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Opinion and Analysis

Six Totally Shocking, Crazy, Outrageous Predictions About the War Against the Islamic State

It'll be difficult to separate hype from facts in the new phase of media coverage of things blowing up in and around the Middle East. This may help.
Ryan Faith
9.24.14
News

Meet Denmark's Latest Batch of Extremist Groups

A new report labeled 15 Danish groups as being extremist, but when we talked to them, we found that they're convinced that they're actually fighting extremism.
Andreas Digens
9.24.14
The True Crime Issue

The Face of Camden

The Magnum photographer has always preferred to take pictures “close,” working not by classic fly-on-the-wall documentarian methodology but by getting so up in the action that there’s little chance anything can be lost in the distance between point A...
Gideon Jacobs
9.24.14
americas

A Contraband Crackdown Is Rattling the Border Between Colombia and Venezuela

Colombia's black market for dirt-cheap Venezuelan gasoline and goods has turned the border between the two nations into a high-stakes conflict zone.
Meredith Hoffman
9.23.14
war and conflict

Khorasan Is the Terror Outfit Giving al Qaeda a New Name in Syria

The recent media catch-up on Khorasan, a group that presents as much of a threat as the Islamic State, shows how haphazard public perceptions of al Qaeda remain.
Samuel Oakford
9.23.14
americas

Venezuelan Government Announces Disarmament Plan — Again

Attempting to tackle the world's second-highest homicide rate, Venezuela pledges $47 million to establish centers for voluntarily surrendering firearms.
Olivia Crellin
9.23.14
Words

Argentina's Chancha Via Circuito Brings Birdsong into the Club

Quite possibly the most beautiful thing you will hear all day.
Greg Scruggs
9.23.14
Art

The 'Anonymous Gods' Of Google Street View

A funny thing happens when Google Street View is unable to distinguish statues' faces from humans'.
Beckett Mufson
9.23.14
Canada

We Spoke to a 90-Year-Old Farmer Who Grows Pumpkins the Size of Cows

In honor of the autumnal equinox, we spoke to 90-year-old farmer Adrien Gervais and his sons, who are masters in the art of growing giant pumpkins. We asked them for their expert insight on how to grow a pumpkin the size of a cow.
Hilary Pollack
9.23.14
Words

Here Are the Most Ridiculous Things People Said About Us During #TMP

THUMP Staff
9.23.14
Art

The David Bowie Art Exhibition Finally Makes It To America

A conversation with the curator who had to sift through David Bowie's hoarding.
Annie Zaleski at Noisey
9.23.14
Words

SHADED Goes Back to Cali with Big Poppa

Grab a free download of this dance floor worthy tribute to the King of New York.
SHADED
9.23.14
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