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Art

The History of Butter Sculpture Is Strange, Indeed

The bizarre state fair tradition of butter sculpture began nearly 150 years ago with an Arkansas farm woman who dreamed of becoming a legit artist, carving neoclassical tableaux in cow fat. And yet all we have now is butter busts of 1991-era John...
Matthew Zuras
8.10.14
crime & drugs

Peru's New Cocaine

Some analysts think illegal gold in Peru may be more important — and more dangerous — than cocaine.
Michael Mullady
8.10.14
Behind The Lens

Behind the Lens: Legendary Photographer Danny Clinch on How to Befriend Your Music Idols

All of the tricks of the trade.
Aliza Abarbanel
8.10.14
Stuff

Porn-Set Production Assistants Have the Best Job on Earth

Porn production assistants work with lube, baby wipes, and a Miley Cyrus look-alike for money. They're basically living the dream.
Sophie Saint Thomas
8.10.14
Comics!

Jessica & the Jawbreakers in Cat Added Value

At first Jessica and the Jawbreakers despise the mean, ugly cat who shows up at their music rehearsal, but once he starts playing tunes, they fall for the ugly kitty's artistic soul.
Karl Willis
8.10.14
africa

The Hot Zone: Black Death Returns to Madagascar

We went to Madagascar because the village of Beranimbo had been an epicenter of a black plague outbreak that resulted in nearly 600 cases.
Benjamin Shapiro
8.10.14
americas

The Toronto Police Videotaped Strip Search Chambers During the G20

Surveillance footage of the temporary detention center erected by police to house the G20 detainees “confirms cameras were filming."
Patrick McGuire
8.10.14
The week in GIFS

Those Olivia Wilde Breastfeeding Photos Are No Big Deal

Olivia Wilde posed for photos while breastfeeding her child in a new magazine spread. The internet is freaking out about her side-boob, but really, who cares?
Dave Schilling
8.10.14
nasa

NASA Is Contest-Sourcing Solutions to Its Deepest Problems

From astronaut diets to asteroid detection, the space agency wants your algorithms.
Amy Shira Teitel
8.10.14
Space

The Moon Is Hardly as Cold as It Looks

New observations point to a layer deep under the lunar surface kicking out perpetual warmth, thanks to Earth's gravity.
Michael Byrne
8.10.14
TURKEY

Istanbul's Gentrification Wars

Meet Turkey's anti-gentrification militants: The Revolutionary People's Liberation Front (DKHP/C)
VICE News
8.10.14
Bud Light Platinum

Origins: Spring Awakening Music Festival

Here's how it all began.
THUMP Staff
8.9.14
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