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LA's Animal Rights Queen Is Trying to Stop the Police from Killing Dogs

Jill Ryther has an impressive activist résumé, but her main focus right now is to get the LAPD to admit that it shoots dogs too often and needs to train its officers on how to better handle pets.
Brittany Malooly
10.13.14
Environment

Namibia Is Dehorning Rhinos to Combat Rising Poaching

The Namibian government is attempting drastic measures after 14 animals have been killed so far in 2014. It hopes that by selling the horn legally black market sales will collapse.
Robert S. Eshelman
10.13.14
Culture

Hacked Snapchat Website Demands Bitcoin to Talk About Getting Hacked

Snapsaved is willing to talk all about getting hacked, as long as you pay them for it.
Jason Koebler
10.13.14
Words

PJU's "Give It to Me" Brings a Classic Chicago House Track Back to Life

How the London duo got iconic Chicago house vocalist Robert Owens to reinterpret his own track.
VICE Thump
10.13.14
Words

Anamanaguchi Glitched Out Cyndi Lauper

It turns out girls, boys AND video game characters just wanna have fun
THUMP Staff
VICE Thump
10.13.14
Highlights

Iceland Beat Netherlands 2-0 With Volley Blast

Gylfi Sigurdsson leads Iceland over Netherlands with two goals, including this rocket off a set piece.
Sean Newell
10.13.14
Words

Sankeys Ditches Manhattan to Set Up Shop in Brooklyn

The legendary clubbing institution is giving it another go after the closure of their last Manhattan outpost.
Erik Kristman
10.13.14
Europe

Europe Launches Secretive Probe of Migrant Smuggling Networks

The European Union has reportedly launched an investigation that seeks to apprehend migrants and use them to obtain information about illegal smuggling networks.
Melodie Bouchaud
10.13.14
Canada

Big Ag Is Ruining Everyone’s Canadian Thanksgiving

One in eight Canadians is having a bummer Thanksgiving. With food insecurity rampant in Canada, who's to blame? Probably the Big Ag bigwigs who are threatening local farmers and buying out land—and store shelves.
Hilary Pollack
10.13.14
americas

The Growing Use of 'Voiceprint' Passwords Is Another Threat to Your Privacy

Voice activated security measures are booming in surveillance and commerce. But experts say they might not work and could be easily impersonated.
John Dyer
10.13.14
chocolate

Columbus Was a Bastard but at Least He Brought Chocolate to Italy

We all know that Christopher Columbus was genocidal social climber who was instrumental in destroying the indigenous culture of the New World. But on Columbus Day in the Italian town of Modica, the Aztec method of chocolate-making still thrives.
Luke Pyenson
10.13.14
Words

Amsterdam’s Most Legendary Clubs

A history of the venues that shaped nightlife in the Dutch capital, as told by their residents.
Aron Friedman
10.13.14
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