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PREMIERE: franskild - "Your Love"
Chances are you'll get into weekend-mode already today.
Caisa Ederyd
9.16.14
olympics

The Olympics Are a Multi-Billion-Dollar Boondoggle, but Mayors Love 'Em Anyway
Oslo is considering dropping its bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics, which is really the only sensible thing to do.
Neil deMause
9.16.14
VICE News

Britain's Border Wars (Dispatch 2)
Far-right extremists rally against immigrants in Calais.
VICE News
9.16.14
Premieres

PREMIERE: Pix - "A Way To Say Goodbye"
19 year old PIX debuts with dreamy pop track.
Joe Zadeh
9.16.14
United Kingdom

‘Hunks, Chunks and Drunks’ – The Booze-Drenched Legacy of ‘Britain’s Own Guantanamo’
Diego Garcia, the British Indian Ocean Territory leased for a US military base, hides the truth over UK involvement in the CIA rendition program. But on the surface at least, the closest thing to waterboarding going on is drenching in the drunk tank.
Ben Bryant
9.16.14
vice shorts

I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'The Collagist'
There’s an animator named Amy Lockhart who, while collaborating with her partner Marc Bell, decided to address artist’s block with a spontaneous and original creation via a vision board.
Jeffrey Bowers
9.16.14
RACISM

How Big Data Could Discriminate
The Federal Trade Commission discussed how data might be be used to target minority groups for high-risk loans and credit cards.
Jordan Pearson
9.16.14
middle east

US Will Retaliate If Syria Interferes In Airstrikes
American program of airstrikes broadened to hit Islamic State target near Baghdad, after international coalition meets to agree strategy against extremist group.
John Beck
9.16.14
Stuff

Why I Stayed in an Abusive Relationship
I can’t speak for Janay Rice, or any other victims of domestic violence who stay with their abusers, but until early 2014 I was in a physically and emotionally abusive relationship for two and a half years, and I can talk about why I stayed—and why I...
Lauren Browne
9.16.14
coffee

Coffee Beans Have Their Own Class System
Robusta coffee beans have been dogged by deep, long-standing prejudice in the java industry. One London company is hoping to spearhead a revival because global warming and increased international demand means quality coffee supplies can't come from...
Merlin Jobst
9.16.14
News

We Spoke to the Londoners Who Think Scotland Should Stay in the UK
Thousands of Scottish expats and pro-Scotland Englanders gathered in London to show support for the British Union, so we went along for a chat.
Chris Giles
9.16.14
ICELAND

Early Earth Was a Much More Pleasant Place Than Commonly Thought
New research debunks early-Earth models describing the planet as a giant version of Iceland.
Michael Byrne
9.16.14
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