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George Floyd’s Brother Can’t Mourn. He’s Too Busy Fighting.
“I realized that my brother died probably like six months after he had already passed, because I've never really had that time to sit there,” Philonise Floyd told VICE News.
It Sure Looks Like This Cop Played Country Music to Avoid Being Filmed
Cops around the country are trying a new “hack”: play copyrighted music to prevent activists from posting video to Instagram or YouTube.
New Video Shows Beverly Hills Cops Playing Beatles to Trigger Instagram Copyright Filter
In at least three cases, Beverly Hills Cops have started playing music seemingly to prevent themselves from being filmed by an activist.
Is This Beverly Hills Cop Playing Sublime’s ‘Santeria’ to Avoid Being Live-Streamed?
Police officers in Beverly Hills have been playing music while being filmed, seemingly in an effort to trigger Instagram’s copyright filters.
A Brief History of America’s Fascination With Black People Dying on Camera – and Its Costs
Data shows that videos of black people dying get attention. But it’s also traumatic.
Ventilator Makers Are Restricting Access to Repair Manuals in a ‘Pure Profit Play’
Repair people trying keep these machines online for COVID-19 patients shouldn't have to beg the manufacturers for the manuals.
Cops Are Taking a Knee. Not Everyone Is Convinced.
For the viewer, “Good Cop” images can provide easy reassurance. And for police departments, they are a great organic source of positive PR.
We Joined a Ramadan Celebration in Animal Crossing
There were no Muslim holiday references in Animal Crossing... until now.
Coronavirus Is Speeding Up the Evolution of Porn
With studios largely shut down, the porn business has gone into quarantine and gotten more personal.
Coronavirus Brought These Divorced Parents Together
Parenting is hard. But when you’re a doctor fighting a global pandemic, and you share child custody after an ugly divorce, it’s really hard.
Marc Rebillet Played His ‘Essential Workers Anthem’ Live for Us (Including the Swears)
“A lot of us are sitting at home enjoying the conveniences of normal life. And that's thanks to these workers going out and busting their fucking hump every day so that so that we can do that.”
We Took a Tour of Prince's Home Before It Shut Down
Before the coronavirus pandemic shut everything down, VICE News took a very exclusive look inside Prince’s enigmatic fortress.