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Meet the Violent Buddhists Starting Riots in Sri Lanka
On June 15 a violent mob ripped through three neighboring towns in southwestern Sri Lanka. The horde explicitly targeted Muslims, slinging Molotov cocktails, burning bikes, and looting homes and businesses. The instigators were members of an extremist...
Mark Hay
6.27.14
NBA draft

Joel Embiid and Isaiah Austin Join a Long Legacy of NBA Centers Betrayed by Their Bodies
When it comes to NBA centers, bad health is inescapable, even central.
Chris Collision
6.27.14
Festivals 2014

Electrical Storms Hit Glastonbury. Saves everyone from John Newman.
And everything else that happened on Friday
sam wolfson
6.27.14
Power

Bolivia Is Right: There's a Colonial History of "Clockwise"
"Every clock takes a position in a debate about time; every clock is an attempt to shape how people think about time.”
Ben Richmond
6.27.14
Quiz Mania!

QUIZ: Is This a Soccer Player or a Hipster?
Can you wield your #music knowledge and your #sports knowledge to get a GOOOOOOOOL, or will you be getting a red card?
Noisey Staff
6.27.14
Film

Filmmaker Bruce LaBruce Talks About Conservative Gay Culture and Sex in Nursing Homes
"My films question not only the dominant culture, but the gay orthodoxy as well."
Regan Reid
6.27.14
Design

This Installation Is Powered By The Wind From 40 Chinese Cities
Royal College of Art student Jiayu Liu transformed wind into data and then back into the wind that powers this beautiful installation.
Beckett Mufson
6.27.14
we saw this

No Regrets for Our Youth: Schoolboy Q Live in Central Park
More popular than ever, Schoolboy Q soldiers on.
Jeff Rosenthal
6.27.14
Twitter

ISIS's Favorite Hashtag Is a Weapon of War
Twitter pics and retweets have become the modern face paint of war in Iraq.
Ben Makuch
6.27.14
the high post

The NBA Draft: Entertaining As Always
The NBA Draft was a frenzy of storylines and activity. Here's a look back at some of the best parts.
Alex Wong
6.27.14
Internet

The Virtual Sun Is Finally Setting
The digital sun that has for so long cast its shadows on the objects that comprise our virtual world is finally setting.
Claire L. Evans
6.27.14
Power

A Blimp Flew Over the NSA in the Name of Surveillance Reform
That's one way to get people's attention.
Jason Koebler
6.27.14
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