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Music

Streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music now dominate music sales and no one is happy about it

Noah Kulwin
3.31.17
Desus & Mero

Desus and Mero Discuss Trump's Strange Speech at a Women's Empowerment Panel

At one point, the president asked the women in the room if they had ever heard of Susan B. Anthony.
Sarah Bellman
3.31.17
we saw this

A Review of Jamiroquai’s First Show in Seven Years by Someone Who Doesn’t Know Shit About Jamiroquai

I went to Paris a blank canvas, but watching Jay Kay sing about cosmic girls and space cowboys for two and a half hours gave me my life.
Emma Garland
3.31.17
police tech

Connecticut cops could be first in U.S. to get weaponized drones

Tess Owen
3.31.17
Art

This Artist with Synesthesia Sees Colors in Music and Paints Your Favorite Songs

Melissa McCracken grew up with a neurological condition that means she processes songs as colors—a gift that translates into paintings inspired by her favorite musicians.
Jess Denham
3.31.17
Tedium

How Computers Learned to Read

Teaching computers to understand text was one of the 20th century’s great challenges. At first, the secret to optical character recognition was purpose-built type.
Ernie Smith
3.31.17
The Tight Squeeze Issue

Harvesting Psychedelic Honey in the Mountains of Nepal

In this month's Artifact, VICE's Chloe Campion remembers hiking through the Himalayas to film a documentary about a mystical, hallucinogenic honey.
Chloe Campion
3.31.17
End 696

We Asked Promoters About Exactly How an Outdated Form Polices Grime Gigs

“Basically it’s saying, ‘we aren’t going to protect you—we’re going to treat you all like suspects’."
Kamila Rymajdo
3.31.17
food safety

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Cookbook Could Give You Food Poisoning

In a review of 29 celebrity cookbooks, including the Goop founder’s, North Carolina State University found that many failed to give reliable food safety instructions.
Daisy Meager
3.31.17
israel

Israel approved the first new settlement in the occupied West Bank in 20 years

Alex Kane
3.31.17
New music

We Can Confirm Drake Is Still Here Because that Wizkid Collab Finally Got a Proper Release

It's called "Come Closer," not "Hush Up The Silence" as first thought.
Lauren O'Neill
3.31.17
VICE Sports Explains
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Tanking and the Process

VICE Sports explains NBA tanking and the process.
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