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Popcorn Time's Era of Lawsuit-Free Piracy Is Over
16 Popcorn Time users are being sued for allegedly streaming a bad movie.
Jason Koebler
9.2.15
News

US Government Settles with Network that Secretly Paid YouTubers to Shill Xboxes
The FTC says you can't plug a brand without disclosure, even on YouTube.
Emanuel Maiberg
9.2.15
Thump

The West Coast Boutique Festival Industry and Mining the Bo-Faux American Dream
A new crop of festivals are catering to California's most fickle archetype—the faux-bohemian.
Jonny Coleman
9.2.15
Environment

For the First Time on Record, Three Category-4 Hurricanes Occurred Simultaneously in the Pacific Ocean
Scientists say warm sea surface temperatures in the Eastern Pacific are fueling an especially active hurricane season.
Rob Verger
9.2.15
Remembering Things

How Kanye West's 'Late Registration' Turned a College Dropout into a Superstar
Ten years after it came out, it's clear 'Late Registration' is the foundation for latter day maximalist Kanye works. Might it even be his best album?
Craig Jenkins
9.2.15
klingande

Klingande Tricked the World into Thinking He’s Swedish
“People come up to me at gigs and start speaking to me in Swedish. I don’t understand anything they’re saying.”
Rebecca Krauss
9.2.15
Film

How Steve Jobs Drew on Myth to Build the Cult of Apple
A new documentary spotlights the spiritualism at work in Jobs's tech empire.
Whitney Mallett
9.2.15
Read

I Asked a Biological Weapons Expert How Far-Fetched Metal Gear Solid’s Genome Soldiers Really Are
Stanford's Dr. Steven Block reveals that Hideo Kojima's PlayStation original was remarkably prescient in its presentation of future troops.
Joe Donnelly
9.2.15
Stuff

Why the Pope’s Patronizing Stance on Abortion Could Still Be a Good Thing
Reducing abortion's stigma can have real, practical benefits for women.
Manisha Krishnan
9.2.15
FIGHTLAND

How Capoeira Honors One of Its Own
A tribute to a great capoeirista and a look at how the Brazilian martial art honors a passing member.
Nick Wong
9.2.15
VICE vs Video games

Really, It’s OK to Not Play Every New Video Game That’s Coming Out
There's so many that you physically couldn't, anyway, so here's a guide to what you should pick up, based on your personal circumstances.
Sean Cleaver
9.2.15
VICE vs Video games

‘Gears of War’ Is at the Top of the Chart, and Yes, You Should Play It Again
Or even for the first time, if you're some kind of weirdo who wasn't chainsawing Locust grunts back in the day.
Mike Diver
9.2.15
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