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mlb

Giancarlo Stanton Mashed a Tater Straight into the Goddamn Scoreboard

There may as well be a button that adds a run to the scoreboard, so Giancarlo Stanton can just get that homer up there ASAP.
Liam Daniel Pierce
7.24.16
we saw this

Presidential Death Match: GWAR Rain Blood at The Gathering of the Juggalos

They decapitated a giant robotic Barack Obama, made Hillary and The Donald fight to the death, and covered the crowd in pink fluids. Just another live set from the Virginian metal band.
Nate "Igor" Smith
7.24.16
Gaming

Have We Reached Peak 'Pokémon Go'?

Player retention seems strong, but new downloads are declining quickly in the United States.
Leif Johnson
7.24.16
asia & pacific

Bangladesh police arrest four suspected female militants in cafe attack investigation

The four women, aged 18 to 30, are suspected of plotting a separate attack. Investigators say they found large quantities of grenade-making materials, crude bombs and jihadi books in a house being rented by the women.
VICE News and Reuters
7.24.16
Cookbooks

This Cookbook Will Change Everything You Thought You Knew About Soviet Food

The cuisine of former Soviet countries in Central Asia has long been written off as bland. Food writers Eleanor Ford and Caroline Eden want to change that—starting with the Uzbek rice dish of plov.
Johanna Derry
7.24.16
energy

How Much Energy Could We Really Harvest from an Earthquake?

A lot, it turns out. But not for very long.
Michael Byrne
7.24.16
Stuff

How to Print $250 Million in Fake Money and (Mostly) Get Away With It

Over Goldschlager, the world's self-dubbed best counterfeiter tells us how he got caught, but is still a free man.
Brigitte Noël
7.24.16
Instagram Report

What Musicians Were Wearing and Sharing on Instagram This Week 7/24

Drake has a good heart.
Kathy Iandoli
7.24.16
Rio 2016

IOC Will Not Issue Blanket Ban of Russian Athletes, Leaves Decision to IFs

The decision is not without its stipulations, as the committee has left international federations in charge of whether or not they choose to accept Russian athletes within their sports.
Liam Daniel Pierce
7.24.16
Europe

Munich gunman planned mall attack for one year after visiting school shooting site

Investigators also concluded that 18-year-old Ali Sonboly bought his weapon — a reactivated Glock 17 pistol — on the darknet.
VICE News
7.24.16
Stuff

Do Young People Care About Gentrification?

We interrupted some millennials' $5 coffee to ask if they think about displacing the poor.
Zac Thompson
7.24.16
make

This Cheeseburger-Garnished Bloody Mary Is a Work Of Art

The man who started Milwaukee's epic Bloody Mary garnish wars has gone as far as adding whole fried chickens on top of his Bloodys.
Munchies Staff
7.24.16
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