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SIGNS OF THE TIMES

Meet The Hands (And The Man) That Bring Chance The Rapper To The Deaf

GQ Music Human Nature Culture Long Reads 28m

No one has more fun at a Chance the Rapper show than Chance himself. But a close second, at stage left, is Matt Maxey — who, along with his company, DEAFinitely Dope, is translating the magic of Chance shows for deaf concertgoers.

SIZING IT UP

What If Clothes Were Made To Fit Bodies?

Racked Style Design Business Culture 1h

How limited sizing reinforces the myth of the perfect body.

NICKEL AND DIME FORMATION

The NFL Is Being Devoured By Its Own Economic Model

SBNation Sports Culture Business Economics Long Reads 1h

This is a very boring, simple explanation as to why the NFL's ratings are declining.

THE CHILDREN OF HATEFUL MEN

How South Korea's Angry Young Men Formed A Powerful New Alt-Right Movement

mic.com Internet Politics Culture Long Reads World 5h

Welcome to the site Ilbe Storehouse, better known as just Ilbe, the hub for South Korea's new far-right movement.

THEY'RE PLUGGED IN

Best Buy's Secrets For Thriving In The Amazon Age

The New York Times Business Technology Culture 2h

Hubert Joly, Best Buy's chief executive, has reshaped nearly every aspect of the business. He explains the playbook behind the company’s success.

YOUR LIFE, FULLY PREPARED

The Life Blue Apron Wants You To Believe You're Living

reallifemag.com Food Culture Human Nature Technology Long Reads 1d

The meal-kit delivery is a TV dinner deconstructed. Where frozen dinners erase the labor of cooking, meal kits endow this labor with value while erasing the work of planning and shopping.

CRYTYPING TRUE LIES

The Paranoid Girls Of Tumblr

The Hairpin Internet Culture Human Nature 1d

One of the internet's most notorious recent conspiracy theories isn’t so interesting in what it posits — that former One Direction members Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles are in love — but only in what its believers have done to protect it.

DYING TO PUT THIS ON

What Your Future Burial Outfit Says About You

Racked Style Human Nature Culture Long Reads 1d

It's the final outfit a person ever wears. So how do we choose?

THIS MUST BE THE PLACE, AND WORD

We Have A New Word For That Feeling When Travel Makes Everything New

aeon.co Language Human Nature Culture Long Reads 1d

This heightened and delighted attention to the ordinary, which manifests in someone new to a place, does not seem to have a name. So I have given it one: allokataplixis.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO OWN A MAGAZINE?

Rolling Stone, Once A Counterculture Bible, Will Be Put Up For Sale

The New York Times Media News Culture 1d

After 50 years, the magazine founded and nurtured by Jann Wenner is bowing to the pressures of a troubled industry.

'WE'RE MARCHING FOR LOVE'

Here's What The Juggalo March On Washington Looked Like On The Ground

Politics Culture Video 1d

Insane Clown Posse fans came to Washington to protest against police profiling and the FBI's designation of Juggalos as a gang. They came together, embraced their weirdness and yes, they drank some Faygo.

DIM STARS

The Sci-Fi Roots Of The Far Right

The Daily Beast Politics Culture Race 1d

Pournelle, Gingrich and Trump see a future that must be secured by authoritarian institutions that group together humanity’s best and prevent the rest from stifling them.

PIG ON DIGG

You've Heard Of Elf On The Shelf, Now Get Ready For This Meme With A Rhyme Scheme

New York Magazine Internet Culture 2d

Shrek on a deck. Cat on a mat. Waluigi on a squeegee. Chewbacca on a maraca. The possibilities are endless.

CAN'T RIDE AWAY FROM THIS ONE

This Is What Cyclists Are Up Against

cyclingtips.com Cities Crime Culture Long Reads 2d

At some point you have to wonder, are the daily reports of cyclists being struck by vehicles a problem with the cyclists... or something larger?

THE 'TRENDINESS' OF SOBRIETY

Sober Celebrities Are More Visible Than Ever

theoutline.com Fame Culture Booze 2d

Pop culture glorifies partying, but a wave of sober stars is pushing back on the status quo.

HARD TIMES

Alienation Is Killing Americans and Japanese

nautil.us Culture World 3d

Almost a quarter of Japanese men and a tenth of Japanese women over age 60 say there is not a single person they could rely on in difficult times. The American crisis may not be so dissimilar from the Japanese one.

ASHES TO ASHES, BUTTS TO BUTTS

Taking Up Smoking At The End Of The World

longreads.com Human Nature Drugs Culture Long Reads 3d

In his late twenties, John Sherman finds a new fondness for cigarettes, despite everything he was ever taught about them.

The Making and Unmaking of Iggy Azalea

Jezebel 4d

During the summer of 2010, Iggy Azalea lived free of charge in a guest house in Los Angeles, courtesy of Polow Da Don. As the producer behind Fergie’s biggest hits, he saw Iggy as the second coming and wanted to groom her into a pop star. But Iggy had a much different vision—she wanted to be a hardcore rapper.

OH MY GOD, THEY KILLED SATIRE

'South Park' Is Not Subversive

theoutline.com TV Culture 4d

The raunchy animated series enters its 21st season, and it's unclear why.

THE OTHER SIDE

Angelina Jolie, Unbroken

The New York Times Fame Culture Entertainment Long Reads 4d

The actress-director suggests her new film, set against the backdrop of Cambodian genocide, affected her view of her family and relationship with Brad Pitt.