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[Premiere] VHS Footage Gets Synthesized in Midday Veil's "Cages"
Video artist and psychedelic alchemist Logan Owlbeemoth’s latest work turns Midday Veil’s beautifully Krautrockish electronic jam into an analog-meets-digital odyssey.
DJ Pangburn
9.15.15
POP CULTURE

Young People Tell Us Why They Downloaded the Kylie Jenner App
Kylie Jenner's new app about herself had such a popular debut, it crashed the Apple App Store. Why? We went to teens and twentysomethings looking for answers.
Mitchell Sunderland
9.15.15
Highlights

High School Player Rips Opponent's Helmet off, Hits Him in Head With It
A high school football player in New Jersey ripped off an opponent's helmet and hit him in the head with it.
Sean Newell
9.15.15
Art

Mountains and Skyscrapers Made from Maps and Books
Chinese artist Ji Zhou thinks cities are boring, so he made some of his own.
Beckett Mufson
9.15.15
FIGHTLAND

Louis Smolka – On the Cusp
Hawaiian flyweight Louis Smolka has invested too much in his own hype in the past, but he won’t let it happen again as he prepares for “the biggest fight” of his young career versus Paddy Holohan in Dublin.
Peter Carroll
9.15.15
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My Digital Enemy's Latest Track is Gospel in Go-Go Boots
The Brighton duo is "Looking For Soul" — and they've found it.
Gigen Mammoser
9.15.15
Film

Exploring Bobby Fischer's Maniacal, Racist Genius
The new Hollywood biopic, 'Pawn Sacrifice,' fails to portray the chaotic fuckery of a life lived by Bobby Fischer, the century's greatest chess player and one of American history's most unwieldy oddballs.
Cody Wiewandt
9.15.15
News

Convicted Child Pornographer Held Victims' Email, Facebook Accounts for Ransom
Child abusers don't just use technology to hide their tracks, but to attack as well.
Joseph Cox
9.15.15
News

Meeting the Creator of Manchester's Unauthorized Camp for the Homeless
Because of budget cuts, the "Ark"—built by homeless man Ryan McPhee—is the only emergency homeless shelter in Manchester. Now, the council wants to shut it down.
Fin Murphy
9.15.15
CHEFS

Dale Talde Taught Me How to Be a Lazy Cook
Top Chef alum Dale Talde has shrugged off fancy food and ditched molecular gastronomy, deciding instead to choose his battles more wisely in the kitchen.
JJ Goode
9.15.15
News

Inside the Claustrophobic Underground Caves Where the New Species of Ancient Human Was Discovered
Dr. Marina Elliott is pretty much a real-life Lara Croft, squeezing through a tiny entrance into an underground cave in South Africa to discover the new human ancestor.
Julie Chadwick
9.15.15
americas

Could the Mood in Mexico Be Any More Grim for Tonight’s ‘Shout’ of Independence?
Probably not. Two million Mexicans have entered the ranks of the extremely poor under President Enrique Peña Nieto, who canceled tonight's National Palace gala for Mexico's Independence Day.
Luis Chaparro and Daniel Hernandez
9.15.15
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