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Canada

Anonymous Is Ramping Up Cyber War Rhetoric Against the Islamic State

Anonymous claims it's attacking IS because "clearly they are full of shit."
Ben Makuch and Patrick McGuire
9.4.14
Tech

How to Prepare for Your Digital Afterlife

Working out what to do with someone's online presence has become part of the modern grieving process, but on the whole, we're in denial about our digital legacies. Here's how to clean up the puddle of life you're going to leave online when you expire.
Joe Zadeh
9.4.14
News

Coalition Politicians Aren't the Right People to Be Fighting Scottish Independence

Danny Alexander might have some sound arguments, but no one's going to listen to a Westminster mouthpiece.
Simon Childs
9.4.14
The True Crime Issue

RT to Kill: It’s All Fun and Games Until Someone Tweets a Death Threat

On the night of March 11, a Twitter user stood at a window in downtown LA and took a photo of his rifle, the barrel aimed at what appeared to be a couple of pedestrians standing on a street corner in the distance.
Brian Merchant
9.4.14
Stuff

Scaring People for a Living Will Drive You to Daytime Drinking

Being locked underground all day with the same people led to an uneasy sense of proximity between colleagues. This, coupled with the stress, boredom, and constant drinking, meant that it took little time for members of staff to start fucking each other.
Laurence Rivers, Marta Parszeniew
Laurence Rivers, Collages: Marta Parszeniew
9.4.14
home runs

Justin Turner Hits Home Run After Pretending He Was Hit By Pitch

Justin Turner tried to fake his way on base. Instead, he wound up hitting a home run in a wild game.
Sean Newell
9.4.14
Words

Further Proof That "Deep House" is the Future: Ultra Just Signed Kygo

You know the 23-year-old Norwegian producer is going to be big when both Coldplay and Ultra can't get enough of him.
VICE Thump
9.4.14
News

We Checked In With Bogota's Hunger Striking Matadors

A court ruling has overturned city's 2 year old bullfighting ban, but these guys will believe it when they see it.
Laura Rodriguez Castro
9.4.14
Words

THUMPday Playlist: Flying Lotus, Hot Since 82, The Bug, and More!

THUMP helps you get through the hump of the week with a fresh set of the hottest new tunes
THUMP Staff
9.4.14
al qaeda

Al Qaeda Is Opening a New Branch in India

In a new video, Ayman al-Zawahiri says that "Qaedat al-Jihad in the Indian subcontinent" will operate in India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.
Jason Leopold
9.4.14
Premieres

Listen to Useless Eaters’ New Track "Out in the Night"

Seth Sutton is now in the Bay Area with a new band and an upcoming album on Castle Face.
Tim Scott
9.3.14
Europe

Diego Garcia: Heavy Rain That 'Destroyed' Flight Logs in CIA Rendition Row Wasn't So Heavy

UK government records show month of "bad weather" was in fact exceptionally dry.
Ben Bryant
9.3.14
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