In Japan, crime rates are low and the state incarcerates far fewer people than in other rich countries. But when people are accused of a crime they are almost always convicted. (Source: The Economist)
Gillian Anderson’s Self Portrait
Actor Gillian Anderson analyses her reflection while looking down the lens of the camera and drawing her self-portrait on an iPad. Through this intimate process she reveals her thoughts about her perception of her own beauty, her insecurities and how…
GRIMES: ART ANGEL
Back in November, Grimes released her technicolor new record, Art Angels. FADER sat down with Canadian producer/singer Claire Boucher in her Los Angeles home to find out how she’s evolved the Grimes project, the misconceptions she has to deal with…
Ruby Ridge Documentary: An American Standoff
When armed suspects stand off against the law today, one event continues to cast a shadow on both sides of the police line: the 1992 siege at Ruby Ridge. (Source: The New York Times Retro Report)
What Is Consciousness?
Understanding what consciousness is, and why and how it evolved, is perhaps the greatest mystery known to science. (Source: The Economist)
BLOOD AND SPORT
In 1982, fans tuned in for Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini fight which left one young boxer, Deu Koo Kim, dead. Today, with concerns about the toll of football on the rise, is America’s favorite game nearing its own inflection point?…