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middle east

ISIS Militants Sing for Release of Prisoners in Lebanon
Nearly a dozen armed men sit in an unidentified area surrounded by weapons as they call for the closure of Lebanon's largest prison.
Kayla Ruble
6.10.14
Interviews

We Spoke To Jann Arden About Horse Culling
We spoke to the Canadian Icon about the problem facing horses in Alberta, and Justin Bieber.
Slava Pastuk
6.10.14
Ukraine

Sloviansk's 'People’s Mayor' Rumored to Be Detained By Own Forces in Ukraine
Vyacheslav Ponomaryov's absence, reportedly since Monday, is "shocking the DPR," a representative said today.
Harriet Salem
6.10.14
Art

God In The Machine: An Interview With Computers Club Founder Krist Wood
An as-of-yet unparalleled window into the Gesamtkunstwerk of the enigmatic polymath.
Emerson Rosenthal
6.10.14
death

London’s Death Cafes Are Gaining International Popularity
When I headed to my first death cafe, I expected to find myself eating soggy croque monsieurs among goths and depressed old women who wanted to talk about loss.
Anna Codrea-Rado
6.10.14
Thailand

Thai Shrimp Linked to Slave Labor Sold in World's Biggest Stores
Workers in Thailand's fishing industry are reportedly often trafficked and subjected to long hours, low pay, and extreme violence.
Kayla Ruble
6.10.14
guns

The Decades-Long Quest to Build Smarter Guns
We've been trying for years to develop advanced firearms safety tech.
Brian Anderson
6.10.14
skol beats factory reportagens

10 Can’t-Miss Acts at Digital Dreams: Day 2
If you thought day one of Digital Dreams was nuts, just wait until you see our list of can’t-miss acts for day two.
Jesse Champagne
6.10.14
earth

Warren Buffett's $30 Billion Wager on Clean Energy Is One of His Safest Bets Yet
The Oracle of Omaha just casually upped his investment in clean energy to about the size of the entire nation of Latvia's GDP.
Brian Merchant
6.10.14
machines

With Remote Hand-Holding Tech, We Can Touch Each Other Around the World
"It will be as common as making a telephone call or using your webcam.”
Ben Richmond
6.10.14
Words

The Weirdest Boiler Room Sets We've Ever Seen
Animatronic dick masks, guided meditation by elves, and pirate-druid dance parties. Welcome to Boiler Room.
Jemayel Khawaja
6.10.14
Space

It's a Good Thing Early Earth's Magma Oceans Only Melted Half the Planet
A giant collision threatened to "melt the entire planet," but ended up only melting about half of it—and helped form the moon at the same time.
Jason Koebler
6.10.14
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