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London's Police Database of Extremists Also Includes Politicians and Activists

People caught in the dragnet say the Metropolitan Police's dossiers aren't even that useful.
Joseph Cox
6.16.14
we saw this

Bonnaroo by Numbers: Drugs, Homophobia, and Free Hugs in the Tennessee Heat

How else do you cover something like this?
Maria Murray
6.16.14
Art

Virtual Art Gallery "Panther" Lets You Explore New Exhibitions From Home

New media artist, LaTurbo Avedon created a digital gallery, and we talked to Aoto Oouchi, the first artist to exhibit in the online space.
Benoit Palop
6.16.14
Deliver Us From Evil

Exorcist Revival

The threat of demon possession is something that sounds both exceptionally horrifying and utterly ridiculous.
STAFF
6.16.14
Afghanistan

Elections in Afghanistan (Dispatch 2)

The final round of Afghanistan's presidential elections took place with a relatively low death toll — a quiet kind of victory for nation.
VICE News
6.16.14
Features

Watch This Man Gloriously Insert Himself into Britney Spears’ “Work Bitch” Video

Work, bitch.
Dan Ozzi
6.16.14
middle east

'It’s One Big Conflict Now': Former Ambassador Robert Ford on the Way Forward in Syria and Iraq

America’s last ambassador to Syria made waves when he said he was “no longer in a position where I felt I could defend the American policy.”
Ari Ratner
6.16.14
Travel

Tibetan Yak Butter Tea Is as Chunky as It Sounds

My job as a professional climber and photographer has taken me to some of the most remote regions in the world. When I was asked to join three of my heroes to traverse through Tibet's Changtang plateau, I drank yak butter tea as a sort of hazing...
Jimmy Chin
6.16.14
Longreads Or Whatever

The-Drum Are Building an Amazing Experimental Pop Scene in Chicago Whether They Want to or Not

Working with acts like JODY, The GTW, KIT, and others, The-Drum are spearheading an unlikely movement as they launch a new label, Lo Motion.
Britt Julious
6.16.14
Design

Meet the Architect Who Wants to Build a More Humane Prison

Raphael Sperry is pushing for the shape and technologies of incarceration's future to embrace basic human rights.
Whitney Mallett
6.16.14
Interviews

Jesse Futerman is Bringing Jazz Back

The 22-year old jazz musician talks recording with Haleek Maul and getting recognized by the BBC's Gilles Peterson.
Jesse Ship
6.16.14
News

A Train Full of Flammable Chemicals Quietly Derailed in Sarnia Last Month

Four Suncor supported tanks cars loaded with a flammable and explosive oil product derailed in Sarnia, and the company provided no explanation of the accident to the local community. The incident left residents of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation again...
Colin Graf
6.16.14
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