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Features

These Evangelical Twins Want to Make a Bible Video Game That Doesn't Suck
Business-wise, it's not a bad idea.
Emanuel Maiberg
10.9.14
Tech

Are Uber and Lyft Doing Enough to Keep Criminals from Getting Behind the Wheel?
After several high-profile incidents of drivers attacking their passengers, critics are saying that the ridesharing companies skimp on background checks.
Taylor Prewitt
10.9.14
africa

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta in Landmark Court Hearing on Charges of Crimes Against Humanity
Accused of orchestrating ethnic violence after 2007 elections, leader stepped down for one day to avoid being the first sitting head of state to face the International Criminal Court. Technically.
Ruth MacLean
10.9.14
rugby

Brazil's Stairway to Olympic Rugby's Sevens Heaven
The Brazilian women's rugby team is an unlikely contender, but thanks to an influx of cash and legit talent, they're staking a claim as Olympic medal contenders.
Ben Stanley
10.9.14
nba

No, the NBA's New TV Contract Does Not Mean There Will Be a Work Stoppage
Experts predict that the massive TV deal will lead to a lockout or strike in 2016, but that might not be in anybody's best interest.
Jorge Arangure Jr.
10.9.14
The Real

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The Real 'True Detective'?
We went down to Ponchatoula to meet Stuart Murphy and Tom Tedder, two law enforcement officials who helped put these terrible, true events in Ponchatoula's rearview mirro
Stuff

Meet the Graduates of the Harvard of Drag Schools
Vinsantos Defonte runs the most intense drag workshop in New Orleans, if not the entire United States, and her students represent all the flavors of the drag rainbow.
Mason Miller
10.9.14
Fashion

Talking to British Ex-Cons About Quitting Crime
"The second time I went to jail, I was close to home with loved ones on the outside. I even drove past my house on a prison transfer! That was the game changer. I knew from that sentence I was done. No more."
ALEX DE MORA
10.9.14
middle east

Kobane on the Brink as US and UK Warn Airstrikes Won't Save It from Islamic State
The Islamist fighters pushed further into the Syrian Kurdish border city overnight, reportedly bringing in reinforcements from their stronghold in Raqqa.
John Beck and Hannah Strange
10.9.14
Design

London's Driverless Tube Train of the Future
A design for a 2020s tube has been unveiled, but while it will be capable of fully automatic operation, it'll keep the operator for a while.
Victoria Turk
10.9.14
Words

The THUMP Guide to Music Publishing
Go from getting played to getting paid.
Rachel Graham and Joel Fowler
10.9.14
Music

A Fist in the Face of God Presents... Live Evil Mix MMXIV
Nineteen tracks of pure terror to prepare you for next weekend's Live Evil festival.
Dylan Hughes
10.9.14
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