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How a Single Photograph May Be Changing the Way the World Thinks

The photographer who snapped an iconic 9/11 photo explains how a picture of a dead 3-year-old could affect the current refugee crisis in the Mediterranean.
Thomas E. Franklin
9.4.15
americas

Advocates Hail US Court Decision to Grant Undocumented Transgender Immigrant Asylum

Edin Avendano-Hernandez, who was repeatedly raped, beaten, and abused in her native country of Mexico, was granted asylum this week in the US under international torture conventions.
Tess Owen
9.4.15
Amesterdam

This Dutch Family Has Been Pickling Vegetables Longer Than You

For hundreds of years, pickled fruits and vegetables have been staples of harsh, Dutch winters and bitter springtime. One family has managed to out-pickle their competition with this secret recipe.
Cristiana Terwilliger
9.4.15
friendlies

Frenchman Valbuena Scores Beautiful, Curving Free Kick Against Portugal

Portugal falls to France 0-1.
Liam Daniel Pierce
9.4.15
Holy Shit

Beyoncé Turns 34 and Blesses Us with this "Crazy In Love" Remix

BTW, this was on the 'Fifty Shades of Grey' soundtrack so it features plenty heavy breathing.
Kim Taylor Bennett
9.4.15
chicharito

Chicharito's Transfer Breaks Leverkusen's Web Traffic Like Whoa

The man brings clout to an oft-hated club.
Liam Daniel Pierce
9.4.15
Science

We Talked to the Scientist Who Just Discovered the Perfect Penis

Dr. Nicole Prause is the head of the research team that used 3D printed phalluses to find women's ideal penis size. We spoke to her about her findings and her plans for the future.
Monica Heisey
9.4.15
FIGHTLAND

Jimi Manuwa's Fast-Track to MMA Fame

British brawler Jimi Manuwa only started training MMA back in 2007 at 27-years-old. Saturday sees his second attempt to break through to UFC light heavyweight title contention.
Jake Hughes
9.4.15
Op-Eds

A Breathless Season: The Song of the Summer Is the Feeling of General Malaise

Why Waxahatchee's song "Breathless" is a summer anthem for feeling tired of it all.
Kyle Kramer
9.4.15
japan

Japanese Fisherman Are Headed Out on Another ‘Scientific’ Whale Hunt

Lack of enforcement of anti-whaling laws make them easy to flout.
Melissa Cronin
9.4.15
weak in review

David Roth's Weak In Review: The Neverending End Of Deflategate

This was a bad week for football's authority figures, who were revealed as venal, criminally horny, and, in Deflategate, incompetent. It won't matter, of course.
David Roth
9.4.15
Music

Watch an Algorithm Make a Music Video In Your Web Browser

It pulsates with different, trippy computer-generated polygons each time.
Adam Owen
9.4.15
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