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We Asked An Expert if the US Bombing of a Hospital in Afghanistan Was a War Crime
It doesn't seem likely that anyone with a US passport will pay a price for the bombing that killed at least 30 people this month.
Matt Taylor
10.29.15
All in Your Head

Faking Your Death Online Is a Lot Harder Than It Used to Be
In the early days of social media, death’s clammy hand was never far from a user’s shoulder.
Roisin Kiberd
10.29.15
techno

Get a Masterclass in Industrial Music From Adam X
No goths or gravers allowed.
Joshua Glazer
10.29.15
Tipping Point

China's Lifted Its One-Child Policy and Here's What That Means for the Environment
The Chinese Communist Party announced on Thursday that families will be permitted to have two children, which could impact a wide range of environmental issues like carbon emissions, consumer consumption, and traffic.
Matt Smith
10.29.15
Stuff

A Cop Explains How Drunk Idiots Make His Job a Nightmare
Getting spat on, being attacked with stillettos, and breaking up fights is all in a day's work when more than half of all police time is spent trying to deal with boozed-up idiots.
Anonymous police officer
10.29.15
Stuff

I Give Up: Racists Can Have Halloween
Halloween is basically 'The Purge' for racists.
Andray Domise
10.29.15
Design

How to Make the Perfect 'Tron' Siren Costume for Halloween
Kit Quinn is an LA-based professional cosplayer. Here's the lowdown on one of the intricate, handmade costumes she'll be sporting this Halloweekend.
Kit Quinn
10.29.15
americas

Justin Trudeau Is Sticking to His Syrian Refugee Plan Despite Pleas to Slow Down
Prime minister-designate Trudeau says he will bring 25,000 refugees to Canada by year end, air-lifting them if necessary. That probably means they would have to be housed at every air base in the country.
Rachel Browne
10.29.15
thump news

The Kremlin Used The Crystal Method to Soundtrack Drone Footage from Syria
The group says their music was "in no way authorized" for use in the military propaganda film.
Max Pearl
10.29.15
Stuff

I Want Love to Feel Like the Internet
After finding myself watching a stranger masturbate on a live webcam recently, I realized how easy it is to mistake lust for love.
So Sad Today
10.29.15
Design

Pimp My Coffin
Dawg, we put a screen on your casket so you can speak while you sleep.
Pierre Berthelot Kleck
10.29.15
Design

[Premiere] Disappear in a Forest of Lights in 'Epicenter'
The natural and the urban collide in an abandoned Russian factory full of lights.
Anya Tchoupakov
10.29.15
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