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Spike Jonze Directed a Kenzo Commercial That's Better Than 94 Percent of Music Videos Around
'The Leftovers' Margaret Qualley can barely control her limbs in this clip featuring music by Sam Spiegel & Ape Drums. The result is glorious.
Kim Taylor Bennett
8.29.16
Politics

Voter Records Get Hacked a Lot, And You Can Just Buy Them Anyway
The recent hack of two state election databases is small fry compared to others, and voter records are legally available too.
Joseph Cox
8.29.16
Stinky tofu

Hairy, Stinky Tofu Is the Stuff of Smelly Dreams
I went to Kunming, in China’s southwestern Yunnan province, to find the city's famous version of stinky tofu, which turns deliciously sour and moldy after a few days' rest. But don't believe the haters, because stinky tofu doesn’t taste like farts.
Brent Crane
8.29.16
Holy Shit

People Get Naked in the Grocery Store to Seductive Trentemøller Grooves in His New, NSFW Video for “Redefine”
If you can tear yourself away from all of the sensual boob-graffiti and swallowing of raw eggs, you’ll find it’s actually a pretty cool track.
Alfred Maddox
8.29.16
News

Province-Wide Warning About Bootleg Fentanyl in Recreational Drugs Issued in Ontario
With the fentanyl being disguised as prescription pills and entering the MDMA, cocaine, and meth supplies in the province, doing drugs is becoming more dangerous.
Allison Tierney
8.29.16
Scene Reports

El Salvador's Hardcore Scene Is Breaking a Cycle of Violence Without Breaking Its Edge
“Before, every time I heard punk music it was like 'I don't care about the future.' Then I heard Tropiezo and they sang about being rebels—with a cause.”
Beverly Bryan
8.29.16
mlb

Watching the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in Baseball Purgatory
There are only a handful of teams in baseball worse than the Angels, but none of those bummer-squads are quite as dreary, doomed, and limbo-bound.
Robert O'Connell
8.29.16
video

Hacker Shows Us How to Unlock a Laptop Using an NSA-Like Tool
Hacking like the NSA isn’t that hard.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
8.29.16
thump news

Calvin Harris Was the Only Electronic Musician to Win at the VMAs
He took home awards for his collaborations with Rihanna and Disciples, respectively.
Alexander Iadarola
8.29.16
News

A Triple Murder, a Broken Family, and the Long Tail of the Crack Era
In 1991, three people were found brutally executed in a Washington, DC, park. Twenty-five years later, two suspects were finally arrested.
Donovan X. Ramsey
8.29.16
Art

Inside the Burning Man Installation Dedicated to Grief and Transformation
At the center of the 'Śiṣya' is a 16-foot-tall oblique structure where Burners are encouraged to write their own personal stories of loss.
Nathaniel Ainley
8.29.16
relationships

Why Thinking About 'The One that Got Away' Is Ruining Your Relationships
We asked a therapist to help us understand why we fixate on "the one that got away" and what this means for our future relationships.
Leah Carroll
8.29.16
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