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Film

The New David Foster Wallace Movie Would Probably Make David Foster Wallace Really Uncomfortable
The film starring Jason Segel and Jesse Eisenberg takes a stab at dramatizing the famously perceptive—and persnickety—literary heavyweight.
Tony Tulathimutte
8.3.15
Festival Season!

Full Moon Fest Brought French Disco (And Sand) to Brooklyn's Buzziest New Venue
The five-year-old boutique festival brought Yelle, Tensnake, Rüfüs Du Sol, and more to the heart of Bushwick.
Michelle Lhooq
8.3.15
Art

New York City Takes Public Art to the Digital Realm
Cultural Affairs Commissioner Tom Finkelpearl takes to Instagram tours to expose public art to a greater audience.
Antwaun Sargent
8.3.15
americas

Women Killed Alongside Mexican Photojournalist Were Tortured and Raped
Three of the four women who were killed along with Ruben Espinosa were assaulted before being shot in the head. Loved ones identified them as friends ranging in ages from 18 to 32, and one 40-year-old house cleaner.
Daniel Hernandez and Rafael Castillo
8.3.15
420 moment

An Owl Got Into a Body of Water; What Happened Next Will Shock You
Wait, what?
Broadly Staff
8.3.15
Philadelphia Eagles

It Looks Like an Eagles Fan Might Have Destroyed HitchBOT
It Looks like an Eagles fan in a Randall Cunningham jersey probably destroyed HitchBOT.
Sean Newell
8.3.15
Europe

Saudi King Cuts Short French Vacation Amid Beach Closure Controversy
The beach re-opened Monday, but angry citizens will hand over a petition with 151,000 signatures protesting the closure on Tuesday, which, of course, is the anniversary of France's abolition of feudalism in 1789.
Pierre-Louis Caron
8.3.15
crime & drugs

Privileged Wives in North Korea Are Apparently Using Meth to Lose Weight
A report suggests that methamphetamine is increasingly becoming a weight loss drug of choice among a select few within North Korea.
Olivia Becker
8.3.15
girls

The Teen Girl World of Girlcon
London's first convention for teenage girls featured feminist art, gender-neutral toilets, and a tribute to Zayn Malik. We went with photographer Steph Wilson to document the scene.
Zing Tsjeng
8.3.15
Art

Decorate Your Walls with Art from the Set of 'Mad Men'
Now your place can look as tasteful as Roger Sterling's office.
Annie Armstrong
8.3.15
dangerous home runs

Kid Hits Home Run Into Windshield as Car Leaves Parking Lot
A youth baseball player hit a home run clear out of the park and into a moving car's windshield.
Sean Newell
8.3.15
News

Post-Merger, AT&T and DirecTV Already Have a Bundle Offer Together
That didn’t take long.
John Wenz
8.3.15
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