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This Craft Brewery Infuses Its Beer with the Wu-Tang Clan
Fortnight Brewing uses sonic vibrations to stress out yeast during the fermentation process with the purpose of altering the flavor, character, and complexion of a new beer, aptly dubbed “Bring da Ruckus.”
The Death of Thailand's King Is Turning the Country's Fashion Industry Black
Within the Thai economy, the fashion industry has been heavily affected by the country's mourning ritual of wearing black clothing to honor the late king. Demand for black threads is so high that brands are suffering while street vendors are cashing in.
How Canada’s Record of Wrongful Imprisonment Has Changed Since ‘Wheat Kings’
The Tragically Hip song highlighted the tragic story of David Milgaard, but has much changed since he went free?
How Iranian Women Are Protesting Against the Country's Strict Dress Code
In Iran, uploading a photo of yourself without a hijab, or a video of your singing, can be an act of protest.
Why Iran's First Contemporary Arab Art Exhibit Was Important
A bizarre void in a dynamic Iranian art scene was filled this spring.
Canada’s Child Sex Doll Trial Raises Uncomfortable Questions About Pedophilia and the Law
A man was arrested for ordering a child sex doll through the mail, but a growing number of experts think child pornography laws are too harsh.
The Death Penalty Is Slowly Dying Out
Though Saudi Arabia captured headlines last week by executing 47 people in a single day, in recent years more and more nations have banned capital punishment.
Poet Ashraf Fayadh Is Appealing the Death Sentence Handed Down by a Saudi Court
Ashraf Fayadh friends and family say that the poet—who is accused of apostasy and writing love poems that were allegedly anti-Islamic—is formally fighting his sentence.
Notepads, Guns, and Cocaine: The Isolated Life of a Paraguayan Journalist
Cándido Figueredo Ruíz's work paints a chilling portrait of organized crime and political corruption in Paraguay.
Saudi-Arabiens kunstverden er rystet over digteren Ashraf Fayadhs dødsdom
Ashraf Fayadh er anklaget for blasfemi, for at have skrevet en bog, som angiveligt indeholder ateistiske tekster, og for at have ytret blasfemiske kommentarer på en café i 2013.
Saudi Arabia’s Art Scene Is Horrified by the Death Sentence Given to Poet Ashraf Fayadh
News of his upcoming execution has made international headlines, but the harsh court ruling just underscores how hard it is to be an artist in Saudi Arabia.
What It's Like Drawing Mobsters and Celebrity Defendants as a Courtroom Artist
Christine Cornell has drawn the Boston Marathon bomber, John Lennon's killer, famed mobster John Gotti, and a host of other figures at the centers of high-profile trials.