Epicly Later'd: Keith Hufnagel - Part 1
Part one of the series is a look back at Keith’s formative days in early 90s New York City. Before HUF, and before everyone and their grandma had a pair of weed socks, he was just a kid, busting his...
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Meet the Chinese Parents Who Go on Dates for Their Kids
Two parents arranging a date for their respective children at the Shanghai Matchmaking Expo China’s dating landscape is a little different from the swipe-based cattle call we're used to. The gender...
View ArticleHow an FBI Informant Helped Anonymous Hack Brazil
How an FBI Informant Helped Anonymous Hack Brazil
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Canada Has Introduced New Legislation to Banish Its Citizens
Screenshot via YouTube It’s medieval times, thanks to the Stephen Harper government’s new citizenship bill—and not the fun one where guys in costumes beat each other up, either. This one involves...
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The Navy’s Elite Flying Squad Is Obsessed with Porn
An internal Navy investigation blames Capt. Gregory McWherter for encouraging sexual harassment and general lewdness among the Blue Angels, the Navy's iconic stunt pilot squad. Photo courtesy of the...
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Maureen Dowd Freaked Out on Weed Chocolate Because She's Stupid
Maureen Dowd, who won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1999, might have asked a few more questions before biting into that edible. Photo by Bob Daemmrich/Corbis Many people have overdone it on...
View ArticleSigns from the Future
I was working on a blog post discussing how frightening some furturist predictions about technology can be when I found myself thinking about the header image more than the text. I am a visual...
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I Went to a Support Group for British Alien Abductees
Various objects that had supposedly been in the presence of extraterrestrials Last Saturday a bunch of alien abductees, Infowars subscribers, and new age knitwear enthusiasts assembled in a room in...
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Cable Companies Are Astroturfing Fake Consumer Support to End Net Neutrality
Activists protesting outside FCC headquarters in Washington, DC, on May 15, 2014. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images Consumer advocates everywhere are demanding that the Federal Communication Commission...
View ArticleGround Zero: The Destruction of Daraa - Part 3
In March 2011, Syrian citizens began protesting oppressive government rule in the city of Daraa. Assadi government troops fired on the protesters, resulting in the beginning of the war in Syria. Three...
View ArticleBulletproof Coffee Is Not for the Faint of Heart
Bulletproof Coffee Is Not for the Faint of Heart
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The Derailment of the SEC – Part IV: New Allegations That a Former SEC...
Spencer Barasch in Houson in 2002, three years before he left the SEC. Photo by James Nielsen/AFP/Getty Images A law partner of a former Securities and Exchange Commission official, Spencer C....
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A Few Impressions: James Franco Speaks with Frank Bidart About Poetry
Earlier this spring we asked James Franco to interview the poet Frank Bidart for our June fiction issue, which will be in stores Friday and online next Monday. Unfortunately, great work is cut from...
View ArticleIs a Symmetrical Face Actually More Beautiful?
Is a Symmetrical Face Actually More Beautiful?
View ArticleVICE News: Here's What Happens When Hackers Send a SWAT Team to Your House
In recent years, a small amount of hackers and gamers have been "swatting"—anonymously reporting fake hostage situations, shootings, and other violent crimes so elite police units (like SWAT teams)...
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This Guy Wants to Be Berlin's First Weed Van Man
Oliver on a research trip in Morocco. All photos courtesy of Oliver The purchase of marijuana is generally prohibited in Germany, the exception being Berlin's Görlitzer Park, which has long been an...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes of Parquet Courts' New Video for "Black and White"
Behind the Scenes of Parquet Courts' New Video for "Black and White"
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This Guy Hates Clickbaity Headlines. Here’s Why
Anyone who has ever scrolled through a Facebook newsfeed knows what “clickbait” is—the internet is awash in headlines promising a photo cuter than all other cute photos, an outrage-inducing news item...
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