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What Does the Police Killing of a Local Drug Lord Mean for Rio de Janeiro?

Taking 'Playboy' out was a significant coup for cops here, but gang culture in Rio's favelas is so deeply rooted that bringing down its most charismatic leaders isn't enough to undermine the grip of violence.
Donna Bowater and Priscilla Moraes
8.18.15
Stuff

'Twenty Years Ahead of the World': Talking to Legendary Performance Artist Penny Arcade

We talked to the one-woman show about five decades of performing, her oral history project Lower East Side Biographies and the need to offer young people a queer, punk-rock, alternative to the mainstream.
Amelia Abraham
8.18.15
Premieres

Dungen Could Be Speaking in Absolute Gibberish but You'll Still Love "Franks Kaktus"

We interviewed the Swedish psych band who speaks in their native tongue, yet is still able to cross language barriers.
Jonah Bayer
8.18.15
Premieres

PREMIERE: Dear Blackwolf's Video for "Style" Invites You to Rumble

The Toronto blues rock band share the visuals for their latest single.
Dean Rosen
8.18.15
Photo

Photos of Greek Christians Crawling to Pray on the Island of Tinos

Every August, pilgrims literally crawl to a holy icon of Virgin Mary that is believed to have healing powers.
Michael Pappas, Words: Melpomeni Maragkidou
8.18.15
Internet

Some Brazen Drug Marketplaces Are Operating on the Normal Web

No Tor required.
Joseph Cox
8.18.15
short circuit

Android One, Google's Cheap Smartphone Program, Is Launching in African Markets

Low-cost smartphones will be available in Nigeria, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Ivory Coast, and Morocco.
Emiko Jozuka
8.18.15
Design

Illuminati Art: Inside the Aesthetics of a Modern Conspiracy

The New World Order may not exist—but that doesn’t mean we wouldn't know what it would look like if it did.
Tanja M. Laden
8.18.15
video

The Unofficial Amiiqo Device Makes Amiibo Piracy Possible

Now you can store data from up to 200 Amiibo on a tiny disc.
Rachel Pick
8.18.15
Interviews

Never Thirsty: A Week in Chicago with Mick Jenkins

The Chicago-via-Huntsville rapper prides himself on his coded yet deliberate message. With his new project 'Wave[s]', the 24-year-old makes a statement, whether he wants to or not.
Dan Hyman
8.18.15
Interviews

Diss Tracks, Depression, and Divorce: An Interview with Hether Fortune of Wax Idols

Male privileged cis-bros, beware. This one's for you.
Bryn Lovitt
8.18.15
the other side of the kaleidoscope

​In Search of Real Football

What do you do when the Premier League begins to feel overtly corporate and lacking in a soul? Go watch a Scottish League 2 match, of course.
Sam Farley
8.18.15
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