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It's Time To Start Taking Justin Bieber Seriously

Justin Bieber's rise through international hate and personal struggle has been majestic.
Ryan Bassil
9.8.15
Europe

The Pope Wants To Make Annulling a Marriage Easier

The most substantial changes to Catholic marriage annulment procedures in centuries again showed Francis' desire for the church to be more merciful to Catholics in difficulty, even as the church continues to not recognize divorce.
Reuters and VICE News
9.8.15
FIGHTLAND

Andrei Arlovski's Improbable Return to Title Contention

Over the weekend, Andrei Arlovski reemerged at the top of UFC’s heavyweight bracket 10 years after capturing his first belt for the promotion in 2005.
Peter Carroll
9.8.15
Premieres

Stream Hot Flash Heat Wave's LP 'Neapolitan'

The San Francisco quartet deliver an indie-pop LP that diarizes their lives and luxuriates in scuzzed up guitars, cheeky hooks, and a ménage à trois or two.
Kim Taylor Bennett
9.8.15
Stuff

Author Patrick deWitt on Booze, Expectations, and Fairy Tales

The author has followed up his wildly successful Western novel, ‘The Sisters Brothers’, with a new book that's basically a mashup of a Wes Anderson movie and ‘Grimm's Fairy Tales’.
Josh Visser
9.8.15
a rose by any other name

Fan Changes His Name to 'Man United Dick'

Ladies, form an orderly queue: he tells us he's single.
David Whelan
9.8.15
News

We Asked an Expert Whether Britain’s Secret Drone Strike in Syria Was Legal

Is the UK following America's lead when it comes to bombing countries it's technically not at war with?
Michael Segalov
9.8.15
Op-Eds

Magister Templi and The Spirit Cabinet Pillage Heavy Metal's Past Without Plagiarizing

“What we’re trying to do is to make Heavy Metal of the Old School kind without it becoming ‘Museum Metal.’”
Dan Lawrence
9.8.15
scams

This Man Sold Counterfeit Vodka Made of Antifreeze to British Nightclubs

When you’re on a barstool a few yards from a disco ball in a fairly posh bar, you generally feel like you know what you’re sipping on. But here’s the thing: maybe you don’t.
Hilary Pollack
9.8.15
Gaming

Unreal Engine 4 Takes 'Zelda' Gaming to the Next Level

Zora's Domain has never looked so glassy.
Beckett Mufson
9.8.15
summer

Matt Williams, Terry Collins, And The Mystery Of Managing

Matt Williams was the National League Manager of the Year in 2014. In 2015, he's getting criticized and kicked around. He didn't get worse. He just has a weird job.
Alexander Goot
9.8.15
The Cult

The Cult: Mika Salo

Mika Salo never won a Formula 1 race. At least that's what the record books will tell you.
Jim Weeks
9.8.15
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