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Ukraine

Pro-Russia Forces Gain Ground as Ukraine’s Volunteer Battalions Decry Kiev Leaders

The fierce battle for Novoazovsk raged for a third consecutive day as a fresh bombardment of artillery fire hit the eastern outskirts of the town.
Harriet Salem
8.27.14
africa

Fueled by Superstition, People Are Violently Attacking Albinos in Tanzania

Africans with albinism can suffer alienating social stigma in their communities and, in some regions, a near-constant threat of violence.
Samuel Oakford
8.27.14
California

Drought Brings On a Downpour of Pseudoscience

When we're desperate for water, we'll believe just about anything.
Brian Merchant
8.27.14
ferguson

Ferguson's Restaurants Are Still Recovering in the Wake of Protests

Even as the unrest in Ferguson has begun to simmer down, some local businesses are still feeling the impact of weeks of protests, looting, and chaos. And Ferguson remains a divided city, with one side of town flourishing and the other still picking up...
Peter Moskowitz
8.27.14
Fashion

Meet The Fashion Designer Who's 3D Printing Impossible Clothes

Israeli designer Noa Raviv is using technology to blend the virtual and physical into works of chaotic beauty.
Jordan Pearson at Motherboard
8.27.14
Crime

Why Did It Take the FBI 90 Days to Arrest a Would-Be Campus Shooter?

A student made a threat online about "shooting up" his school in three days, but it took the feds three months to arrest him.
Daniel Stuckey
8.27.14
Gallery

Check Out These Air Guitar-Playing Weirdos

If you're the type of person who will never be able to play an actual instrument using your own two hands, then perhaps air guitar, a peculiar craft for the musically inept, is more up your alley.
VICE Canada Staff & Anthony Tuccitto
8.27.14
crime & drugs

Pablo Escobar's Notorious Hitman Is Released Amid Controversy and Fear

Jhon Jairo Velázquez, a.k.a Popeye, was a top assassin for the Medellin Cartel. He claimed to have killed 300 people and helped murder another 3,000.
Hannah Strange
8.27.14
Words

Hey Vegas #Beerfort Guy, We Know Who You Are

...And by the sounds of it, we kinda wanna date you
Kat Boehrer
8.27.14
Health

DARPA Is Developing Implants That Can Heal Soldiers’ Bodies and Minds

The US military’s foremost futurists just got funding to build tiny chips that can treat inflammatory disease and mental illness.
Jordan Pearson
8.27.14
Words

IMPRINTS: Downpour

The newest addition to Toronto’s underground culture, promoting techno and deep house acts with an extra platform—sci-fi storytelling.
Connie Chan
8.27.14
Words

How Dance Music Can Change the World, According to Paul Van Dyk

Paul Van Dyk believes that dance music is not just for hedonistic pleasure—it can also be a powerful political weapon.
VICE Thump
8.27.14
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