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Islamic State

Islamic State Captures Syrian Air Force Base

The militants have adopted a strategy that consists of beating the crap out of someone else's army and then taking all of their stuff.
Ryan Faith
8.25.14
Interviews

J Mascis Can Play the Wimpiest Instruments Without Being a Total Wimp

The Dinosaur Jr. shredder talks about getting acoustic on his solo album.
Joseph Yanick
8.25.14
Art

No Sense Of Scale Is Necessary In Morphological Film "New Nosthetics"

Eva Papamargariti's "New Nosthetics" takes the viewer on a surreal trip through what could be Dali's digitized psyche.
Emerson Rosenthal
8.25.14
Reviews

Humin, an App for Remembering Faces (If You Meet Enough People to Forget Them)

Humin tracks and organizes your real life social interactions based on the data that already exists on your phone.
Ashwin Rodrigues
8.25.14
Internet Exploring

Does Anyone Know This Fucking Genius?

Because he can sing the shit out of some Gnarls Barkley.
Dan Ozzi
8.25.14
#THISISLIVE

Retrospective Reviews: Rush's '2112'

Taking the nerdy shit and teenage angst and making it a charm with their 1976 album.
Greg Bouchard
8.25.14
Health

Separate Ebola Strain Now Discovered in Central Africa Has Already Killed 13

Ebola has killed over 1,400 people in West Africa. There now appears to be a separate outbreak of the disease in the DRC.
Jordan Larson
8.25.14
Photo

Here Are Some Incredible Outtakes From the "Houston Rap" Photo Book

We're thrilled to share ten previously unpublished outtakes from Lance Scott Walker and Peter Beste's stunning photo book, Houston Rap.
Jordan Sowunmi
8.25.14
Art

Envision The Fourth Dimension Inside This LED Hypercube

The 'Hypercube' is mixed media artist Kit Webster's imagining of a real world 4D object.
Beckett Mufson
8.25.14
cincinnati reds

Routine Moments in Baseball History: Ron Oester Grinds Away

The Reds' longtime second baseman puts in a day's work.
Harry Cheadle
8.25.14
News

The UN Told Canada to Stop Detaining Migrants Indefinitely and Without Charge

A commissioner on the UN's Human Rights Working Group on Arbitrary Detention recently took Canada to task for jailing an immigrant for eight years without charge, and called on the country to set a maximum time limit for this type of detainment.
Emma Paling
8.25.14
venezuela

Venezuela Wants to Put Fingerprint Scanners in Grocery Stores

Due to a massive food shortage in Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro has come up with a level-headed solution to ensure that everyone has access to basic goods: electronically fingerprint every shopper in the country.
Amanda Arnold
8.25.14
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