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Taibbi: Why Aren’t We Talking More About Trump’s Nihilism?

The White House now says we might as well pollute because global catastrophe is inevitable

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Do Trees Talk to Each Other?

A controversial German forester says yes, and his ideas are shaking up the scientific world

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MoMA announces an upcoming exhibition on Yugoslav concrete architecture

The Museum of Modern Art has announced their summer exhibition exploring architecture of the former Yugoslavia. Toward a Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia, 1948–1980 will be the first major US presentation of the work developed within the country's 45 years of existence.

The Museum of Modern Art has announced their summer exhibition exploring architecture of the former Yugoslavia. Toward a Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia, 1948–1980  will be the first major US presentation of the work developed within the country's 45 years of existence.

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Vulgarity used by president projected onto Trump hotel in D.C.

The projection is apparently the work of a local provocateur.

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The paper had a story on mogul's sexual misconduct back in 2004 -- but gutted it under pressure

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Opinion: We Should Ban Cars From Big Cities. Seriously.

6,000 Americans were killed by cars while walking city streets last year. As terrorists embrace this deadly power, car-free cities make even more sense.

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The ducks are reportedly "a symbol of revolution".

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After Maria, José Andrés and his team have prepared more hot meals in Puerto Rico than the Red Cross

The celebrity chef and his nonprofit have prepared more than one million meals for hungry residents.

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Two days after the Catalonian independence referendum earlier this month, the band A Sound of Thunder posted its own heavy metal version of the Catalonian anthem on YouTube. Since then, it has gained more than a million hits — and counting.

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At EPA, guarding the chief pulls agents from pursuing environmental crimes

The expanded security detail provides 24/7 protection for Administrator Scott Pruitt.

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Freedom - International Day of the Girl

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Netflix and the slow death of the classic film

Netflix is 20 years old. Why is its selection of classic films so horrible?

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Opinion | When white men turn into lone wolves

Since we cannot do anything about guns...

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Things that are more heavily regulated in the US than buying a gun

For McSweeney’s, Sarah Hutto offers up a list of things that are more heavily regulated in the United States than buying a gun.

Building a fucking shed in your own backyard Disposing of fucking batteries Cutting fucking hair for a living Watching a fucking DVD Importing foreign fucking cheese Transporting a bottle of opened fucking wine home from a restaurant

Discussing the Las Vegas massacre yesterday on Fox Business, commentator Kennedy said:

If that psychopath had…driven a truck into that crowd and killed 100 people would we be talking about truck control?

Many quickly found the flaw in this “argument”, including @zeddrebel:

WE HAVE TRUCK CONTROL. Special licenses. Insurance. Regulations. Weigh stations. UNIONS. Bollards. GPS tracking…

(And btw, yes, it’s that Kennedy, the former MTV VJ and host of Alternative Nation.)

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Depeche Mode - Heroes (Highline Sessions Version)

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Têtes Raides - Emma (Avec Jeanne Moreau)

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ESC press releases on the latest developments in cardiology