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The People Deserve a Guillotine Emoji
For World Emoji Day on July 17, Lisbon-based artist Carrozo is trying to convince the Unicode Consortium to make a guillotine emoji happen.
The Frighteningly Detailed Diaries of France's Top Executioner
Anatole Deibler kept photographs and "criminal resumés" of his 299 beheadings.
Corporations Need a New Purpose, Say Davos Elites Who Control Corporations
The World Economic Forum is peddling meaningless phrases to distract from capitalism’s legitimacy crisis.
How a Real Class War, Like with Guns, Could Actually Happen
Democrats seem increasingly comfortable with "incivility," while Republicans are more shameless than ever about helping the rich. Where is this going?
The Story Behind the Mysterious Guillotine on a Brooklyn Roof
"I don't know if it can kill, but it can definitely maim," the artist who built it told us.
Olympic Wrestler Gets Choked Unconscious, Wins Gold Medal
To an illiterate audience, the finish is king even when it's not.
The Long History of Severed Heads
I spoke with Francis Larson, author of 'Severed,' to discuss our undying fascination and commodification of decapitated heads.