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Between 63 and 273 Million Sharks Are Killed Worldwide Each Year
Around two-third of all known shark species are being fished faster than they can recover.
Derek Mead
3.4.13
Stuff

Catching Up with the City Boy Who Spilled the City's Secrets
And got himself excommunicated from the world of investment banking.
Johannes Niederhauser, Photos: Jake Lewis
3.4.13
Music

Karachi's Best Hip Hop Has Barely Been Heard
You might not expect to find some retro boom-bap shit in the style of DasEFX or Brand Nubian bumping out of trunks in the Bohri Bazaar, but here it is.
Noisey Staff
3.4.13
Sports

Julie Kedzie and the Early Days of Women's MMA
It's been a long time coming for the Indiana native, who started fighting back in 2004, when she was just 23 and women's MMA was barely in its infancy—a freakshow for some, but a world of possibility for a few. We called up Kedzie to ask her what it...
Julie Kedzie as told to Josh Rosenblatt
3.4.13
Film

Hollywood Blockbusters Minus The VFX
Ever wonder what you might be watching if the visual effects industry ceased to exist?
Kevin Holmes
3.4.13
Dogmageddon

Religion Can Ruin Your Heroes
The problem with Jim Miller's comment about gays never being accepted in NFL locker rooms pisses me off not just because it's an asinine way of thinking, but because he's ruined any goodwill I felt about the 2001 Chicago Bears.
Rick Paulas
3.4.13
Motherboard Blog

Florida's Sinkhole Problem Is Just One Part of America's Looming Water Woes
Without innovative water infrastructure, Florida is swallowing itself.
Daniel Stuckey
3.4.13
News

Using Mapping and Twitter to Fight Rape in Syria
Women Under Siege are finding new ways to combat sexual assault in a civil war that is not at all civil.
Leke Sanusi
3.4.13
Music

Akon's Wikipedia Page Is Amazing
I feel confident in saying that Akon has had the most ludicrous career of any R&B artist ever. Since this is the internet and people no longer want to read anything that isn't comprehensively organized, I’ve compiled a list of his career highlights.
Noisey Staff
3.4.13
The Fashion Issue 2013

The Great Lost Expedition Brand
In 1903, during an Arctic mineral-hunting expedition, an geologist by the name of Ben Willis discovered that most clothing doesn’t hold up in 100 mph winds and -60 °F temperatures. Ben returned to New York and started designing garments that could...
John Martin
3.4.13
Stuff

The Oscars Made Joaquin Phoenix Sad
And more gifs from the Grolsch Film Works blog.
Grolsch Film Works
3.4.13
News

The EDL Embarrassed Themselves in Manchester This Weekend
They turned up to be angry and racist but no one really gave a toss.
Thomas Rea, Photos: Chris Bethell
3.4.13
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