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Topic There’s More to the Story

A member of the Eritrean community in Israel holds a candle on October 21, 2015 in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv during a memorial ceremony for Eritrean asylum seeker Haptom Zerhum.

A dinosaur model on wheels with a saddle stands outside the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky.

Issue No. 03 | Rashomon

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Death in the Terminal

This is a documentary about two crimes, in which one act of terror becomes another.

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Off Topic

‘Rashomon’ and the Problem with Truth

We use the title of a 1950 Japanese classic as a shorthand for the difficulty with objective reality. But are we misunderstanding the film?

Truthiness 895.63

Mixtape

Rashomon Mixtape

6 films | 1 hr 3 min Perspective is crucial in film. In this collection of shorts, you’ll see everything from an onlooker’s view of a bank robbery to a loving son trying to re-create his mother’s last, lost day.

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A Brief History of Two Killings

Watched our feature film and want to know more about the 2015 terrorist act? Context, context, context.

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Monologue

Lynsey Addario: ‘The Camera Does Act As A Sort Of Shield’

Lynsey Addario is known for the sensitive way in which she approaches some of the most challenging human experiences: war, strife, and dispossession. In this short, we learn about …

Hindsight770

One Sky

What happens when 88 artists paint the same night’s sky? A tapestry of blue.

Azure21

Vision303.62

Death in the Terminal

This is a documentary about two crimes, in which one act of terror becomes another.

Cold Open

Perspective

The rhythms of everyday life in Atlanta, Georgia, from a number of points of view.

Everyday155.9

Little Big Man

A late summer day as seen from the perspective of a young child and imagined by a photographer and mother of two.

Wide Eyed742

Rashomon Mixtape

Heroin

A painter with dozens of pieces but only one subject—his ex-wife.

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Rashomon Mixtape

I Think This Is the Closest To How the Footage Looked

A filmmaker uses everyday objects in surprising ways in an attempt to re-create the last recorded scene from his mother’s final day.

Relive155.93

Memories of a School Shooting: Revisiting Red Lake

One of America’s most deadly school shooting is one you probably have never heard of.

Memory Hole977.4

Rashomon Mixtape

Head Over Heels

Do you ever wish your wife or husband would just leave you alone but remain within arm’s length? Be careful with that wish.

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Rashomon Mixtape

Dirt

A mysterious car ride, and a burial.

Shovel929.5

Rashomon Mixtape

Incident by a Bank

Drawing upon eyewitness testimony, this short re-creates a bank robbery as experienced from a variety of perspectives.

Heist332.4

Unwelcome Stranger

African asylum seekers in Israel are subject to abuse, harassment, and acts of violence. And that’s before the government even gets involved.

Foreign304.8

Off Topic

The Girl Detectives

A crime club at the University of Pittsburgh takes its investigations seriously—and so do the police.

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Welcome to Slimetown

Elmer’s Glue has increased production eightfold thanks to the slime craze this year alone. We asked one teenager to explain it.

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Lean on Me: 12 Women on Female Mentorship

One of the biggest professional challenges a woman can face is finding the right mentor. We photographed six pairs of mentor/mentees to learn more.

Pairs253.7

The Nib

From the genius political cartoonists at The Nib, an animated series attempting to make sense of our crummy times.

Funnies973.91

Podcasts

Politically Re-Active

Think of this weekly podcast as your survival handbook to living in America in 2017. Featuring comedians W. Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu, it is both hilarious and cathartic.

Duos 220.7

Off Topic

There Were So Many Women Who Paved the Way

America was built in part by truckers, the people who move goods and products from place to place. Writer Mary Pilon explores the history of women whose contributions to the trucki…

Long Haul343.09

Off Topic

The Magic of Animal Menopause

Scientists have been puzzling for years about why only three species in the animal kingdom are known to go through menopause. New research might hold the answer.

Hot Flashes 271.06

Through the Looking Glass: 4 Decades In the Ladies’ Room

Women’s public bathrooms are special places, sanctuaries where folks of all ages, colors, and shapes come together for conversation, relief, self-reflection, and respite from—or re…

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Florida Man

Taken from the true-life news stories that spawned many memes, Florida Man collects the crimes, misdemeanors, and bizarrely unclassifiable actions of denizens of the Sunshine State…

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Podcasts

Missing Richard Simmons

On February 15, 2014, fitness guru Richard Simmons disappeared. What happened? Filmmaker (and friend) Dan Taberski leads us down a winding road to find the star.

Perspiration613.7

Off Topic

Trump and the Dove

The story of how this now-infamous photo is fascinating. And we’re not even talking about what the bird is doing in the picture.

Radioactive598.2

Theories of Relativity

Death in the Terminal

‘Rashomon’ and the Problem with Truth

Rashomon Mixtape

A Brief History of Two Killings

Lynsey Addario: ‘The Camera Does Act As A Sort Of Shield’

One Sky

Death in the Terminal

Perspective

Little Big Man

Heroin

I Think This Is the Closest To How the Footage Looked

Memories of a School Shooting: Revisiting Red Lake

Head Over Heels

Dirt

Incident by a Bank

Unwelcome Stranger

The Girl Detectives

Welcome to Slimetown

Lean on Me: 12 Women on Female Mentorship

The Nib

Politically Re-Active

There Were So Many Women Who Paved the Way

The Magic of Animal Menopause

Through the Looking Glass: 4 Decades In the Ladies’ Room

Florida Man

Missing Richard Simmons

Trump and the Dove