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police

Hacking Team Gave Spyware Demos to Police Agencies Across the Nation
The interest is notable in a time when law enforcement have expanding surveillance toolkits but unclear oversight requirements for these new technologies.
Shawn Musgrave
7.29.15
Pizza

Cops Are Giving Away Pizza to Reward People for Obeying the Law
If you're in Denver and happen to help someone across the street or wait for the light rather than jaywalking, you might find a Segway cop handing you a pizza gift card.
Hilary Pollack
7.29.15
video

There Is a Method to Crazy Ants' Madness
These so-called “crazy” ants know exactly what they’re about.
Rachel Pick
7.29.15
officer involved

Cincinnati Cop Indicted and Fired as Video of Samuel Dubose Shooting Is Released
Hamilton County prosecutor Joe Deters called the shooting “totally unwarranted,” and “the most asinine act I've ever seen a police officer make.”
VICE News
7.29.15
middle east

Violence Flares as Bulldozers Enter West Bank Jewish Settlement
Around 200 protesters from the Beit El settlement — illegal under international law — set tires alight and threw rocks at soldiers who attempted to disperse the crowd with water cannons.
Harriet Salem
7.29.15
middle east

VICE News Capsule - Wednesday, July 29
Jewish settlers are evicted from two West Bank settlements, Peru rescues hostages held by Shining Path, the UK will soon require companies to reveal gender wage gaps, and a mechanic makes it easier for disabled people to ride a motorbike.
VICE News
7.29.15
Longreads Or Whatever

Way Out West: How Flying Lotus, Kamasi Washington, and Brainfeeder Are Bringing Jazz Back to the People
An LA electronic label is making jazz cool to people who don’t listen to jazz—an impossible dream for most jazz labels. How did we get here?
Natalie Weiner
7.29.15
Premieres

PREMIERE: Wild Ones - "Dim the Lights"
Line up the shots, let's knock 'em back, and go get lost.
Kim Taylor Bennett
7.29.15
News

Young, Black, Trans, Arrested: How Women Like Meagan Taylor Are Made Invisible
Meagan Taylor, a 22-year-old jailed while visiting Iowa with a friend earlier this month, got released last week after a flurry of activism drew attention to her plight—and what was probably a bogus arrest.
Melissa Gira Grant
7.29.15
Film

A Love Letter to J.G. Ballard's 'High-Rise'
Forty years old and soon to be turned into a film, Ballard's disturbing, prophetic novel will change the way you think about reality.
Joe Banks
7.29.15
PROFILES

How to Be Caitlin Moran
The controversial British feminist is a controversial British feminist.
Lauren Oyler
7.29.15
Fashion

Is There a Recipe for Tumblr Success? We Ask Internet Sensation FashGIF
"Sometimes you want a GIF to look really fake because that’s where the humor lies, but if you doctor it too much people are just like, 'This has gone too far.'"
Ingrid Kesa
7.29.15
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