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Film

How To Make An IRL Ghostbusters Photon Beam
...Well, at least a light painting replica of one. Don't try this on any real ghosts.
Beckett Mufson
9.10.14
Science

When a Dog Becomes a Movie Star, Americans Rabidly Buy That Breed of Dog
People love buying dog breeds that have a Hollywood film on its resume.
Jason Koebler
9.10.14
ferguson

Ferguson Residents Are Still Angry, As Questions Remain and Protests Continue
Ferguson residents called for local officials to resign at a heated city council meeting, and have obstructed a local highway in protest.
Alice Speri
9.10.14
Words

Dorian Concept on the 'Beautiful Failures' Within His Excellent New Album
The Austrian talks limitation, imitation, and chatting with FlyLo on Myspace.
Jemayel Khawaja
9.10.14
Apple

Apple's Getting Closer to Walling Off Its Garden
The company is selling Apple itself, and it wants you to buy as much of it as you can.
Don Melanson
9.10.14
Baseball

Jeff Wilpon Is A Piece of Shit, According to Lawsuit
Mets fire one of their only successful employees for being pregnant and unmarried.
Aaron Gordon
9.10.14
Words

Grilled Meat and Music: The Dirtybird BBQ Serves Up a Successful Event
Warning: Attending a Dirtybird BBQ may induce food comas and booty shaking. (In no particular order.)
Ani Hajderaj
9.10.14
ferguson

‘I've Never Seen Anything Like What I Saw In Ferguson’: VICE News Speaks with a Member of the Amnesty Int'l Delegation to Missouri
Because Amnesty is better known for its human rights advocacy abroad, the group’s Ferguson delegation was widely heralded as the “first of its kind."
Alice Speri
9.10.14
defense & security

The US Has One Good Option: a Trap for ISIS
There aren't necessarily a lot of good strategic options for fighting the Islamic State and the US must choose one among many strategies that aren't particularly great.
Ryan Faith
9.10.14
coffee breaks

Zeds Dead Mix Beer, Bass, Coffee, And Synthesizers at Moogfest
The dudes hit Asheville to experience some of the finer things in life.
David Garber
9.10.14
earth

The Weather Channel Gives a Forecast in the Year 2050: The Outlook? Apocalyptic
That time the UN and the Weather Channel teamed up to produce science fiction.
Brian Merchant
9.10.14
middle east

Deaths of Ahrar al-Sham Leaders Could Shift Dynamics Within the Syrian Insurgency
The mysterious attack, allegedly an explosion, killed Ahrar al-Sham’s leader Hassan Aboud.
Oscar Webb
9.10.14
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