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California

Forest Managers: We're Just Making Wildfires Worse

Ninety-eight percent of wildfires are extinguished as soon as possible. That's bad.
Michael Byrne
9.17.15
News

Hitler and the Nazis Were Seriously into Their Amphetamines and Opiates

We had a chat with Norman Ohler, whose latest book, 'Der Totale Rausch,' explains the story behind the Nazis' "performance enhancing" drug habits.
Katharina Bloom
9.17.15
Art

The Man with the World's Longest Tongue Uses It for Painting

"Art is an outlet for absurdity. My life is an outlet for absurdity. I'm not one to be very concerned with fitting in." - Nick Stoeberl
Beckett Mufson
9.17.15
Design

$1.5 Million Worth of Tech History Goes to Auction

Bonhams New York is auctioning off an Apple-1, a Nazi Enigma machine, and a letter from Darwin stating he doesn’t believe in God.
Noémie Jennifer
9.17.15
thump exclusive stream

​Botany Finds Home in the Growing Austin Psych-Dance Scene

Beat music, house, hip-hop, post-rock and psychedelia, all in one album.
Jemayel Khawaja
9.17.15
The VICE Guide to Right Now

A Bunch of Japanese Politicians Got in a Fight During a Pacifism Debate

One guy even tried to yank away the chairman's microphone so he couldn't call for a vote.
Scott Masters Pierce
9.17.15
techno

Extrawelt on Breaking the Mold of Your Typical Techno Set

The techno-transformers will take Montreal by storm at La Bacchanale Festival this Friday.
Alex Nairne
9.17.15
officer involved

Video Shows Cops Wrestle a Black Teen to the Ground for Walking in the Street

At one point an officer appears to clip the boy in the face with a nightstick, but Stockton police say that the teenager was resisting arrest and that the officers complied with department protocol.
Avi Asher-Schapiro
9.17.15
Environment

Canada’s Having a Green Energy Boom — With or Without PM Harper

Canada’s green energy sector is growing steadily at a clip of 14 percent more jobs and 88 percent more investment in renewable power generation, according to a new report.
Hilary Beaumont
9.17.15
asia & pacific

Police Investigate Gang Rape of American Tourist in Northern India

The assault took place amid a drop in foreign tourism and the investigations and trials of several other rapes across the country.
Reuters and VICE News
9.17.15
enduring freedom

The Islamic State Has Shut Down 57 Afghan Schools

Around 30,000 children in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province have been effected by the closures, according to a local official. Nangarhar has seen a major rise in IS-linked activity since January.
John Beck
9.17.15
Stuff

What It’s Like to Buy Sperm from One of Canada’s 55(ish) Semen Donors

It's a little like eugenics and that's a little icky.
J.L. Bowman
9.17.15
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