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How the Islamic State Turned Horrifying Beheadings into Effective Propaganda
The jihadist group's notorious executions not only horrify the West but excite wannabes worldwide who can't wait to get involved.
Simon Cottee
10.7.14
Film

We Saw the World's First Throne Made Out of 'Jerry Maguire' VHS Tapes
The brains behind Maguirewatch built a throne out of their 7,489 copies of Jerry Maguire in Los Angeles in August of this year. It's the first time their whole collection has been together since they started the project.
Julia Prescott
10.7.14
Travel

Flagstaff, Arizona, Is Giving Panhandlers Coupons to Stop Them from Buying Drugs
Flagstaff, Arizona, is trying to combat panhandling by giving homeless people coupon booklets called "Better Bucks." I tried them out to see if they were all they were cracked up to be.
Troy Farah
10.7.14
Toronto

NORTHMIX: Boki
Another face of Downpour Recordings that we can’t get enough of.
Rachael D’Amore
10.7.14
Twitter

Twitter Is Suing the Feds—Why Aren't Google and Facebook?
Other tech companies made their peace with the government back in January—Twitter is fighting it in court.
Jason Koebler
10.7.14
building

The Plan to 3D Print an Entire Estate
House, pool, cabana, carport, and all. Will it work?
DJ Pangburn
10.7.14
Words

Tessier-Ashpool Recordings is the Sci-Fi Label for Our Techno Future
Corporate warfare, industrial espionage, and the novels of William Gibson all play into this singular new label from the Romanian producer Liar.
THUMP Staff
10.7.14
Europe

Russia Celebrates Putin's Birthday With Bizarre Video Tribute, Branded Toilet Paper
While the Russian president retreated to the isolated forests of Siberia for his birthday, Russia's citizens paid tribute with creepy fan art and music videos.
Oscar Webb
10.7.14
Health

Growing Vegetables In Your Body Cavities Is All the Rage
As kids, many of us were warned not to eat apple seeds or cherry pits for fear that we’d wake up one day to find a tree clawing its way out of our stomachs, Alien-style. For an unfortunate few, there may have been something to those urban...
Hilary Pollack
10.7.14
VICE News

The Fight Against Ebola (Part 2)
VICE News learns about one of the main issues perpetuating the outbreak —confusion about the virus itself.
VICE News
10.7.14
Interviews

New Fries Don't Believe In Torontopia
Two of the members of Toronto's No Wave-inspired band talk about not being musical, and being influenced by an old SNL performance.
Brad Casey
10.7.14
Europe

Did a French Intelligence Officer Defect to Al-Qaeda?
A US media report has claimed an American airstrike in Syria targeted a former French intelligence officer who had defected to the terrorist group. But France is not so sure.
Virgile Dall’Armellina
10.7.14
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