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Holy Shit

This Is What Immortality Looks Like
It's not always such a picnic.
Eve Herold
8.15.16
festivals 2016

The Wisconsinites of Wisconsin's Eaux Claires Festival Weigh in on Wisconsin
We asked attendees at the Bon Iver-curated festival about their personal preferences regarding the state's most famous politicians, beers, quarterbacks and serial killers.
Katie Bain
8.15.16
2016 US election

Trump is losing big with young voters, unlike Europe's right-wingers
Trump's lousy poll numbers among youngsters set him apart from his counterparts across the Atlantic — and could be bad for Republicans in the long term.
Brendan James
8.15.16
rio de janeiro

Rio Officials Want To Silence Boos At The Olympics
Olympic organizers claimed that they wanted to share Rio's sporting culture with the world. They've changed their mind now that they realized that jeering is part of that culture.
Aaron Gordon
8.15.16
FIGHTLAND

Olympic Wrestler Gets Choked Unconscious, Wins Gold Medal
To an illiterate audience, the finish is king even when it's not.
Jeff Harder
8.15.16
Rap

This Beat Box Machine Is for DJs, Rappers, and People Who Can't Beat Box
Let the beat drop.
Madison Margolin
8.15.16
bad ideas

The Cubs, for Reasons Passing Understanding, Play "Smack My Bitch Up" After Aroldis Chapman Inning
How does anyone even have this song at their disposal to play?
Dave Brown
8.15.16
the premier league is back so let's get naked with gary lineker

Gary Lineker and The Portal of Hell: The Premier League Review
Hark, the Premier League has returned! Behold, Gary Lineker’s diabolical knackers!
Will Magee
8.15.16
Rap

What It's Like to Design the Costumes for Baz Luhrmann's 'The Get Down'
Jeriana San Juan discusses how her childhood influenced her designs and what America misunderstands about the origins of hip-hop.
Mitchell Sunderland
8.15.16
Photo

Photos of Fire, Rain, and Dance on the Streets of Salvador
The Brazilian city is both the spirit of Carnival and the 14th most violent city in the world.
Antonello Veneri, Words: Andre Maleronka
8.15.16
Gaming

How SWERY’s Reactive Hypoglycemia Manifests Itself In His Video Games
The Japanese developer was diagnosed with the eating condition in 2015—but it was informing how his games' characters behaved long before then.
Laura Kate Dale
8.15.16
robots

Plate Tectonics Affects How Robots Navigate
Australia, it turns out, is not quite where maps think it is.
Geoff Manaugh
8.15.16
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