning the language of lust could help—or just humiliate—me.
Maria Yagoda
3.29.17
50 states of art

Portland's Able Baker Lets Artists Cook Up Their Own Shows | #50StatesofArt
Faced with recent gallery closures within the city, Able Baker Contemporary hopes to thrive by upending the traditional gallery approach.
Charlie Schmidlin
3.29.17
thump news

London's Studio 338 Venue to Reopen This Summer
The club will ring in summer with a series of limited capacity outdoor parties.
Alexander Iadarola
3.29.17
50 states of art

Essay: In Maine, If There's an Artistic Will, Artists Find a Way | #50StatesofArt
Artist and writer Jenna Crowder writes that if artists have good ideas and the passion to get things done, the Maine arts community is incredibly supportive.
Jenna Crowder
3.29.17
mental health

Getting a Doctorate Is Such a Total Beatdown
A new study suggests just how dramatically dispiriting the process of studying for an advanced degree can be.
Jesse Hicks
3.29.17
Premieres

Morast Expertly Synthesize Black, Death, and Doom Metal on 'Ancestral Void'
Stream the imposing debut from these young German upstarts, out 3/31 via Totenmusick and Ván Records
Kim Kelly
3.29.17
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