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Queensland Has Updated Its Laws on Anal Sex

The state will remove the word "sodemy" from the Criminal Code and lower the age of consensual anal sex from 18 to 16, in line with the rest of the country.
Angela Skujins
9.16.16
The Sick Day Issue

Sitting Down with a Post-9/11 Whistleblower

Before Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange, or Edward Snowden, there was Thomas Drake.
Ben Makuch
9.16.16
photo story

The Patron Saints of our Supermarkets, in Photos

Day after day, women of all stripes set to work scanning and swiping and putting up with shit from the general public. They are the backbone of our grocery stores, toiling to keep your cupboards full—and their own families fed.
Kina Sai
9.15.16
Health

New Zika study warns of a 'global epidemic’ of birth defects

Two new Zika studies were released this week, one of which made dire predictions about the 'striking magnitude of the association between microcephaly and Zika virus infection.'
Kayla Ruble
9.15.16
News

Why Did South Asians Vote for Brexit?

How come so many British Asians sided with a campaign characterised by bigotry?
Asad Abbasi
9.15.16
Vietnamese Food

Why This Chef Is Taking Vietnamese Food to Another Level in Seattle

Some people thought it was a little bit bold for this chef to open a Vietnamese restaurant that had things like crispy frog legs with lemongrass, chili, and a tamarind dip on the menu.
Javier Cabral
9.15.16
Premieres

Savor the Last Days of Summer with Francis Lung's 'Mother’s Son Vol. II' EP

The luminous new output from the ex-WU LYF bassist's solo project is a welcome dose of off-kilter pop
Andrea Domanick
9.15.16
FUEL
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Dinner Dance: The Calculated Diet of a Ballet Dancer

In the latest episode of FUEL, we follow the diet of ballet dancer Theresa Farrell as she prepares for an upcoming performance.
Holy Shit

Listen to Liam Kenny Cover The Misunderstood Smashing Pumpkins Album ‘Adore’

You can thank us/shank us later.
Noisey Staff
9.15.16
thump news

Skepta Claims 2016 Mercury Prize

The London grime artist beat out Anohni, David Bowie, and more.
Ezra Marcus
9.15.16
San Diego Padres

San Diego GM Suspended, MLB Investigating Padres for Shady Medical Record Keeping

Padres G.M. A.J. Preller got suspended 30 days for his role in a trade with the Red Sox.
Mike Vorkunov
9.15.16
Technology

The US government is recalling Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 over battery explosions

The Consumer Product Safety Commission cited 92 reports of the batteries overheating in the US, including 26 reports of burns and 55 reports of property damage
Noah Kulwin
9.15.16
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