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China's Soccer Fans Are Obsessed with Germany's National Team
Germany is the most popular international soccer team in China. Beyond the immediate visual evidence—hordes of locals walking around in Germany shirts—we know this thanks to a survey conducted at the beginning of this year. I partied with some of the...
Jamie Fullerton
Jamie Fullerton, Photos: Darcy Holdorf
7.8.14
Travel

Making Friends at the World's Hottest Goth Party
Leipzig's Wave-Gotik-Treffen festival attracts about 20,000 steam-punks and metalheads every year. In 2014, the guest list included people with demon wings carved into their backs, and viking guys who like to drink beer out of hollowed-out tusks.
Cyril Marcilhacy
7.8.14
Health

Research Agrees: Get Over Calories
Stanford researchers find no net calorie consumption increase over the past two decades, but a whole lot less activity.
Michael Byrne
7.8.14
Video Games Killed the Radio Star

Mario Kart 8 Isn't About Gunning People to Death and It's Still Fun
It's rare these days that a video game can be just that.
Mike Diver
7.8.14
Breaking News

Apparently Azealia Banks Cancelled a Show Because No One Turned Up
How are we still asking these questions in 2014?
Ryan Bassil
7.8.14
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THUMP Australia
7.8.14
Stuff

TED Talk Parodies Are Now Lamer than TED Talks
We already know the TED Talk tropes, from the aggro-dudes, to the overly maudlin family stories, and the form just endures. Rehashing what's wrong with the lame ones is a waste of everyone's time.
Julia Prescott
7.8.14
Stuff

The UK's Teenage Moped Gangs Have a New Subculture
Hanging out with members of the British "Bikelife" scene in North London.
James Baines, Photos: Chris Bethell
7.8.14
Travel

A Comedian Traveled the Mississippi River on a Jet Ski
Kurt Braunohler is the closest thing we have to a real life Willy Wonka, a whimsical eccentric who uses his resources to better the day of the average citizen in the most ridiculous way possible. In this case, he jet skied down the Mississippi for...
Josh Androsky
7.8.14
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Nowhere Left to Hide: The Interpreters (Part 2)
Despite living under constant danger after loyal service to US forces, Afghan interpreters have been unable to obtain visas necessary for them to leave the country.
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Watch Roland Tings' "Floating on a Salt Lake"
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THUMP Staff
7.8.14
News

Australia has Nowhere to put its Shipment of French Nuclear Waste
Next year France will send 14 tonnes of nuclear waste to Australia. It was plutonium that we sold them and according to international mandates, it's therefore our waste. The only problem is that now the proposed Muckaty storage facility is off, we've...
David Wood
7.8.14
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