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Poor-Man's Speed: Coming of Age in Wigan's Anarchic Northern Soul Scene

By 8 AM, I had recovered to the point where the following memory could imprint itself onto my brain: a kid with a quiff, in a leather jacket, doing long, slow spins through a shaft of sunlight. It was an endless, graceful movement, hands wedged to his...
Paul Mason
9.23.13
Features

Poor-Man's Speed: Coming of Age in Wigan's Anarchic Northern Soul Scene

The music Paul Mason remembers falling in love with is undergoing a revival.
Paul Mason
9.23.13
Art

Design You Can Actually Taste

Drops of Flavour takes the concept of an interactive installation to a new level.
Laura Feinstein
9.23.13
Stuff

'Diana' Is Actually Worse than We Thought

And more film stuff from the Grolsch Film Works blog.
Grolsch Film Works
9.23.13
X Fucktor

X Fucktor: Auditions Week Four

The last week of auditions is saved by a loose theme of breaking up groups and shitting on friendships.
Sam Wolfson & Jo Fuertes-Knight
9.23.13
Stuff

What Do Women Who Wear the Niqab Think of the Niqab Debate?

It's a contentious debate, but whether it's non-Muslims telling everyone that it's fine to wear a niqab, Muslims telling everyone that it's not fine to wear a niqab or non-Muslims castigating their fellow non-Muslims for not castigating the niqab...
Omar Shahid and Tamanna Ali
9.23.13
News

The Hangover News

Al-Shabaab stormed a Kenyan shopping mall this weekend.
Mac Hackett
9.23.13
Stuff

We Talked To The Guy Behind Skateistan

Skateistan is an international organisation that provides education and skateboarding instruction to youth in some of the most volatile places in the world.
Tara June Winch
9.23.13
Features

Chela Is a Good At Dancing And Holding Her Breath

Chela is a local girl who looks good in a cap, isn’t easily freaked out, and knows how to throw down on the dance floor.
Carla Uriarte
9.23.13
Features

Client Liaison Want Everyone To Dance And Be Rich And Popular

Client Liaison are self-confessed “inner city trendies” Harvey Miller and Monte Morgan, who believe ‘80s Australia was the real Australia.
Toby McCasker
9.23.13
Motherboard Blog

RECENT HISTORY: The Week We Woke Up Chest-Deep in Fracking Fluid

Also: Google Street View ghosts, the very bottom of the GIF barrel, and a Silicon Valley fountain of youth.
MOTHERBOARD STAFF
9.23.13
Motherboard Blog

Nevada Is Allegedly Deporting Its Mentally Ill Residents

A bus ticket to a strange city and just enough pills for the ride. Compassion.
Michael Byrne
9.22.13
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