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Is US Attorney General Eric Holder Ready to Put Wall Street Bankers in Jail?

A fine leveled against Citigroup doesn't hold anyone accountable—it just demonstrates how toothless the government's pursuit of the financial criminals who ruined the economy has been.
Matt Taylor
7.15.14
the inscrutable east

Carmelo Anthony: The Hero with a Thousand Faces

Carmelo Anthony announced his return to the Knicks in a move that once again led to unfair comparisons to LeBron James.
Robert Silverman
7.15.14
Premieres

Protestant Aren't Christian, But Are Ready To Destroy You 'In Thy Name'

Out now and streaming in full for the first time!
Noisey Staff
7.15.14
Invasive species

Eat Giant African Snails Before They Eat Your House

At LAX, customs officials seized 67 giant African snails meant for someone's dinner plate, as they're traditionally eaten in West Africa. US officials fear that these snails will usher in an ecological apocalypse—which means that we should eat them...
Matthew Zuras
7.15.14
Words

Kiesza is Ready to Take the World by Storm

We danced around Brooklyn with the next big thing.
David Garber
7.15.14
Darkness

This Manmade Material Is Nearly as Dark as a Black Hole

Vantablack absorbs 99.6 percent of visible light.
Christine Kewitz
7.15.14
dinosaurs

The Largest Flying Dinosaur Was a Four-Winged Raptor

But it still had nothing on a pterosaur.
Becky Ferreira
7.15.14
News

Two Would-Be Jihadists, Two Very Different Responses from the FBI

Here's the story of two US residents who planned to travel to Syria for love and jihad. They both came under close scrutiny of the FBI and were eventually arrested, and while the Feds gave one of them every available out, the other one wasn't so lucky.
John Knefel
7.15.14
California

The San Jose Police Did Buy a Drone After All

Updated: after repeated requests for records, the San Jose Police has acknowledged that it purchased a drone for its bomb squad.
Shawn Musgrave
7.15.14
Premieres

GRMLN's "Jaded" Is Far Too Sweet to Actually Leave You Feeling Jaded

GRMLN takes a pop punk departure, and it's the sound of someone growing up into a grownup.
Aliza Abarbanel
7.15.14
Interviews

The Juvenile Genius of Weird Al

The 54-year-old spoof artist rides again.
Daniel Kohn
7.15.14
Premieres

Premiere: Watch the New Video From The Posterz to Learn the Only Thing They Know

The Montreal rap trio has released the visuals for their latest video off their upcoming EP.
Noisey Canada Staff
7.15.14
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