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'The Julia Page' - New Fiction from Andrew Worthington

Most of the guys wanted Samantha Terry, as I had expected from the start. Initially I was intrigued to hear them vocalize it in a really roundabout way, through games of truth-or-dare and other recess excuses for gossip and disclosure, although...
Andrew Worthington
7.7.14
Stuff

My Return to Weed After Years of Being a Bourgeois Suburban Mom

Could pot help me rediscover the rebellious feeling of my younger days?
Jessica Roake
7.7.14
Science

Space Vegetables Are the Best Hope for Quality Martian Cuisine

Daniel Schubert at the German Aerospace Center is doing research to develop a potential greenhouse colony on Mars.
Nadja Sayej
7.7.14
lady-business

Keep on Writing, Lady Writers. Also, If You Like Contraception, Find a New Place For Your Hobbies

This week in Lady Business, Sarah Ratchford discusses the Supreme Court denying women who want to control their own bodies access to contraception, and a man who blathered for 11,000 words in anger at a young woman's literary success.
Sarah Ratchford
7.7.14
Art

Gorgeous Digital Sculptures Resemble Extraterrestrial Coral Reefs

Andreas Nicolas Fischer's series "Brute Force Method" look like an underwater fantasy world built through Python Script.
Nadja Sayej
7.7.14
Firsties and Faves

Seinabo Sey's Firsties and Faves, Plus "Hard Time" Gets Remixed

Swedish-Gambian singer's second single gets a sparkly summer remix.
Aliza Abarbanel
7.7.14
today in johnny football

Johnny Manziel Rolling Bills in a Vegas Bathroom? Here Come the Media Pitchforks

Sportswriters everywhere are licking their chops. Again.
Tim Ryan
7.7.14
Fashion

Save the World from Shitty Fast Fashion by Supporting 'Sumzine'

Sumzine is about buying less and buying better in a world consumed by fast fashion. We called up publisher Jamie Ortega to talk about the importance of buying sustainable gear and the zine's Kickstarter campaign.
Erica Euse
7.7.14
Portland

Chef Andy Ricker Has Always Been Destined for Greatness

The first line of my first review of Andy Ricker's Portland restaurant, Pok Pok in 2006: "You think you know Thai food, but you don't." It was true then, and it's true now. But I already knew people would surely flock to his doors like a methadone...
Karen Brooks
7.7.14
Tech

This Kid Made an App That Exposes Sellout Politicians

With US politics swimming in so much corporate money that it's pretty much an oligarchy, it can be hard to keep track of all the corruption. Luckily, there's an app for that.
Hannah Ewens
7.7.14
Premieres

Can We Pretend We're Still on Vacation? Here's Beach Day's Video for "Don’t Call Me On The Phone”

The lesson here is don't be a bummer.
Aliza Abarbanel
7.7.14
Photo

Remembering New York’s Downtown Documentarian Nelson Sullivan

Twenty-five years ago this month, on July 4, 1989, video artist Nelson Sullivan suddenly died of a heart attack, leaving behind almost 1,200 hours of footage of the now iconic and heavily romanticized Downtown New York scene.
Emily Colucci
7.7.14
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