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Afghanistan

Hospital Guard Kills Three Americans as Foreigners Targeted Again in Afghanistan
Three Americans, including a Chicago doctor, were shot dead at a Kabul hospital after an armed guard turned his gun on them.
Ali M Latifi
4.24.14
Art

Andy Warhol's Forgotten Floppy Disk Art Has Been Found
If you've ever had difficulty opening, say, a .docx file, you can imagine the trouble inherent in retrieving files off of Commodore floppies.
Ben Richmond at Motherboard
4.24.14
armenian genocide

With 'Condolences,' Turkey Is Now Facing Its Own History
Tayyip Erdogan took the unprecedented step of offering his "condolences" to the grandchildren of those massacred in the Armenian genocide.
John Beck
4.24.14
Art

Artist Inspired By London Raves Opens Multimedia Solo Show At New Museum
Hannah Sawtell's work comprises an energy that could only have come from growing up in London raves and the Detroit DJ scene.
Johnny Magdaleno
4.24.14
Cheese

Alpine Kind of High
Alpine style is the OG of cheese genres. It sounds like some sort of kinky sex move that involves one too many right angles, but it’s far more than just some dairy squeezed fresh from the mountainside.
Charlotte Kamin
4.24.14
Words

Update: Electric Zoo May Not Return in 2014
According to reports from the New York Daily News, city officials still have not signed off on a permit that would allow the festival to take place this year.
Elissa Stolman
4.24.14
New music

Emptiness Fills the Black Death Void With Esoteric Yet Fascinating Songwriting
Weird as shit, but also ripping shit
Fred Pessaro
4.24.14
London

Sikh Temples Aren't Just About Eating Free Indian Food
Community is sacrosanct to Sikhs. They are not to be fucked with. That same notion means that they are generous in giving back, especially when it comes to langar, an incredible meal that is free for anyone who wants it.
Tom Jones
4.24.14
Scrapbook

Scrapbook: MØ Flips Through Her Old Photo Albums
From grunge to crust punk to hip-hop to coyly cool Scandi-pop, MØ digs through her old photo albums for the ultimate #TBT charting her music and style evolution.
Kim Taylor Bennett
4.24.14
Last Chance High

Last Chance High (Episode 4)
Crystal runs away from home leaving her mother to fear for the worst.
VICE News
4.24.14
Stuff

Heroin Is the Most Dangerous Way to Increase Your Creativity
A few weeks ago, people on social media, journalists, and commenters freaked out because Damon Albarn said heroin helped his art and was "very agreeable," so we decided to interview a doctor to find if smack can indeed make you make more creative.
Raf Katigbak
4.24.14
News

Escaping Our Depressing Plutocracy with Thomas Piketty
Is the celebrity French economist reinventing the left with his controversial new book, or just hypnotizing us with fantasy while corruption gets worse than ever?
Matt Taylor
4.24.14
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