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Oh, Crap: Science Says Your Public Swim Spot Is Likely Contaminated
Are you really sure you want to take that dip?
Zach Sokol
5.17.13
Friday Thinks With Luke Winkie

The Most "In Da Club" Moments of All Time
“In Da Club” is a singular feeling; it can only be described as feeling “In Da Club,” or in an “In Da Club” mood. To help illustrate this particular strand of Zen, I’ve selected a few moments from world history that I think best illustrate the “In Da Club
Luke Winkie
5.17.13
Stuff

'The Great Gatsby' Predicted the Future
We're living in the world Fitzgerald wrote of 88 years ago.
Oscar Rickett
5.17.13
What I Learned About Style…

What I Learned About Style From Olivia Newton-John's "Physical"
Lyrca is not just for the gym, people. No way. There is much to be gleaned about both looking good and romantic relationships from this seminal video.
Molly Austin
5.17.13
CAPS LOCK REVIEWS

The National's 'Trouble Will Find Me' Is Musical Ambien
YO I ACTUALLY FELL ASLEEP LISTENING TO THIS I'M NOT EVEN KIDDING B.
The Kid Mero
5.17.13
Motherboard Blog

Drone Fear: A Playlist
Eight tracks about being watched (or stalking, depending where you fall) to see you through today's congressional hearing on the privacy implications of domestic drone use.
Brian Anderson
5.17.13
News

Rob Ford, the World's Greatest Mayor, Smokes Crack
Rob Ford, the mayor of Toronto, has been caught smoking crack on video. Allegedly. The tape is for sale, but hasn't been sold yet, which leaves us wondering: What kind of incompetent blackmail-video salesman is behind this controversy? How can you mess...
Patrick McGuire
5.17.13
BEYONCÉWATCH 2013

Kelly Rowland Made a Dumb Song about How Much She Hates Beyoncé
Kelly Rowland is airing her “Dirty Laundry” with Beyoncé because ergh, I guess she just wanted to be really, really insufferable this week.
Kat George
5.17.13
Fashion

Viral Style: Interview With Digital Designer And T-shirt Virtuoso Wil Fry
The Australian-born designer talks Kanye, Seapunk, and fashion as satire.
William Edwin Wright and Charlotte McManus
5.17.13
Motherboard Blog

The World's Next Tallest Buildings Will Be Mass-Produced in a Chinese Factory
The planet's next biggest skyscraper breaks ground in June. It may be finished by December.
Brian Merchant
5.17.13
Milf Teeth

I Went To the Top of the Shard and Felt Feelings
The whole building is the punchline to someone else's joke.
Sophie Heawood
5.17.13
Fashion

Things You Should Stop Wearing Now You're a Graduate
Wearing disco pants when you're an unemployed adult is not okay.
Bertie Brandes
5.17.13
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