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Canada

Space Could Be the Next Battlefield for China and Japan

War in the "fourth battlefield" is just beginning and Japan is leading the way with a new military unit.
Ben Makuch
8.6.14
americas

NYPD's 'Broken Windows' Policing Is the Same Old Stop-and-Frisk

NYPD's "Broken Windows" philosophy has the same effect as stop-and-frisk policy — the disproportionate targeting of blacks and Latinos.
Mary Emily O'Hara
8.6.14
Words

XL before Adele: The beginnings of one of Britain's biggest dance labels

Before Adele and Sigur Rós the London indie was all about the 'ardcore
John Calvert
8.6.14
remix

Watch The 'Mona Lisa' Morph Into 'American Gothic,' Pixel By Pixel

A coding forum organized a competition to see who could remix famous paintings using the color palettes of other iconic art.
Beckett Mufson
8.6.14
Premieres

Fiancé's Hazy "Era" Will Make You Feel Like You Should've Skipped Work and Gone to the Beach

The track comes from the Delaware four-piece's upcoming 'EP1.'
Eric Sundermann
8.6.14
Stuff

The Bizarre and Terrifying Propaganda Art of the Children of God

The Children of God were essentially a communist cult with an "old world" idea of Christianity that recruited new members by fucking them. They still exist today under the moniker Family International.
Blake Butler
8.6.14
robots

If Schools Don't Change, Robots Will Bring On a 'Permanent Underclass': Report

Soon, technical skills won't be enough.
Jason Koebler
8.6.14
News

Government Inaction Has Led to an Independent Database for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

After petitioning the government to open an inquiry into over 1,000 cases of missing and murdered aboriginal women to no avail, a new First Nation run online database aims to kickstart the process.
Tim McSorley
8.6.14
Stuff

Getting Gang Tattoos Removed in East Los Angeles

Homeboy Industries helps former gang members with everything from education to employment. But their most popular service is tattoo removal.
Daniel Ross
8.6.14
News

Vonte Skinner’s Rap Lyrics Were Ruled Inadmissible by the New Jersey Supreme Court

On Monday, a unanimous Supreme Court decided Skinner's “highly prejudicial” rap lyrics should have been inadmissible in court because they “bore a high likelihood of poisoning the jury against the defendant” and ordered a retrial for Skinner. Maybe we...
Lauren Schwartzberg
8.6.14
oaxaca

Oaxaca's All-You-Can-Drink Mezcal Festival Is as Crazy as You'd Expect

For ten days each year, Oaxaca hosts the Feria Nacional del Mezcal festival, which is like Oktoberfest without the dirndls. There, I knocked back more shots of mezcal than I could count, from delicious reposados to cheap swill that tasted like 5...
Cedric Lizotte
8.6.14
Noisey Blog

Montreal: We Are Giving Away Tickets to See Cam'ron

All you need to do is shoot us an email for your chance to see Killa in Montreal.
Noisey Canada Staff
8.6.14
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