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North Africa's World Music Festivals are Twice the Size of Coachella

We traveled to Morocco to visit the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music—an event that attracts over 400,000 people—and learn about Berber culture.
Peter Culshaw
7.25.14
Politics

Why Bitcoin May One Day Split Into Black and White Coins

Forcing regulations on bitcoin could divide the digital currency into two camps: coins that are regulated and managed by a government or central agency, and coins that remain off the books in the crypto Wild West.
Alyssa Hertig
7.25.14
Words

Friendships Just Want You To Grab A Beer And Hit The Dance Floor

Making booty-bouncing bangers and high concept art with Melbourne's Friendships
Rebecca Florence
7.25.14
Features

High Tension’s Karina Utomo Wants to Thrash With Indonesia’s New President

Joko Widodo supports economic reform and Napalm Death.
Karina Utomo
7.25.14
News

Colorado Bankers Are Still Scared of Weed Money

Until the ink is dry on a new federal law, financial types won't touch ganja profits—which only benefits the private security industry.
Josiah M. Hesse
Josiah Hesse
7.25.14
Stuff

A Rigged Indian Casino Karaoke Contest Was the Low Point of My Life

I suddenly hoped that I hadn't gotten too drunk and fucked it all up in the name of protecting my vulnerabilities by shitting on strangers. After all, I was no better than them. I was there too. I did it because I wanted to.
Josh Androsky
7.25.14
Stuff

I Got Pissed with Strangers in Dublin's Biggest Tourist Trap

Temple Bar is depressing circus of drunk tourists puking up five pound pints.
James Nolan
7.25.14
Stuff

An Interview with a Guy Who Can't Sleep Because He Is Afraid of Dying

It sounds funny but it's awful.
Blanca Talavera
7.25.14
bud light living room

Relive Bud Light Digital Dreams: Episode One

We linked up with TJR, Dyro and Dash Berlin when the sun was out by Lake Ontario.
THUMP Canada Staff
7.24.14
Words

Give In Comes Out the Gate Swingin' with a Cover of Claude's "CaliFuture"

and an accompanying video ode to his home state.
Jemayel Khawaja
7.24.14
Ukraine

Battles Rage in Eastern Ukraine as Government in Kiev Collapses

Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced his resignation on Thursday, while explosions echoed through the eastern city of Luhansk.
Harriet Salem
7.24.14
Film

What the Fuck Is Michael Madsen Doing with His Life?

The strange, slow star death of the actor who gave us Mr. Blonde from Reservoir Dogs, and American cinema's last real tough guy.
Clive Martin
7.24.14
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