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Is 'The Martian' the Most Important Space Movie Ever Made?

Radio Motherboard discusses the first movie to take a real look at what a Martian settlement might look like.
Jason Koebler
10.9.15
News

Canada’s Terrorism Agency Monitored Protest of Conservative Party Youth Convention

Canada's central terrorism assessment centre monitored partisan gathering in 2012, despite no evidence of violence or destruction. That is weird.
Justin Ling
10.9.15
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A Little Window of Light: How Mechanics Make Meaning in ‘Prison Architect’

Attempting to understand what really matters to the virtual people inside these giant, horrific, interconnected machines.
Carolyn Petit
10.9.15
Tech

The Truth Behind the Viral Videos of Mexican Women Doing Bumps of Cocaine

A private WhatsApp joke turned into a widely circulated clip that made international news—and the woman at the center of it says she lost her job as a result.
Alejandro Mendoza
10.9.15
short circuit

Alibaba Has a New Plan to Familiarize Itself to Westerners

Alibaba is trying to demystify itself for a global audience.
Yiwei Tian
10.9.15
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Pinochet Considered Killing His Own Spy Chief to Cover Up 1976 Washington DC Car-Bombing

Documents released this week described the 1976 bombing that assassinated ex Chilean diplomat Orlando Letelier as the 'only clear case of state-supported terrorism' to occur in the US capital.
Nicolás Ríos
10.9.15
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Watch LA Spoken Word Artist Karen Gibson Roc Light Up the Video for Ibiza Scorcher "Breathe"

The slow-burning track from London producer Ben Hoo is out now on Josh Wink's Ovum imprint.
Michelle Lhooq
10.9.15
COLOMBIA

Matías Aguayo’s RIONEGRO Project Merges Club-Ready Psychedelia with Amazonian Mysticism

Aguayo's new collaborative project shares a new video that's inspired by Yacuruna, who is "both man, jaguar, and serpent."
Thump Colombia
10.9.15
Canada

Where Canada's Three Political Parties Stand on Cybersecurity and Surveillance

Each party has finally addressed how their government would handle—or not handle—data breaches, cyberattacks and surveillance run amok.
Matthew Braga
10.9.15
Seinfeld

Fantasy Football The Costanza Method Way, Week 5

The budding daily fantasy sports scandal proves that finding the right underutilized players is the way to win.
Jesse Farrar
10.9.15
column

As a Muslim, I Am Embarrassed for Canadians Falling for Stephen Harper’s Niqab Ploy

You can't stoke existing xenophobic sentiment for political gain and expect no negative impact.
Sadiya Ansari
10.9.15
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Someone Is Selling Original 1990s Rave Tapes at an Awesome Price

Yes, on actual tapes.
Joshua Glazer
10.9.15
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