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The Moral Compass Issue

What’s Up, Occupy London?

The Occupy London movement, camped outside St. Paul's Cathedral, recently removed a widely photographed protest banner that read "Capitalism Is Crisis" and replaced it with another declaring "Real Democracy Now."
Milène Larsson, Photo: Henry Langston
1.11.12
Stuff

The Robbed Innocence of the West Memphis Three

A conversation with the filmmakers behind "Paradise Lost: Purgatory," the final chapter in a trilogy about the West Memphis Three.
Sam Osborn
1.11.12
Tech

A Real Bomb's Bomb

This is the most horrifying thing. Ever.
Brian Anderson
1.11.12
News

Brazilians on the Bus

Brazilians have been protesting a hike in the bus fare for weeks. Things came to a head a couple of days ago when angry straphangers set fire to city buses.
Augustine Torres; Photos by Breno Cavalcante
1.11.12
Music

Chunklet to Go Go - Point Your Comedy

I don't take anything seriously. I think if you want to become a musician, and please do, you should decide early on whether you want to be taken sort of seriously, or if you want to have fun.
Ross Morgan w/ Henry Owings & Brian Teasley
1.11.12
Stuff

On Homophobia

Two incidents occurred this week that made me stop skipping, stiffen my wrists, and think as hard as a lesbian erection at a Justin Bieber concert about the state of homophobia.
Bruce LaBruce
1.10.12
Design

UCSD Scientists Build A Light Installation From Bacteria

E.coli is one of the most unexpected energy and light sources we’ve ever seen.
Morgan Poyau
1.10.12
The Children of the Dragon Issue

Cambodian Couture

The Wild West of the East wants to be known for something other than mass murder and landmarks made of human skulls. That's why in November Cambodia hosted its first-ever fashion week.
William Fairman
1.10.12
Motherboard Blog

Murder, Gun Trafficking and Rap Robberies: In Depth with Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s Surreal FBI File

According to the FBI, the Wu was basically the new mob.
Derek Mead
1.10.12
Motherboard Blog

"Why a Great Many Plants Should Be Destroyed"

A friend keeps a "pretty nifty blog":http://oldebaltimorestuff.tumblr.com/ archive of way-olde, weird/sad/interesting articles from our local paper, _The Baltimore Sun_. Today she unveiled a "real true gem":http://oldebaltimorestuff.tumblr.com/post...
Michael Byrne
1.10.12
Stuff

The Brutality Report - Freakouts

A freakout is when you drastically misjudge reality and then you drastically lose your shit. You wanted to do one thing but you did something else and it was bad.
Sam McPheeters
1.10.12
Motherboard Blog

City Life Dulls Your Fear of Animals, and That's Hurting You

From a Times "piece":http://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/05/weekinreview/nov-28-dec-4-a-natural-longing-for-nature.html about "The Biophilia Hypothesis" by Edward O. Wilson, who coined the term biophilia, and Stephen R. Kellert: bq.. According to the...
Videodrome
1.10.12
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