Google on Vice
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So Long Google Reader, and Thanks for the Memories
All I can say is I’ll miss you. I don’t know how I could have been a journalist these last few years without you. I may have been forced to find my own scoops by leaving my desk or a picking up a phone. Full story
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Should the Internet Be Taxed?
The upside of establishing a new tax on data mining isn't immediately apparent, but it's there. Full story
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From “Necrophilia” to the “Pain Olympics,” Google Knows What You Search For
Google Trends allows you to figure out which country has searched for any given term the most. We put the tool to use and discovered which countries on this planet are most curious about necrophilia, weed, terrorism, and more. The results were unexpected and horrifying. Full story
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Here Is What the Urban Dictionary Looks Like on Google Images
Earlier this year London-based artist Ben West designed a Google Images dictionary titled, simply, "Google." The idea behind the 1,200-plus-page book was simple: Design some software to select and save the first Google Images result for every single word in the Oxford English Dic… Full story
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What the Hell Is Eric Schmidt Doing in North Korea?
It's unclear how he got his plane ticket, or who even let him through customs. Full story
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Beijing Blocked Google
China just took one giant step closer toward its own Internet. Full story
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I Don’t Want to Read Any More Books About Straight White People Having Sex
I was drawn into the hype over Sheila Heti’s 'How Should a Person Be?' primarily after James Wood published his review criticizing the book as “evasive,” “vaguely intelligent,” and of “a deliberate flippancy.” I’ll be the first to say James Wood is a bland fuckboy clinging to dea… Full story
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Google Gay
The search giant is taking the frontline against homophobia worldwide. Mhm, even in Poland. Full story
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The History of the World in Fifteen Images
Because every picture is worth a thousand words (or 913 million years). Full story
Thought and Memory
New Fiction by Ed Park
Malaysian Neo-Nazis
Fighting for a Pure Malay Race
The Strongest Dwarf in New Jersey
Remembering My Tormentor
Gay Men and Their Misogyny Problem
It's Not Cute Anymore
Snooping Around Nicolas Cage's House
So Many Bummers
Saudi Arabia's Feminist Revolution
It's Not Happening