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Listen to Maritime's New Album 'Magnetic Bodies/Maps of Bones'

The Milwaukee four-piece continues to step out of The Promise Ring's shadow on their fifth album.
Tom Mullen
10.12.15
Europe

Facebook Paid Less Tax in the UK Last Year Than the Average British Worker

The internet giant paid just $6,600 in British tax last year after making a pre-tax loss of $43.8 million — helped by distributing $54.4m in share bonuses between its 362 UK employees.
Sally Hayden
10.12.15
Nicaragua

Nacatamales Are the Fatty, Meat-Filled Tamales of Nicaragua

Nacatamal is the Nahuatl, or Aztec, word for meat tamale. It’s the oily, fatty cousin of the Mexican tamal, and the Millón family in Nicaragua has been making them for 50 years.
Clarissa Wei
10.12.15
Scene Reports

No Silver Spoon: Philadelphia's Unforgiving New Wave of Rap Music Embraces the City's Ethos

Meek Mill's rags-to-riches story is one that Philadelphians support, but the city's rap scene goes much deeper. From Lil Uzi Vert to Theodore Grams, we look at the current state of hip-hop in the City of Brotherly Love.
Joe Pitts
10.12.15
News

An Outsourcing Company Director Wants the British Welfare State to Be More Like 'The Sims'

Telling people how much of a drain everyone is on resources definitely wouldn't result in the stigmatization of the vulnerable.
Solomon Hughes
10.12.15
Art

Woven Portraits Break Photography's 2D Limits

To develop layered portraits, David Samuel Stern moves beyond Photoshop.
Andrew Nunes
10.12.15
Politics

How Carly Fiorina's Candidacy Is Helping the Republican Party — Even If She Doesn't Win

Fiorina's recent surge in popularity could prove to be a powerful retort to those who accuse the GOP of waging a war on women.
Olivia Becker
10.12.15
Art

The Secret Life of Pop Art | Monday Insta Illustrator

As Comic Con comes to a close, Greg Guillemin's art reminds us that superheroes are people, too.
Beckett Mufson
10.12.15
Stuff

Infiltrating Drug Cartels Made Me Lose My Faith in Police and the State

Gianfranco Franciosi spent six years helping the Italian police catch international drug traffickers. Now he's broke and scared for his life.
Leonardo Bianchi
10.12.15
Gaming

Why 'The Sims' Have Low Divorce Rates

Because marriage is winning.
Emanuel Maiberg
10.12.15
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Take a Dip with Trax Couture Boss Rushmore's 'Coastal Boogie'

The House of Trax main man's given us an exclusive taster of his upcoming World Series Vol.12 EP on his own Trax Couture imprint.
Josh Baines
10.12.15
Holy Shit

Listen to a New Song by Real Estate's Martin Courtney, "Airport Bar"

His debut solo record 'Many Moons' out October 30.
John Hill
10.12.15
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