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Politics

The 2016 Election Has Failed the Future

We are living in an unprecedented transitional period, and the election has almost entirely ignored the future.
Derek Mead
10.20.16
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​Kid Icarus in the PMO: Trudeau Has Broken a Massive Promise, But He’s Still Gonna Fly

It's so transparently arrogant that you have to wonder if J Trudz is deliberately trolling us.
Drew Brown
10.20.16
Blue Jays

If Joey Bats and Encarnacion Are Done in Toronto, Blue Jays Fans Sent Them off with Proper Exit

Everyone from fans to teammates wants to see the two sluggers return to Toronto. But both figure to have plenty of suitors as they hit free agency.
John Lott
10.20.16
University of Virginia

Former UVA Wide Receiver Alleges Bullying and Hazing Incidents that "Mimicked Sexual Acts"

Incoming freshman Aidan Howard left the school after he sustained a concussion and orbital bone fracture when he was forced to fight another teammate.
Mike Vorkunov
10.20.16
Technology

Facebook Wants to Change the Way You Make Your Dinner Plans

While Facebook’s social media dominance is unparalleled, unimpeded, and has made Mark Zuckerberg the sixth-richest man in the world, the tech giant is still hungry.
Wyatt Marshall
10.20.16
so sad today

​I Found My Inner Child and She’s a Disaster

I dislike my inner child so much, in fact, that I can't even deal with the words "inner child."
So Sad Today
10.20.16
Photo

Photos and Poetry from Inside a Romanian Prison

Between 2005 and 2008, fashion photographer Cosmin Bumbut visited Aiud prison in central Transylvania to photograph the inmates' daily life.
Răzvan Băltărețu, photos by Cosmin Bumbut
Cosmin Bumbutt
10.20.16
josh brown

Giants Kicker Josh Brown Admitted to Physically and Emotionally Abusing His Wife [UPDATE]

Josh Brown wrote in private journals that he looked at himself as God and his wife as his slave.
Sean Newell
10.20.16
Sex

In Praise of 'Back Burners,' the Lovers That Exist Mostly in Your Head

Whether because of other priorities, another partner, incompatibilities, or simple bad timing, a back-burner relationship is one you know won't work out. But you can't help wondering: What if?
Suzannah Weiss
10.20.16
Gaming

‘Red Dead Redemption 2’ Looks Like My Next Staycation

Rockstar’s pretty good at this world-building thing.
Nicholas Deleon
10.20.16
Culture

Why We Secretly All Love Tom Cruise Despite Our Better Judgment

He's the last of his kind.
Natalia Yanchak
10.20.16
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DJ Shadow Enlists Daedelus for a Remix of 'Entroducing' cut "Mutual Slump"

The Los Angeles beat scene producer gives the melancholy track a dense, slurred take.
Alexander Iadarola
10.20.16
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