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personhood law

South Carolina Bill Wants to Apply 'Stand Your Ground' Law to Fetuses

A proposed law in South Carolina would effectively grant full constitutional rights to unborn fetuses from the moment of conception.
Olivia Becker
4.26.14
Internet

Why the New Members of the FCC Are About to Kill the Internet

The open internet may soon become a thing of the past as the FCC is one of many agencies that have fallen victim to regulatory capture.
Lee Fang
4.26.14
Stuff

Jennifer Lawrence Is the New Anne Hathaway

Jennifer Lawrence's foul-mouthed, normcore public image made her an American sweetheart loved by both grandmas and horny 14-year-olds, but her girl-next-door persona is starting to make her as unlikable as Anne Hathaway.
R. Richard Wells
4.26.14
Science

How an "Upside-Down" Planet Gave New Insight into Gravitational Lensing

The unique arrangement is opening a new way of looking at dual star systems.
Amy Shira Teitel
4.26.14
Stuff

We Spoke to Deborah Feldman About Her New Memoir 'Exodus'

'Exodus' continues the story Deborah Feldman began in 'Unorthodox' about her escape from the Satmar Hasidic community.
Christina Crawford
4.26.14
Milf Teeth

Everyone Has a Plan Until Death Punches You in the Face

My plan was to write about Drake using a lint roller, but then everything changed.
Sophie Heawood
4.26.14
Best Of The Rest

Best Of The Rest: Every Creepy Wikipedia Article In One Post, Emoji Sweatpants, And Spiders That Are Actually Cute

The week in creativity recapped!
The Creators Project
4.25.14
war and conflict

Ukrainian Troops Confront Eastern Separatists as Russian Troops Mass Along the Border

After two tortured bodies turned up in Sloviansk, Ukrainian officials seemed determined to break the prolonged standoff in eastern Ukraine.
Alice Speri
4.25.14
Food

The Kickstarter That Proves We're Finally Okay With Eating Bugs

Yeah, that's cricket sushi. And a new startup plans to serve it to the masses.
Nick Cox
4.25.14
skol beats factory fotos

No Opening Act. No Other DJ. Armin Only in Toronto

This is what it feels like...
THUMP Canada Staff
4.25.14
Words

Duck Sauce Doesn't Like to Follow the Rules

"We're following the string theory," says A-Trak in this post-Coachella interview.
David Garber
4.25.14
Music

Manipulate Plaid's New Single With This Real Time QWERTY Instrument

Jono Brandel created a web-browser app so you can remix single "Tether" by tapping your keyboard.
Zach Sokol
4.25.14
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