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Rat in a Cage: Legalized Weed Has Been Awkward for Colorado's Governor
During a recent hour-long interview on the subject of marijuana with Katie Couric at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper laid out the details of his upcoming PSA, an anti-pot campaign titled "Don't Be A Lab Rat."
Josiah M. Hesse
Josiah Hesse
7.14.14
Opinion and Analysis

The Obama Administration's 'Transparency' Is Meaningless
With a terrible notion of transparency, this is indeed the most transparent presidency in history. But banal data covers up the real issues.
Natasha Lennard
7.14.14
Bad Cop Blotter

Everyone Supports Medical Marijuana, So Stop Prosecuting People for Growing and Smoking
Every time we take two steps toward finally ending the war on drugs, we take one step back—it’s still far too easy to come across stories of horrific injustices.
Lucy Steigerwald
7.14.14
Words

Mobbed by Teenagers While Eating M&Ms: An Interview with Hardwell
Producing deep house, fending off the superfans and Skyping with Tiësto... the life of the world's top DJ is totally normal.
VICE Thump
7.14.14
weight gain

Ramadan Is Tough for Muslims with Eating Disorders
For Muslims suffering from eating disorders, this sacred time of fasting is the only month they can get away with starving themselves because not only is not-eating enabled, it is rewarded. I know this firsthand.
Safy-Hallan Farah
7.14.14
Film

Meet The Filmmaker Behind Unreal Hyperlapse Tours Of Barcelona And Other Cities
"Barcelona GO!" creator Rob Whitworth talked to us about the stunning worlds of his timelapse 'city portraits.'
Beckett Mufson
7.14.14
war and conflict

Thousands of Palestinians Flee Northern Gaza Ahead of Intensified Israeli Air Strikes
Around 4,000 refugees escaped Gaza's northern border region after Israel warned it was ramping up its bombing campaign in the area.
Dylan Collins
7.14.14
Politics

The Jalapeño Grinding Experiment That Nearly Caused the 'Sriracha Apocalypse'
That time a kitchen lab experiment nearly shut down the world's most popular sriracha hot sauce company.
Jason Koebler
7.14.14
megg mogg and owl

Payday
The welfare money came in, so everyone's buying midnight candy bars.
Simon Hanselmann
7.14.14
News

A New Twitterbot Is Tracking the Canadian Government’s Wikipedia Edits
Your tax dollars are going towards people who make incredibly inane edits to Wikipedia articles on a regular basis.
Patrick McGuire
7.14.14
Words

Hear Cassius Select Transform a Tuff Sherm Original
The Australian duo deconstructs new Plastic World Remix EP.
THUMP Australia
Simon Winkler
7.14.14
New music

Kate Nash's New Video "She Rules" Is the Perfect Birthday Extravaganza Keepsake for Kate Nash's Friends and Yours
Check out the cool DIY video, along with exclusive commentary from Kate Nash.
Sarina Bloodgood
7.14.14
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