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asia & pacific

Journalists Face Jail for Reporting on Indonesia’s Separatist Rebels
Valentine Bourrat and Thomas Dandois went on trial today in Jayapura and face five years behind bars, apparently for making a film on the separatist Free Papua Movement.
Virgile Dall’Armellina
10.20.14
mental health

There's a New Scientific Explanation for Seasonal Affective Disorder
As the days get darker, a protein known as SERT goes into overdrive, making you feel crappy.
Michael Byrne
10.20.14
skol beats factory reportagens

2014’s Must-Go Halloween Events in Canada
All of the best ways to show off your over-priced costume and avoid a mundane night.
Parker Buckley
10.20.14
Words

ON DECK: Wuki
Ghetto-tech, bassline, and some late-in-the-game turn-up on Wuki's ON DECK debut.
Jemayel Khawaja
10.20.14
Islamic State

Meet the Kurdish Suicide Bomber Planning to Attack the Islamic State in Kobane
VICE News spoke with a young YPG fighter who said he planned to blow himself up at an Islamic State position to help defend his hometown in Syria on the Turkish border.
John Beck
10.20.14
Opinion and Analysis

The Great Pumpkin Riot is a White Riot Worth Taking Seriously
The riot in sleepy Keene, New Hampshire this past weekend reminds us how riots are racialized — and that party riots are no joke.
Natasha Lennard
10.20.14
Film

A Look Back At 'Birdman' Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki's Iconic Long Shots
Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki has been experimenting with long takes for over a decade. These examples of his explorations just might prepare you for his latest work in Alejandro G. Iñárritu's 'Birdman.'
Beckett Mufson
10.20.14
Environment

US Taxpayers Funding Controversial Indian Coal Project
Environmental groups document human rights abuses during construction of Reliant energy project in India, funded in part through the US Export-Import Bank
Shelby Kinney-Lang
10.20.14
Words

The 10 Best Sets from ADE 2014
As the Amsterdam Dance Event draws to a close, let's take a listen to some of the standout sets.
THUMP Staff
10.20.14
Ukraine

'No More Talks About Ceasefire': Donetsk Explosion Officially Shatters Ukraine's Fragile Detente
At just after noon on Monday there was a direct hit to the Donetsk State Chemical Factory, a producer of explosives for armaments.
Harriet Salem
10.20.14
security & defense

US Air Force Asked Why It Scrapped $390 Million Worth of Transport Planes in Afghanistan
The Pentagon bought the aircraft to train Afghan air force pilots, barely used them, failed to secure spare parts to keep them flying, and then decided to chop them up.
John Dyer
10.20.14
Apple

China's Massive iCloud Hack Is So Obvious It May Be a Message to Apple
Either the Politburo isn’t worried about being seen as a digitally repressive state, or it’s sticking its middle finger up at Apple. It could well be both.
Thomas Fox-Brewster
10.20.14
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