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meaningful september baseball

Meaningful September Baseball Is a Beautiful Thing

This is what it feels like to be in a pennant race. Blue Jays fans need to savour the moment.
Andrew Stoeten
9.2.15
melbourne

How A Former NCAA Basketball Player Became The First American In Aussie Rules Football

Three years ago, former college basketball player Jason Holmes had never heard of Aussie Rules Football. Now he's the first American to play in Australia's top professional league, and others may follow.
Gil Griffin
9.2.15
News

Popcorn Time's Era of Lawsuit-Free Piracy Is Over

16 Popcorn Time users are being sued for allegedly streaming a bad movie.
Jason Koebler
9.2.15
News

US Government Settles with Network that Secretly Paid YouTubers to Shill Xboxes

The FTC says you can't plug a brand without disclosure, even on YouTube.
Emanuel Maiberg
9.2.15
Thump

The West Coast Boutique Festival Industry and Mining the Bo-Faux American Dream

A new crop of festivals are catering to California's most fickle archetype—the faux-bohemian.
Jonny Coleman
9.2.15
Environment

For the First Time on Record, Three Category-4 Hurricanes Occurred Simultaneously in the Pacific Ocean

Scientists say warm sea surface temperatures in the Eastern Pacific are fueling an especially active hurricane season.
Rob Verger
9.2.15
Remembering Things

How Kanye West's 'Late Registration' Turned a College Dropout into a Superstar

Ten years after it came out, it's clear 'Late Registration' is the foundation for latter day maximalist Kanye works. Might it even be his best album?
Craig Jenkins
9.2.15
klingande

Klingande Tricked the World into Thinking He’s Swedish

“People come up to me at gigs and start speaking to me in Swedish. I don’t understand anything they’re saying.”
Rebecca Krauss
9.2.15
Film

How Steve Jobs Drew on Myth to Build the Cult of Apple

A new documentary spotlights the spiritualism at work in Jobs's tech empire.
Whitney Mallett
9.2.15
Read

I Asked a Biological Weapons Expert How Far-Fetched Metal Gear Solid’s Genome Soldiers Really Are

Stanford's Dr. Steven Block reveals that Hideo Kojima's PlayStation original was remarkably prescient in its presentation of future troops.
Joe Donnelly
9.2.15
Stuff

Why the Pope’s Patronizing Stance on Abortion Could Still Be a Good Thing

Reducing abortion's stigma can have real, practical benefits for women.
Manisha Krishnan
9.2.15
FIGHTLAND

How Capoeira Honors One of Its Own

A tribute to a great capoeirista and a look at how the Brazilian martial art honors a passing member.
Nick Wong
9.2.15
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