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Politics

The Stolen Islands of Chagos

The story of how the US and UK conspired to steal an archipelago, and the oceanographer who is trying to win it back for her people.
Diane Selkirk
10.11.15
Culture

My Mom Claims She Went on a Date with the Dalai Lama but He Couldn't Hit It

In light of his recent statement about a future female Dalai Lama needing to be attractive, I asked my mom for insight on the current Dalai Lama, with whom she says she went on an uncomfortable date when she was 22.
Carrie Shirley
10.11.15
sad mets fan

Mets Fan Calls Mike Francesa and Gets Very Weepy About Matt Harvey

Will from Queens is really upset about the Mets and Matt Harvey.
Sean Newell
10.11.15
Instagram Report

What Musicians Were Wearing and Sharing on Instagram This Week 10/11

Find out what your faves were up to this past week.
Kathy Iandoli
10.11.15
leonard fournette

The NCAA Wasn't Going to Let Leonard Fournette Auction off His Jersey for South Carolina Flood Victims

Leonard Fournette wanted to do a really nice thing for the people of South Carolina, but first let's check with the NCAA to see if it's a violation.
Sean Newell
10.11.15
Afghanistan

US to Make 'Condolence Payments' to Families of Victims in Afghan Hospital Bombing

The Pentagon says it will offer payments to the families of civilians who were killed or injured when a US airstrike hit a Doctors Without Borders hospital last week.
VICE News
10.11.15
Stuff

Tattoo Artists Tell Us About the Weirdest and Worst Ink They've Ever Encountered

There's no such thing as an objectively bad tattoo, just idiots with dumb ideas.
Drew Millard
10.11.15
News

California Passes Strict New Law to Fight Superbugs

The new law will end the use of antibiotics as a way of plumping up farm animals.
Kaleigh Rogers
10.11.15
Booze

Say Amen for the Cannabis-Infused Moonshine of Ghana

I spent a hazy evening in Accra, the capital of Ghana, to partake in the delights of a drink named Amen—a cocktail of marijuana-infused akpeteshie, Sprite, and other “secret” ingredients.
Annie Merkley
10.11.15
middle east

Israeli Airstrikes in the Gaza Strip Kill Pregnant Woman and Her Toddler

The woman and her three-year-old daughter reportedly died when their home collapsed after Israeli aircraft bombed two suspected Hamas weapons manufacturing sites.
VICE News
10.11.15
Art

Now Would Be a Great Time To Get Into Creative JavaScript

Learning p5, a web-based interpretation of Processing, just got even easier to learn with a new series of tutorial videos.
Michael Byrne
10.11.15
Interviews

I Travelled Through All of Europe to Have Frank Carter Tattoo Me

We had a long talk about art, love, and loss.
Paweł Mączewski
10.11.15
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