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SURVEILLANCE

This Interactive Map Tracks Our Growing Surveillance State

A new database showcases which areas are investing heavily in surveillance technology, though data remains scarce on how that data is used or abused.
Karl Bode
9.11.19
Games Feature

'Gears 5' Director on His Career of Salvaging Game Development Trainwrecks

A lengthy chat with Rod Fergusson about his long road in games, going from a fixer who helped ship 'Counter-Strike' for Xbox, 'Gears of War,' and 'BioShock Infinite,' to running a studio.
Patrick Klepek
9.11.19
News

Rick Ross Got Extremely High With Bon Iver and Had No Idea Who He Was

"This hippy motherfucker ended up being Justin Vernon of the band Bon Iver."
Drew Schwartz
9.11.19
Film

Here's the Gnarly Story Behind the Head-Smashing Sound Effect in 'Midsommar'

"Oh boy, I need to wash up after that!"
River Donaghey
9.11.19
gun control

He Used to Work at the NRA. Now He’s Shaping Gun Policy at the White House.

Michael Williams also worked for the American Suppressor Association, which represents silencer manufacturers and dealers.
Elizabeth Landers
9.11.19
Politics

A QAnon YouTuber Is Running for Office in Canada

Billy Joyce, the People’s Party of Canada candidate in Cape Breton, vlogs about pedophile rings, Satanism, and the Illuminati.
Mack Lamoureux
9.11.19
Homelessness

Trump Reportedly Wants to Destroy Homeless Camps in California. Officials Say He Doesn’t Have a Clue.

"The president doesn’t seem to have any grasp of the homeless crisis, not only in California, but around the country."
Emma Ockerman
9.11.19
Hacking

The DEA Didn’t Buy Malware From Israel’s Controversial NSO Group Because It Was Too Expensive

Emails between the DEA and NSO obtained by Motherboard explain why the DEA didn't purchase the company's malware in 2014.
Joseph Cox
9.11.19
money-ineq

Uber and Lyft’s Worst Nightmare Is Coming True in California

A newly passed law would require rideshare companies to treat their drivers as employees and provide them with benefits like health insurance.
Brendan O'Connor
Alex Lubben
9.11.19
TV

Apple TV+ Is Rebooting 'Ghostwriter,' Which Makes Zero Sense in 2019

Why ask a ghost questions when you could just ask Siri?
Kristin Corry
9.11.19
labor

Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash Plan to Spend $90 Million to Undo a Law That Protects Their Workers

App-based employees will have to take on Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash in what will surely be a nasty fight.
Edward Ongweso Jr
9.11.19
News

Wait, Rivers Cuomo Got Violently Attacked by an Electric Eel in 2012?

Also, Weezer are going on a big stadium tour with Green Day and Fall Out Boy next summer.
Josh Terry
9.11.19
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