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Aldon Smith Arrested Again

Troubled San Francisco 49ers defensive end Aldon Smith is in trouble with the law again.
Joseph Swide
8.7.15
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Autograf's Remix of GRiZ and Talib Kweli is Musical Sativa

IDGAF,TGIF. Pass that shit.
David Garber
8.7.15
Canada

Canadian Students Made This Neat Nanotech Ink to Thwart Counterfeiters

A smartphone camera's flash and some fancy processing algorithms are all that's needed to verify the authenticity of whatever the ink has been applied to.
Matthew Braga
8.7.15
News

The Club Where the Drake Afterparty Shootings Occurred Has a Controversial Safety Record

The owner, Zlatko Starkovski, has long cited safety concerns in his criticism of all-ages EDM shows, yet his club has its own history of violence.
Allison Tierney
8.7.15
Interviews

Lindi Ortega Makes Smart, Soulful Country Music for the NPR Crowd

Listen to "Faded Gloryville," the smooth, clear-eyed new album from the plucky Canadian country singer who's way more Nina Simone than Shania Twain.
Nilina Mason-Campbell
8.7.15
News

Hackers Are Sneaking Into Women's Webcams and Posting the Footage on YouTube

A reminder of the risks women and girls face online.
Jordan Pearson
8.7.15
Europe

London Schoolgirl Who Fled to the Islamic State 'Didn't Know How to Pray'

A note describing how to pray, seen by VICE News, formed part of cache of documents handed to police as evidence that three UK girls had been groomed by IS before traveling to Syria in February.
Ben Ferguson and Ben Bryant
8.7.15
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​Let's Not Shit On Jon Stewart's Legacy With EDM Remixes, OK?

This mash-up is so inept that it threatens to undo decades of good work by Stewart.
THUMP Staff
8.7.15
Design

Solar "Smart Palms" to Power Dubai's Public Places

If you can't beat the heat, at least use it to power your Wi-Fi.
Beckett Mufson
8.7.15
war and conflict

Islamic State Abducts 230 Christians and Sunni Muslims from Strategic Syrian Town

The residents were reportedly kidnapped by IS fighters after the radical insurgents succeeded in taking al-Qaryatain, a town in the central province of Homs.
VICE News
8.7.15
Design

Stay at a Bubble Hotel in the Heart of a Spanish Desert

It's like camping, but better.
Marina Garcia-Vasquez
8.7.15
Internet

The Content Farm That Farms Content About Content Farms

DIGIDAY is sort of like a huge advertisement to advertisers looking to advertise on a content farm that wants to advertise to people who ‘get’ that advertising doesn’t actually work.
carles.buzz
8.7.15
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