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Fun to live in a world where the University of Hawaii has to send an email about nuclear attacks. It is time to acknowledge we don’t really understand death. At…

An atlas of the (literal) underworld. The sublime folk art of sports chants. Here’s that 2,000 year old bog butter you were looking for. Actually, your dog is probably just…

The return of Jackie Shane is exactly what the world needs right now. Architects love a dictator. Is Northern California turning into Southern California? Not really! But kind of! Love…

Come with me to the island of the colorblind. Don’t worry, the cops in Dubai are getting hoverbikes, seems fine. The world is dying so might as well enjoy some…

The future is all blackout bombs. Here is your vintage Japanese ice cream catalogue for the day. Appreciating Frank Lloyd Wright’s unappreciated buildings. Literally what even is a self driving…

If you’re able, Northern California fire victims could use your help. Jia Tolentino on Harvey Weinstein (is a thing you should read). Hey look at this lil dwarf planet’s lil ring! Let’s…

The world is bleak and scary so here is a story about some bears breaking into a pizza place. Picturing China’s anti-desertification project. Guess what? We’ve pretty much poisoned all…

Japan is preparing for floods beyond anything we’ve ever seen (and they still might not be prepared enough). Maybe we should let the libertarians build their islands anyway? for science!…

Good morning, if you haven’t read Buzzfeed’s Brietbart expose you really should! Meanwhile, in Seattle, The Stranger infiltrates a white nationalist convention. Now that we have out of the way…

Really important: DINOSAUR BRAINS. Even the anti-leak memos are leaking. NYC’s mice are evolving. You know what is great? The Iranian village of Masuleh is great. Taft’s ghost (the ghost…

Ta-Nehesi Coates reminds you: civil rights protests are never popular at the time. What is life but a Pittsburgh parking attendant booth? Constructivist puppets (I’m sorry this is in German).…