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We Spoke to the 'Blood Rave' Promoters About Their 'Human Blood Shower' Party
Guests are advised not to wear their best outfits, because they're probably going to end up covered in human blood.
Carlton Férment
8.24.15
Premieres

PREMIERE: LA's Line & Circle Shimmer "Like a Statue" in the Moonlight on Their Debut LP
Get a gazey load of the debut LP 'Split Figure' from Line & Circle.
Noisey Staff
8.24.15
Health

Medicine in India: 'Qualified Quacks' and a Baffling Drug Landscape
Medical errors happen everywhere. But in the world's largest democracy, stories of doctors being drunk, using rusty instruments or bicycle pumps during surgery, or ordering unjustified procedures are increasingly common.
Frederik Joelving
8.24.15
Stuff

Why We Need an Alternative History of the 20th Century
John Higgs's new book details the pivotal but underappreciated points in one of history's most important centuries.
Jak Hutchcraft
8.24.15
Stuff

The Best Musical of the Year Is a Hip-Hop Show About Alexander Hamilton
Lin-Manuel Miranda's new Broadway play 'Hamilton: An American Musical' is inventive, educational, and also really, really good.
John Keene
8.24.15
angelfire's revenge

The Internet's Greatest Tyronn Lue Fan Page and the Joys of NBA Angelfire
Basketball Internet is a wonder in 2015. But Basketball Internet v. 0.0, circa 2002, was also great. It also deeply, weirdly, seriously loved Tyronn Lue.
Joseph Swide
8.24.15
middle east

Islamic State Blows Up Ancient Temple in Palmyra
The jihadists detonated explosives in the 2000-year-old Baal Shamin temple, causing significant damage to its interior and collapsing some of its columns.
John Beck
8.24.15
Art

When "Back to School" Means "Back to Clown School"
LA's The Clown School is a modern academy for an ancient art form.
Tanja M. Laden
8.24.15
Longreads Or Whatever

Fugazi on Acid: The Cult of Bardo Pond
The psych-rock vets keep a low profile, but they deserve more shine.
J.R. Moores
8.24.15
big budgets

Can the Dodgers Save Their Season?
The big budget Dodgers recently added Chase Utley. Will it be enough to get them into the playoffs?
Chad Moriyama
8.24.15
Terraform

Earth's Most Customer-Centric Company
A former Amazon employee-turned author and editor imagines the future of work at the Company—the sprawling megacorps where the elusive Customer is always #1.
Kevin Nguyen
8.24.15
Stuff

Documenting Gingers of Color
There's never been a better time to be ginger.
Natasha Culzac
8.24.15
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