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Words

It's All About How You Freak It: A Conversation with Pursuit Grooves

Vanese Smith talks about rapping over 12" instrumentals, gender and caverns of reverb.
Brendan Arnott
6.19.14
Words

Pop Stars vs. EDM Stars, What's The Difference?

Evaluating the scene staples, female trail blazers and viral sensations of both worlds.
Kathryn Kyte
6.19.14
News

Britain's Upper Classes Are Less Likely to Be Busted for Drugs

Thanks to a focus on statistics, London cops have taken to making easy arrests for marijuana possession, and a lack of real engagement with the communities they police has made officers disconnected from the poor people who get stopped and searched.
Max Daly
Max Daly, Photos: Tom Johnson
6.19.14
jersey design gone right

Charlotte Hornets Unveil New Uniforms and They Are a Delight

Particularly stunning is the road jersey, a purple-and-teal piece with an homage to the classic pinstripes on the sides.
Sean Highkin
6.19.14
Opinion and Analysis

SCOTUS Rules to Protect Whistleblowing, yet Whistleblowers Aren’t Safe

The court rules that testimony is protected from job retaliation — but retaliation from the state is as intimidating as ever.
Natasha Lennard
6.19.14
Europe

'Hunger King' Art Installation Gives Cash to the Homeless

Artist Jani Leinonen built a replica of a fast food chain in Budapest to highlight Hungary's issue with homelessness and inequality.
Olivia Becker
6.19.14
Film

Planetary Panorama Offers 360° View Of The Starry Cosmos

Vincent Brady made this amazing space timelapse "On the cold, dark, sleepless nights under awe-spiring skies."
Zach Sokol
6.19.14
crime & drugs

Discovery of Mass Grave in Mexico Casts Doubt on Country’s Shifting Number of Missing

At least 31 bodies have been found in a mass grave in a remote ranch in Veracruz state on Mexico’s Gulf Coast.
Rafael Castillo
6.19.14
Fashion

Teenage Romanian Girls Dress Better Than You

I went to a prom held by an elite high school in Romania and chatted with the girls about their dresses and their plans for the future.
Ioana Moldoveanu
Ioana
6.19.14
Culture

Yo, There's Value in an App That Saves You Time

People invest in things that are useful. Get over it.
Jason Koebler
6.19.14
World Cup

Colombian National Team's Goal-Celebration Is Our Favorite Thing

There's nothing not to like about the Colombian soccer team breaking out some fancy footwork.
Jake Steinberg
6.19.14
Science

Ocean Plastic Is Home to a Surpisingly Large Variety of Life

The world's oceans are turning into hellish plastic-filled soups, and organisms large, small, and even way down deep are finding themselves inundated with pollution.
Derek Mead
6.19.14
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