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Sittin' Sidewayz... With Skinny Friedman

Meet Durkin, the Genius Behind "Khaled's Lament"

We interviewed the producer who laid DJ Khaled's marriage proposal over a pillow-fluffy beat and came up with magic.
Skinny Friedman
8.2.13
News

I Ate Ice Cream with a Member of al Qaeda in Syria

A week ago, I got a call from one of my contacts to say that an al Qaeda fighter in Syria was willing to give me—a Western, female journalist—an interview. There were conditions: we would do the interview in a secret location, I would wear a headscarf...
Hannah Lucinda Smith
8.2.13
Question Of The Day

What's The Weirdest Thing You've Ever Celebrated?

"I celebrated when my pumpkin reached full size."
Beth Woodbridge and Mia Veglio-Taylor
8.2.13
Motherboard Blog

The First Manned Mission to Jupiter's Moon Will Be Crowd-Researched

A Danish rocketeer plans to launch a mission to Europa, where extraterrestrial life is deemed most possible.
Ben Richmond
8.2.13
Motherboard Blog

Humanoid Robots Are Getting Really Good at Making Art

Social 'bots can dance, draw, act, and make music with humans. In other words, we’re getting really good at engineering art.
Meghan Neal
8.2.13
Features

Sorry Miley Cyrus, But You’re Not Ratchet

Her dad is Billy Ray Cyrus, for a start.
Ryan Bassil
8.2.13
News

Cambodia's Election Results Have Left the Country On a Knife Edge

Violence and rioting looks set to continue after disagreements over the results.
Nathan Thompson
8.2.13
Stuff

We Talked to Opie, Anthony, and Jim Norton about Censorship, Weed, and Reptilians

I recently met up with Opie and Anthony, along with Jim Norton, to discuss how media censorship is actually getting worse, why weed still isn’t legal, and whether or not lizard people exist.
Stephanie Mercier Voyer
8.2.13
Travel

Thailand's Full Moon Parties Have Been Taken Over by YOLO Idiots

It’s an old cliché to bemoan what is compared to what used to be. But as the morning sun rises over the fluorescent debris and thousands of empty plastic cups from the night before, it's hard for me to do much else.
George Henton
George Henton
8.2.13
Stuff

Stoya on Ethics, Porn, and Workers' Rights

I got screwed on my first porn contract. I was naive enough to sign a stock agreement, and what I've learned from my early dealings is that a fair deal in porn means making sure that the exploitation is mutual and balanced. But for other workers in...
Stoya
8.2.13
Travel

The Kabul Zoo Is a Rare Afghan Success Story

The tale of Marjan the lion became an entry point for many Americans in understanding the larger story of Afghanistan. It was a narrative of war, hardship, and survival presented through a battle-scarred symbol of the Afghan people, their outlast-them...
Kevin Sites
8.2.13
Fashion Tidbits Roundup

This Week, Music Is 'In'

Oh and so are really trendy weed-print crop tops.
Bertie Brandes
8.2.13
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