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Tech-Savvy Teens Have Worse IRL Social Skills, But the Kids Are Alright
A new study finds tech-savvy teens bad at IRL romance, but what questions aren’t we asking?
Canadian Cop Posing as Homeless Person Fines Guy for Giving Him Change
If this doesn't make you paranoid of police, you're probably a cop.
Will One of These New Emojis Replace the Eggplant as the Dick Symbol?
Baguettes, cucumbers, and hotdogs could all give the eggplant a run for its money.
The 72 New Emoji, Ranked
The definitive, arbitrary ranking of the latest additions to our pictorial vocabularies.
Everything You Need to Know About the New Food Emojis
For all of the mustachioed lumbersexuals stuck in a 2009 New York Times thinkpiece about Brooklyn, bacon and whiskey emojis will finally be here. And we all know how the pickle emoji will be used...
Unicode Should Take a Hint from Paleontologists When Designing Dinosaur Emojis
Dinosaur emojis present an excellent opportunity to get up to date on dino anatomy.
A 'Sixth Sense' Protects Inattentive Drivers, Except When They're Texting
Researchers find a weakness in the brain's excellent error-correction hardware.
San Francisco Police Order Officers to Anti-Harrasment Class After Racist and Homophobic Texts Released
Text Messages included such comments as "Indian ppl are disgusting" and "Burn down walgreens and kill the bums." They also describe black people as "wild animals on the loose."
A Guy in France Got Three Months in Prison for Texting His Ex the Gun Emoji
The judge determined the gun emoji was essentially a death threat and sentenced the guy to six months, three of them suspended.
How Texting Helps Maasai Farmers Avoid Lion Attacks in Rural Tanzania
Cellphones are still relatively new in some parts of Tanzania, but have drastically impacted the way farmers work.
The VICE Morning Bulletin
This morning, Trump threatens to sue over Louisiana delegates, a Taliban group claims responsibility for Sunday's suicide bomb, 'Batman v Superman' makes over $424 million in the box office, and more.