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When It Rains It PLURs: Portraits from Electric Daisy Carnival New York

“I don't want to touch anyone. There’s like a slime, a real new kind of filth on everyone now. We’re elbow to asshole here.”
Chuck Squaregood
6.1.14
TURKEY

Violent Clashes Between Police and Protesters Continue to Rage On in Turkey

On Sunday, footage has emerged of more than a dozen police officers tackling a demonstrator in Ankara.
Liz Fields
6.1.14
Opinion and Analysis

Influential Political Party Is Supporting the NY Gov. Who Stands for Everything It Opposes

The Working Families Party endorsed Democratic New York Governor Andrew Cuomo after pressure from unions and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Ari Paul
6.1.14
Thinkpieces And Shit

Oh No, The Based God's Curse Is Real

Sorry, Kevin Durant, you may be one of the most likable people in sports, but you are now locked in a Lynchian nightmare from which you can’t escape.
Nick Greene
6.1.14
the worst things of all time

Concert PDA Is Not Okay

You wouldn’t fingerbang at a bus stop, so why is being at a concert any different?
Mischa Pearlman
6.1.14
egypt

Witnesses Undermine Egypt's Case Against Al Jazeera Journalists

The Al Jazeera English employees have been held since December and are being tried on charges like doctoring video footage.
John Beck
6.1.14
Politics

White House Defends Prisoner Swap to Free American POW

US officials said the exchange would boost reconciliation efforts with the Taliban, which is key to Afghanistan's security.
Liz Fields
6.1.14
mexico city

Mexico City’s Male Hustlers: Inside the Rough Lives of the ‘Good Vibe Guys’

Male prostitution is a part of city life along a key stretch of Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City’s central, “grand avenue” artery.
Norma Ponce
6.1.14
Stuff

Pornhub Created Graphs Comparing the Masturbation Habits of Americans and Russians

Do good ol' American boys take longer to jizz than Putin's cronies?
Ezra Marcus
6.1.14
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Retrospective Reviews: Gordon Lightfoot's "Summertime Dream"

His twelfth album as a national treasure.
Juliette Jagger
6.1.14
Restaurants

Americans Have Become Too Jaded about the Joys of Dining Out

Leave it to the USA to swing the food pendulum from obsessively, politically picky to compartmentalizing food and nutrition into a gross nutrition drink. It's like an unhealthy, off-balance relationship.
Remy Ayesh
6.1.14
Canada

Can Canada's Likely New Privacy Commissioner Be Trusted to Watch the Watchers?

Former Justice Department lawyer Daniel Therrien raises red flags.
Matthew Braga
6.1.14
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