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Books

This Gigantic Word Search Contains Every Single Word Jorge Luis Borges Wrote

An exclusive look at the installation "Borges Library," by algorithmic artist and theorist Daniel Temkin and writer and artist Rony Maltz.
DJ Pangburn
9.15.14
Opinion and Analysis

A Gang Rape in Afghanistan Is Exploited for Political Theater

An Afghan appeals court upheld death sentences today for five men convicted of brutal gang rapes. But the trials had little to do with justice for the victims.
Gary Owen
9.15.14
Bad Cop Blotter

Anonymous Border Patrol Agents Keep Killing People

US Customs and Border Protection agents have killed 46 people since 2005. None have gone to jail, and we don't even know most of their names.
Lucy Steigerwald
9.15.14
middle east

Violence and Kidnappings Lead UN to Relocate Golan Heights Peacekeepers

UNDOF has faced attacks from militant groups in recent weeks, particularly after Islamists captured the vital Quneitra border crossing with Israel on August 27.
Samuel Oakford
9.15.14
Words

This Doorly Remix of Milk & Sugar w/ Barbara Tucker is Legit

House music will never die.
Jemayel Khawaja
9.15.14
Gaming

Minecraft's Loyal Community Bids Farewell To Notch

In the wake of Mojang's sale to Microsoft for $2.5 billion, Minecraft's fans pay homage to its creator in the only way they know how—with pixelated brick art..
Beckett Mufson
9.15.14
New York

The Cool Breeze of the Hottest August in Recorded History

The warmest August in recorded history felt to me like a breezy afternoon in the middle of fall.
Brian Merchant
9.15.14
Words

Prepare to be Mesmerized by Joe Mesmar

Montreal’s latest techno export makes his way into Europe.
Ani Hajderaj
9.15.14
Words

Crate Expectations: Audiofly

How a Native sweat lodge created the duo’s favourite track “Blue Man.”
Audiofly
9.15.14
riot fest

Riot Fest Day Three: Small Bands Getting a Big Shot

Oh, and also Weezer.
Dan Ozzi
9.15.14
Words

Garmiani's Dim Mak x TomorrowWorld Mix is Far Too Much Rage for a Monday

But we're bumpin' it anyway because we're wild like that.
THUMP Staff
9.15.14
Internet

The Man Who Envisioned the Internet Before Computers, Without Computers

Decades before even the first microchip, Paul Otlet called for screens at everyone's desk and the creation of a “réseau mondial,” a worldwide network, or web.
Ben Richmond
9.15.14
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