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In Praise of Training Camp Holdouts

If you ever have a chance to force a billionaire to pay you, take it.
Harry Cheadle
7.25.14
Words

We Spoke to Tom Brown, the Man Behind Lex Records

"We were isolated... musically different to every other label. It felt like each of our jobs were special."
Daniel Montesinos-Donaghy
7.25.14
Interviews

Rx Bandits Were Trying Way Too Hard in High School

The ska-band-turned-prog-rockers have come a long way from their cringeworthy beginnings.
Jonathan Zeller
7.25.14
machines

The Dystopian Wail of Air Raid Sirens

"Take-cover" technologies have always carried discomforting undertones.
Brian Anderson
7.25.14
Stuff

'Sprezzatura' Basically Means You’re Chill But You Give a Shit

Mike Young is a writer of great grace, which is weird because the things he tends to write about are oatmeal muffins, garbage vacuums, robotic butterflies, Ice Cube, and pretty much anything you could find out in the dumpster behind a 7-Eleven in Weed...
Blake Butler
7.25.14
africa

International Arrests Show Women Are Playing an Active Role in Al Shabaab

The FBI has announced the arrest of three women on charges of running a conspiracy to funnel money to the al Qaeda-linked group.
John Dyer
7.25.14
earth

Motorways Are Building Roadside Barriers to Shield Towns from Pollution

But improving air quality isn't the same as actually tackling emissions.
Victoria Turk
7.25.14
News

Tax Breaks Won't Fix Camden, but They Will Break NJ's Economy

Earlier this month, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie stood in a parking lot in Camden—one of America’s poorest and most dangerous cities—and said that it was time for the city to “make its new history.” The cost for that new history: $342 million in...
Peter Moskowitz
7.25.14
Fashion

Wind-Reactive Fabrics Change Color Like A Chameleon

THE UNSEEN's couture collection "air" changes its appearance when faced with environmental stimuli.
Pierre Berthelot Kleck
7.25.14
Munchies

How-To: Make a Michelada with Ty Mitchell

Watch Ty Mitchell, a cowboy from Marfa, Texas, make a michelada, a famous Texan drink. Mix a Mexican beer, tomato juice, lime, and spices, and you’ve got yourself a refreshing desert beverage.
Munchies Staff
7.25.14
Words

How Boards of Canada's Geogaddi Soundtracked Our Post-Millennial Tension

Henning Lahmann looks at one of the Scottish duo's finest albums.
Henning Lahmann
7.25.14
Power

The Army Is 3D Printing Warheads

While homebrew plastic guns make headlines, one of the most powerful and deadly organizations in the world is using the same technology to build better weapons of mass destruction on the cheap.
Jordan Pearson
7.25.14
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