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Tao of Terence

Dennis and Terence McKenna: Parts of an Intellectual Dyad

In 1970, Terence McKenna and his brother, Dennis, traveled to the Colombian Amazon in search of a DMT-containing plant.
Tao Lin
9.2.14
Bad Cop Blotter

Can the Feds Fix Local Police?

The ACLU wants a federal "police czar" to help stop the militarization of law enforcement, but we don't need another cop to tell us the real problem is too many police.
Lucy Steigerwald
9.2.14
Words

Rave Legend Mark Archer On Why Frankie Knuckles Reduces Him To Tears

The Altern-8 rave legend talks us through the house track closest to his heart.
Mark Archer
9.2.14
Stuff

These Activists Swim with Sharks So You'll Stop Killing Them

Paul Wildman and Julie Andersen have been filming themselves swimming with sharks to make people less afraid of them. Sure, they're not teddy bears, but they probably won't eat you unless you really aggravate them.
Shanrah Wakefield
9.2.14
we saw this

Drive Like Jehu, an Organ, and the Classiest Reunion Ever

The most-likely-not-to returns to the most-likely-not-to of places.
Lukas Hodge
9.2.14
africa

The First US Air Strike on Somalia in Months Might Have Killed Al Shabaab's Leader

US officials would not confirm reports that a drone attack had killed Ahmed Abdi Godane. But they did admit he was the target.
Alice Speri
9.2.14
Premieres

Cam Smith's "Mad Crack" Video is a Cinematic Adventure

Bringing back the art of storytelling in music videos by showing you what happens when you take bad drugs.
Adria Young
9.2.14
fruit

Some Athletes Are Trading Meat Protein for Bananas

The image of vegans as limp-wristed, hemp-wearing sissies is long-gone. Some athletes are now forgoing meat as a protein source altogether, preferring to get their power from plants. We spoke to a world champion freerunner who swapped steaks for ten...
Gareth May
9.2.14
Art

Gaze Down At These Country-Sized Clouds Photographed From The ISS

Geophysicist Alexander Gerst has been capturing the thousands-mile-long shadows that trail behind billows from his unique vantage in space.
Zach Sokol
9.2.14
Words

Wanna Party on a Rooftop with Audrey Napoleon, Sean Glass and Total Fitness?

We're throwing a rooftop shindig in Brooklyn, and you're invited.
THUMP Staff
9.2.14
Interviews

Esmé Patterson Speaks for the Women of Your Favorite Pop Songs

The Denver songwriter re-imagines songs like "Eleanor Rigby," "Alison," and "Jolene" from the female perspective.
Noisey Staff
Josiah Hesse
9.2.14
middle east

Video Reportedly Shows Islamic State Beheading of American Journalist Steven Sotloff

The group claims to have beheaded Steven Sotloff in the latest video, which is being circulated to the media by SITE Intelligence Group.
Alice Speri
9.2.14
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