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Graffiti

A Couple Defaced a $450,000 Painting, and the Artist Is Fine With It

“What is this shit?” the artist remembers thinking. He soon changed his mind.
Junhyup Kwon
4.14.21
Coinbase

Coinbase Is Going to Make Some Rich People Even Richer Today

The cryptocurrency exchange is expected to go public at $100 billion according to a private valuation, but it's not clear what the company is actually worth.
Edward Ongweso Jr
4.14.21
Games Podcasts

‘Trials of Fire’ Does Small Scale Tactics Right

’Trials of Fire’ blends a roguelike deckbuilder and tactical hex based combat with small maps that don’t feel cramped.
Ricardo Contreras
4.14.21
fart

Man Fined for Farting On Cop Argues Farts Are Protected Forms of Expression

The alleged flatulent was hanging at the park with friends when he was approached by a group of police officers—that’s when things got windy.
Gabriel Geiger
4.14.21
Hacking

Meet the Ransomware Gang Behind One of the Biggest Supply Chain Hacks Ever

A gang nicknamed Cl0p, FIN11, and TA505 has been hacking and extorting hundreds of companies for years.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
4.14.21
Games News

Toilets, Hay Carts, And Talking Goats: Inside the Weird Horror of 'Mundaun'

A conversation with the artist who decided to draw every texture inside of the creepy ‘Mundaun.’
Patrick Klepek
4.14.21
encryption

Hacking Startup 'Azimuth Security' Unlocked the San Bernardino iPhone

Motherboard can confirm a Washington Post report that said Azimuth Security developed the tool used on the San Bernardino iPhone.
Joseph Cox
4.14.21
style

Before and After Photos of People's Post-Lockdown Haircuts

Photographer Chris Bethell documented the first professional haircuts, and dyes the people of Manchester's Northern Quarter have had in four months.
Jamie Clifton
4.14.21
ever given

The Huge Cargo Ship That Blocked the Suez Canal Is Still Stuck – in Legal Limbo

The luckless MS Ever Given, the internet’s favourite cargo ship, has been impounded by Egyptian authorities over a compensation claim worth almost $1 billion.
Matthew Champion
4.14.21
mental health

Grieving Without God: How Atheists Deal with Death

Relying on a supernatural deity to have a plan, the promise of an afterlife, and perhaps even reuniting with deceased loved ones can be comforting for believers—but atheists need to find other ways to cope.
Jamie Valentino
4.14.21
Identity

The White Guy Who Played Apu on ‘The Simpsons’ Is Now Apologising to All Indians

Thank you, don’t come again.
Shamani Joshi
4.14.21
personal finance

‘My Boss Expects Me to Have Career Ambition. Do I Have To?’

Whether you’re working as a cashier or an administrative assistant, everyone is asking where you want to be in five years.
Alison Green
4.14.21
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