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The Mysterious and Depressing Case of Prisoner X

On Tuesday morning, the Australian news network ABC broadcast a story revealing the identity of the mysterious “Prisoner X” who died in solitary confinement in an Israeli prison in 2010. In fact, “Prisoner X” was the subject of a case so secret that...
Ruth Michaelson
2.15.13
Film

Haunting GIF Portraits Of Beijing Subway Commuters

Beijing-based photographer and filmmaker Kit Chung reveals insightful and poignant portraits of ordinary Beijing citizens on the subway.
Erica Huang
2.15.13
Question Of The Day

What Were Those Things Hitting Russia from the Sky This Morning?

"I'm not sure, but it looked sick!"
Jim Roberts
2.15.13
the worst things of all time

311 Was An Inside Job

The powers that be have worked very hard to keep their involvement in 311 a secret. Records have been destroyed, data has been classified, and bleached dreadlocks have been shaved.
Benjamin Shapiro
2.15.13
Motherboard Blog

The White Stuff: A Timeline of Almost Every Jack White Gimmick

We catalogued all the knick-knacks White has concocted over the last 17 years--everything from blood-flecked business cards to the elusive Inchophone, a mini record player that spins 3" vinyl.
Cara Giaimo and Zach Sokol
2.15.13
News

Are South Koreans Committing More Sex Crimes Because of a Porn Ban?

Because the ban definitely isn't stopping sex crime from happening.
George Marsden
2.15.13
Features

Interview - Talking Atypical Romances, Portuguese Folk Music, and Taylor Swift with Caitlin Rose

The country songstress talks her new record The Stand-In and why, exactly, she knows Taylor Swift.
Jeremy Gordon
2.15.13
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Purity Ring Live

Megan James and Corin Roddick, the duo behind Purity Ring, visualize their live performances by crafting an interactive stage design—with help from <a href="http://www.tangibleinteraction.com...
The Creators Project
2.15.13
Music

What's Inside Purity Ring's Interactive Light Cocoons?

Canadian electronic music duo Purity Ring use cocoon-shaped audiovisual lanterns designed by Tangible Interaction to emphasize the sounds they make on stage.
Nina Mashurova
2.15.13
Features

Watch Danny Brown and A$AP Rocky on Kathy Griffin

That image is not photoshopped. It is indeed A$AP Rocky lovingly suckling upon Kathy Griffin's breast on the Bravo network.
Noisey Staff
2.15.13
Stuff

Meteors, Fights and Insane Crashes: The Crazy World of Russian Dash-Cam Videos

By now, you've probably seen the YouTube videos of the meteor of death passing through Earth's atmosphere above the Ural Mountains, lighting up the sky, injuring hundreds of people, and making Russian people shout a lot. As great as those dash-cam...
Noah Tavlin
2.15.13
News

The Bloody Return of Vito Rizzuto: Canada's Mob Boss

It's hard to figure out who hates who and why in Montreal's latest mob-related bloodbath.
Patrick Lejtenyi
2.15.13
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