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Ukraine

Video Shows a Brawl Erupt in Ukrainian Parliament After Vote to Draw on Military Reserves

Things got ugly after an MP accused members of a rival political party of “killing its citizens.”
Jordan Larson
7.22.14
News

The Internet Is Flooded with Wikipedia Edits Made by Government and Big Oil

We dug up some new examples of corporate and government interests editing Wikipedia, plus we spoke to a developer who has obsessively collected edits from governments and powerful organizations worldwide.
Patrick McGuire
7.22.14
Technology

Your Smartphone Ruined My Dinner

We all know it's rude. But the burning desire to fiddle with your phone during a meal is more than just a dining faux pas. As we ignore our companions we're also ignoring the food itself—just mashing glass screens while we let it go cold.
Nina Joyce
7.22.14
americas

The Smoker's Widow Awarded $23.6 Billion in Compensation Won't Actually Get It

A jury verdict ordered RJ Reynolds to pay the huge sum — but if history is any indication, the company will end up paying far less.
Kayla Ruble
7.22.14
Words

Antipop Consortium's 'Arrhythmia' Was Warp's Jam for an Uneasy Future

"This was still an era where critics and audiences pitted hip-hop against itself."
Daniel Montesinos-Donaghy
7.22.14
Premieres

PEARS Are Your New Favorite NOLA Punk Band

And also a delicious fruit, but also a band.
Noisey Staff
7.22.14
Design

Designers 3D-Printed An Entire Middle Eastern Kingdom

Bahrain, the little island country in the Persian Gulf, gets even smaller with this 1:10,000-scale model.
Zach Sokol
7.22.14
earth

Brazil's Newly Contacted Tribe Already Has the Flu, and It Could Wipe Them Out

Studies have shown that many uncontacted tribes die when they meet the modern world—and this is why.
Jason Koebler
7.22.14
Music

Austin's Music Scene Should Get Less Hetero

Am I saying that your average rock club here would refuse to book a gay artist? Absolutely not. Would it be cool if every couple of weeks some of the dozens of venues in Austin would take it upon themselves to exclusively feature and lift up our LGBT...
Luke Winkie
7.22.14
Words

"For The Love of Weirdness": Why Broadcast's 'The Noise Made By People' Remains Vital

Billy Black looks back on "the untouchable otherness" of a singular pop debut.
Billy Black
7.22.14
Photo

Zak Arctander: Endless Want

If there is a common subject within Zak Arctander’s photographs, it is that of the pursuant gaze, a subject in a relentless search for the often intangible object of its desire. We sat down with Zak to talk about butterflies and being alive.
Kyle Laidig
7.22.14
Premieres

The Black Angels' Video for "The Flop" Is Everything We Love About the Black Angels

The Austin psych rock band releases a new EP today called 'Clear Lake Forest.'
Eric Sundermann
7.22.14
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