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Nardwuar’s Lil Nas X Interview Is the Must-Watch Cultural Event of 2019

The “Old Town Road” singer posted in the interview’s YouTube comments, “sorry learning how to talk in my grill u guys. don’t hate me.”
Josh Terry
5.14.19
tech-features

Who Killed the American Demoscene?

I went to Synchrony, one of the US's last active demoparties, where programmers showcase artistic audiovisual works made in marathon coding sessions.
Daniel Oberhaus
5.14.19
Close To Home
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JJ Johnson Cooks his Pan African Roots

In this episode of Close To Home, Michelle sits down with J.J. Johnson, the James Beard award-winning chef of Henry at Life Hotel in NYC, to talk about the African diaspora’s effects on global cuisine.
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What Art School Kids Looked Like in the Late-90s

Matthew Finn's upcoming book, 'School of Art,' chronicles what all those clothes you're buying on Depop looked like 20 years ago.
Ellis Jones
5.14.19
Entertainment

The New Trailer for 'Midsommar' Looks as Traumatizing as 'Hereditary'

Are they disemboweling a grizzly bear at one point?
River Donaghey
5.14.19
Culture

These Artists Are Rejecting Lazy Stereotypes About Muslim Women

London-based art collective Muslim Sisterhood want to “represent ‘normal’ Muslim girls who aren’t bloggers, fashionistas or Bake Off winners.”
Isaine Blatry
5.14.19
VICE Votes

Political Rallies in the Indian Heartland Are Often Just a Family’s Day Out

We tag along with an 80-member family to know why a collective show of support for their politician of choice is important.
Zeyad Masroor Khan
5.14.19
Features

Pittsburgh's Rap Scene Is Wounded But Optimistic

Following the deaths of two of the city's most prominent exports, Mac Miller and Jimmy Wopo, rappers like Benji. and My Favorite Color are doing their best to pick up the pieces.
Casey Taylor
5.14.19
William Barr

Barr Reportedly Ready to "Investigate the Investigators"

The Attorney General has reportedly tapped a federal prosecutor to review the origins of the investigation of Trump’s ties to Russia.
Greg Walters
5.14.19
Politics

Sargon of Akkad – the YouTuber Who Made Rape Jokes About an MP – Got Milkshaked

The MEP "Milkshaking" meme continues.
Mac Hackett
5.14.19
mexico

Mexico's President Has Been Compared to Trump, but He's Still Incredibly Popular in Mexico

“I used to say I thought López Obrador and Trump were similar in superficial ways. I now think it’s not just superficial,” a former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico said.
Emily Green
5.14.19
WTF

Drunk Man in China Throws up His Tumour and Then Swallows It Back

Fearing that what looked like a long, forked tongue was a body part, the man gulped down a glass of water to put it back inside.
Shamani Joshi
5.14.19
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