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ferguson

St. Louis Protesters Arrested in Weekend of Mass Civil Disobedience

This weekend marked two months since the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, and police arrested more than a dozen protesters staging a sit-in at a gas station in St. Louis.
Liz Fields and Alice Speri
10.12.14
Firsties and Faves

Firsties and Faves: Hollie Cook

Hollie talks rebelling against her rock-star parents, meeting Marilyn Manson, and painting while on ecstasy.
Marissa G. Muller
10.12.14
coffee

Your Parents Turned You into a Coffee Addict

A recent study has found that the amount of coffee you consume, as well as the frequency in which you consume it, could very well have to do with genetics. That still doesn't explain the collective freakout over pumpkin spice lattes, though.
Munchies Staff
10.12.14
The Selfie Files

The Selfie Files: COVES

COVES didn't really follow directions but we'll let it slide.
Marissa G. Muller
10.12.14
Islamic State

Video Shows Islamic State Recruits With US Equipment at Training Camp in Iraq

A new video shows more than 100 recruits undergoing a series of training exercises at a camp in northern Iraq, and clearly touts the group's possession of US equipment and weapons.
Liz Fields
10.12.14
Comics!

Most Valuable Day

Even when your horoscope says its the most valuable day of the year, things don't always go as planned.
Leslie Stein
10.12.14
VICE News

Fortress Italia

VICE News visited a Milan park that has become the home of hundreds of homeless Eritreans, all waiting for the chance to flee Italy with the help of smugglers. We also met up with a group of migrants who are attempting to board a train destined for...
VICE News
10.12.14
Deep Ass Questions

A Brief History of the Drum Machine in Rock Music

Does the drum machine represent the decay of Western Civilization, or the irreversible march towards progress? We investigate.
Peter Holslin
10.12.14
The True Crime Issue

A Former English Gangster Walks Us Through a Bank Robbery

"Some press reports stated that I spent the first few days of after escaping custody hiding out at my friend's strip club, up to my eyes in bums, tits, cocaine, and champagne. Which was abso-fucking-lutely true."
Jason Coghlan
Jason Coghlan, Photo by William Fairman
10.12.14
crime & drugs

A Woman Got Six Extra Years in Prison Because She Was Pregnant

A federal judge applied enhanced sentencing guidelines for causing harm to a child because a woman was carrying a fetus when she visited a meth lab.
Kristen Gwynne
10.12.14
algorithms

The Pop-Up Ads of the Future Will Be Tailored to Your Mood

A new algorithm allows computers to determine users' moods from their typing.
Fruzsina Eordogh
10.12.14
fusion

America's Underdog Fusion Experiment Is Closing In on the Nuclear Future

Sandia Labs' Z-Machine is one step closer to delivering commercial fusion.
Michael Byrne
10.12.14
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