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Opinion and Analysis

Justice for Mike Brown Can't Wait for Justice for His Killer Cop
Even if Officer Darren Wilson receives a hefty jail sentence, he should not be the scapegoat nor "bad apple" that lets cops off the hook.
Natasha Lennard
8.21.14
Holy Shit

The Weeknd's Music Video for "Often" Is Him Teleporting Around an Orgy and Somehow Mad Boring
Is there any way to make a video about an orgy more boring? Maybe.
Slava Pastuk
8.21.14
A Few Impressions

I Love William Gay’s ‘The Long Home’
My new favorite writer is William Gay. His writes about a community of backwoods Tennessee characters entangled by geography, blood, competition, greed, love, and vengeance. The thing about Gay is that he’s the strange twin brother of Cormac McCarthy...
James Franco
8.21.14
Stuff

Reasons Why Las Vegas Is the Worst Place Ever
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas—but when you live here, you're stuck cleaning up after all the other people who treat the city like a toilet.
Joie Pena
8.21.14
Words

Warp Records Officially Announces Aphex Twin's New Album 'Syro'
It's being released on September 22nd. No we cannot wait.
THUMP Staff
8.21.14
Internet

Researchers Made a Fake Social Network to Infiltrate China's Internet Censors
It's the first time anyone has had a clear understanding of what China's government censors.
Jason Koebler
8.21.14
earth

It's So Dry in California, the Ground Is Literally Rising
Without the weight of water keeping the ground in place, it's creeping upward “like an uncoiled spring.”
Ben Richmond
8.21.14
defense & security

'Comprehensive' CIA Torture Report Won't Even Name Well-Known Architects of Torture Program
What was meant to be the Senate's definitive account of the CIA's torture program won't contain information already widely reported in the press.
Jason Leopold
8.21.14
#THISISLIVE

This Week in Noisey Canada in 8tracks
Have you missed out on the great content that Noisey Canada has made this week? Listen to this mix while you catch up.
Noisey Canada Staff
8.21.14
Space

NASA's Next Rocket Is So Big, the Sound of It Launching Could Damage Buildings
But small scale acoustic testing is helping make sure that doesn't actually happen.
Amy Shira Teitel
8.21.14
Art

The Future Of Formalist Sculpture May Be 3D Printed
Sculptor Harley Valentine designs abstract forms with a 3D printer and remixes them through specialized photo shoots.
Beckett Mufson
8.21.14
cycling

The Diversity and Decay in Cycling
While cycling's old guard is crumbling, a racially diverse field of upstarts is set to make La Vuelta a Espana the race of the year.
Patrick Redford
8.21.14
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