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If Instagram Ran on Windows 95...
"Instagram.exe" shows how far design has come.
Beckett Mufson
8.1.16
doping

The Drugs Won: The Case for Ending the Sports War on Doping
The fight against performance-enhancing drugs has long been framed as a moral crusade. But some heretics like retired investigator Don Catlin and former USATF exec Doug Logan now contend that the battle is a quagmire, and doing more harm than good.
Patrick Hruby
8.1.16
thump news

This Brooklyn Nightclub Created a Musical Entirely About Ketamine
It's "an immersive, participatory, psychoactive and dissociative spectacle," according to the venue.
David Garber
8.1.16
Gaming

Damn, 'Pokémon Go' Now Has Less Than 2 Stars in the App Store
Players are really not happy they can no longer track nearby pokémon.
Victoria Turk
8.1.16
liga mx

Liga MX Review: 11 goals Allowed in Three Matches. Are Chivas in Crisis?
Chivas just suffered a brutal week in which it lost three games in six days, none of them close. It's not great, but also not nearly as bad as it looks.
Cesar Hernandez
8.1.16
this particular week in baseball

Expensive Relievers, Unavailable Catchers, And More: This Particular Week In Baseball
The trade market for relief pitchers continues to defy reason, the universe continues to defy the Cleveland Indians, and teams get ready to change everything.
Matthew Kory
8.1.16
joe paterno

Original Paterno Statue Sculptors Start Kickstarter to Create New Statue
The original sculptors want to bring a new statue to Penn State.
Sean Newell
8.1.16
videos

Why Gamma Ray Bursts Are the Most Epic of All Apocalyptic Scenarios
Gamma ray bursts: Fine purveyors of existential dread since 1967.
Becky Ferreira
8.1.16
The VICE Guide to Right Now

'The Simpsons' Basically Endorsed Hillary Clinton
Judging by how many people love the show, maybe this is the real reason for Hillary's recent bump in the polls.
Matthew James-Wilson
8.1.16
national geographic

Hawaii Is Getting Bigger Thanks to Lava Flow
Watch the "lava delta" phenomenon in action.
Madison Margolin
8.1.16
Gaming

Is Using Third Party Maps to Find Pokémon Really Cheating?
Come on Niantic, don't be a fun sponge.
Victoria Turk
8.1.16
FIGHTLAND

In the Wake of Karolina: Women's Strawweight Gets Interesting
With Karolina Kowalkiewicz's victory over Rose Namajunas, another twist has been added to the increasingly intriguing saga of the women's strawweight division.
Sarah Kurchak
8.1.16
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