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Interviews

Adult Jazz Make Music That's Extraordinary and Strange
There are no adults or jazz involved in this band.
Emma-Lee Moss
8.4.14
Festival

How To Avoid Taking A Shit At A Festival
Festival toilets are gross, but creating your own fecal butt plug isn't as hard as it seems.
Wendy Syfret
8.4.14
Culture

How Sputnik Popularized the Venn Diagram
A quick history of similarities and differences, in honor of the birth of the (sort of) inventor of the Venn diagram.
Becky Ferreira
8.4.14
Photo

Walter Pearce Went to Paris Fashion Week and Did Not Take Pictures of Fashions
These photos from Paris offer an alternative perspective on the spectacle of style.
Matthew Leifheit
8.4.14
Premieres

Nevermind That Other Shit, Here's the Real Action Bronson Single, "Easy Rider"
Finally, a GOOD version of the first single from 'Mr. Wonderful'
Fred Pessaro
8.4.14
machines

The Army's 3D-Printed Food Will Give Soldiers Personalized Meals
The military is experimenting with 3D-printed skin, bombs, and now pizza.
Jordan Pearson
8.4.14
Politics

Gun Rights Advocates Release Open Carry Children's Book
Two members of a Michigan gun-rights advocacy group have written 'My Parents Open Carry,' a book for kids about carrying handguns in public.
Kayla Ruble
8.4.14
Film

Watch A CGI Dragon Evolve Before Your Eyes
This dragon dips in and out of full CGI detail, giving a glimpse of how these majestic mythical creatures are made.
Beckett Mufson
8.4.14
Words

Nightmares on Wax Has Never Looked Back, Until Now
THUMP scores an intimate sit down with George Evelyn, the Warp Records granddaddy and vibe-making visionary.
David Garber
8.4.14
sound

How to Use a Potato Chip Bag to Eavesdrop Through Soundproof Windows
Sound waves on your Lay's can give you away.
Jason Koebler
8.4.14
Sound Builders

This Is What an Underwater Pipe Organ Sounds Like
A special rebroadcast of episode five of season one of Sound Builders, our show about noise.
Brian Anderson
8.4.14
Stuff

Here's Why Republicans Should Not Be Getting Into Burning Man
Tax-hater and Congressional bully Grover Norquist just announced that he's attending Burning Man, which is ironic, because the festival is about as bureaucratic as the US government itself.
Tom Berman
8.4.14
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