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Underappreciated Masterpieces: J. G. Ballard’s 'High Rise'
I was sold on High Rise (1975) after the first ten words: “Later, as he sat on his balcony eating the dog…”
Blake Butler
7.16.14
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Silicon Valley Is Stonewalling Efforts to Amend the Law Imprisoning Hacktivists
"Aaron's Law" would reform the heavy-handed law blamed for Aaron Swartz's death. But tech giants are lobbying to stall reform.
Fruzsina Eordogh
7.16.14
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Airhead Is Now Post-Post Dubstep
The downtempo producer guns for the dance floor on the 'Believe' EP.
Elissa Stolman
7.16.14
africa

The Sahara's Forgotten War (Part 3)
We speak with the Polisario about their increasingly volatile part of the Sahara.
تجربة
7.16.14
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Retrospective Review: Buck 65's 'Talkin' Honkey Blues'
The album didn’t make Buck 65 the greatest rapper in the world but for a moment it brought hope to middle-of-nowhere kids with weird and wild dreams and it brought him into the world.
Brad Casey
7.16.14
World Cup

A World Cup of Broken Ideas
This year’s tournament ended the same way that it started.
Clay Skipper
7.16.14
neurology

One of the Planet's First Predators Was a Lot Dumber Than Its Prey
But who needs brains when you have nightmarish facial claws?
Becky Ferreira
7.16.14
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Meet Catey Shaw: The Rebecca Black of Brooklyn Gentrification
Goodbye Brooklyn.
Dan Ozzi
7.16.14
americas

Hobby Lobby Goes to College: School Uses Religious Exemption to Discriminate Against Transgender Student
A transgender student at George Fox University says he can't get the dorm he wants as the college has an exemption to federal education law.
Mary Emily O'Hara
7.16.14
Opinion and Analysis

One Conscientious Objector at Gitmo Is Great — But It's Not Enough
A nurse at the Guantanamo Bay prison is refusing to force feed prisoners. His lead needs to be followed by other medical personnel there.
Natasha Lennard
7.16.14
Interviews

Sick of It All Say "The Good Old Days are Now"
The fabled NYHC band speaks candidly on politics and becoming wizened hardcore dudes with grace.
Zachary Lipez
7.16.14
Film

Remixed NASA Footage Asks "What if Kubrick Directed The Moon Landing?"
Concept artist Nick Acosta made a mash-up aptly titled "The Apollo 11 Moon Landing, recut to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey"
Beckett Mufson
7.16.14
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