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Meet the New Faces of Queer Kurdish Art Rock
Adir Jan Tekîn is not your typical musician in Berlin. While Turkey has queer performers, including trans diva Bülent Ersoy, a lot of the performers remain closeted. Not him.
Nadja Sayej
5.22.14
prisons

Another Mentally Ill Man Meets a Gruesome Death in Rikers Island Jail
Bradley Ballard, a prisoner at New York’s Rikers Island jail, was found in horrific conditions in his solitary cell in September 2013.
Alice Speri
5.22.14
Internet

The Second Sputnik Is a Heavily Censored Search Engine
The original Sputnik was a leap forward in technology, but the search engine that bears its name is about as regressive it gets.
Jordan Pearson
5.22.14
Premieres

Stream a Track from Alien Whale and Bathe Yourself in Psych-Sludge Stoner Ecstasy
The DIY titan threesome is here to save your ears.
Brad Cohan
5.22.14
videos

Watch the Short Film for Marcel Dettmann's "Seduction" Feat. Emika
“I tried to avoid those Berlin clichés”: Techno producer Marcel Dettman interviews director Parker Ellerman.
Walter W. Wacht
5.22.14
thump video

Santé is Equal Parts Producer, DJ, World Traveler and Party Connoisseur
You already know he’s a house maestro, but were you aware of just how much this guy enjoys a good party?
Christopher Metler
5.22.14
Design

Thanks To NASA, We Now Know What A Global Selfie Looks Like
36,422 photos were turned into a 3.2-gigapixel mosaic, as seen from space.
Zach Sokol
5.22.14
Culture

The More Environmental Disasters a State Suffers, the More Repressive Its Laws
Strict laws may be an adaptation to ecological and existential threats.
Jason Koebler
5.22.14
videos

How LA's Traffic System Got Hijacked
In 2006, a pair of LA traffic engineers hacked traffic lights to cause gridlock as part of a labor protest.
Xavier Aaronson
5.22.14
Los Angeles

Huang's World: Los Angeles, Part 3
Eddie heads to East Los Angeles and links up with LA food truck king Roy Choi to eat corn tortilla tacos and talk about why they've both chosen to live the food life.
Eddie Huang
5.22.14
Los Angeles

Huang's World: Los Angeles, Part 2
In this episode, Eddie spends a Sunday afternoon with the Techniques lowriders club, riding around in their candy-painted cars, enjoying the California sun, and swapping barbecue secrets.
Eddie Huang
5.22.14
Los Angeles

Huang's World: Los Angeles, Part 1
Eddie rolls through Tehrangeles to shop for exorbitantly priced Persian rugs, eat brain and tongue sandwiches, and test out magical saffron ice cream before hitting Little Tehran's most famed hookah spot.
Eddie Huang
5.22.14
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