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Art

Emergence is the Perfect AI Dance Partner

John McCormick creates dances between performers and what McCormick calls an "artificially intelligent performing agent."
Emily Wong
11.13.14
News

Indian Women Are Being Encouraged to Trade Fertility for Mobile Phones

In India's pursuit of its dream birth rate, human beings are reduced to whole numbers, children to fractions, and fallopian tubes to mobile phones.
David Whelan
11.13.14
Leslie's Diary Comics

Leslie's Last Shift

It's Leslie's last shift at the bar and the drunk who loves her is heartbroken.
Leslie Stein
11.13.14
middle east

Video Shows Brutal Police Abuse of Young Men Reportedly In Iran

The footage shows the a group of men being hit repeatedly by men dressed all in black and forced to make animal noises.
Kayla Ruble
11.13.14
middle east

Report: International Community Is Failing Syrian Refugees as Neighbors Close Borders

Refugee NGOs say civilians are increasingly unable to escape the Syrian civil war as neighbouring countries struggle to cope with the influx and others do little to share the burden.
John Beck
11.13.14
apps

The Privacy App That's Taking on Google

Disconnect has a deal with Blackphone and Deutsche Telekom. It's in the App Store too—But Google Play says no.
Thomas Fox-Brewster
11.13.14
Premieres

Watch Depeche Mode Perform "Should Be Higher" from Their Upcoming DVD, 'Depeche Mode Live in Berlin'

This DVD is going to be a big moment for vests.
Kyle Kramer
11.13.14
Culture

Evangelical Darth Vader Finds Your Lack of Faith Disturbing

*force choke*
Brian Anderson
11.13.14
Premieres

Gold Lake Go Film Noir in Their Video for "Lovers"

Watch this dark vignette involving goldfish, a gun, and love that wraps around you like a bulletproof vest.
Kim Taylor Bennett
11.13.14
Tech

The Sega Dreamcast Was Weird, Fun, and Gone Too Soon

History is written by the winners, and in the post-Dreamcast world, gaming has taken a turn toward the epic, militaristic, and cinematic approach. But to me, Sega's failed console will always be the best thing that ever happened to video games.
Grant Pardee
11.13.14
Environment

Here's Why China's Climate Pledge Might Not Be Such A Great Leap Forward

The world's leading emitter says its emissions will peak by 2030, but experts say too little is known about China's emissions levels up to — and after — 2030 to say whether severe climate change can be avoided.
Lucia Green-Weiskel
11.13.14
VICE News

Libya: A Broken State

Three years after the Libyan revolution and the subsequent downfall of its dictator Muammar Qaddafi, the country has descended further into chaos and insecurity.
VICE Staff
11.13.14
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