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Music

When the Whole World Becomes a Synthesizer

Bastl Instruments wants to turn "anything to modular," from fish swimming to a human pulse.
Michael Byrne
8.26.14
VICE News Specials
8:36

The Islamic State (Part 5)

Reporter Medyan Dairieh journeys 200 miles from the the group's power base in the Syrian city of Raqqa to the border with Iraq.
News

Protesters Are Doing All They Can to Stop Fracking in Lancashire

I went to meet the activists camping out next to drill sites.
Oscar Webb
8.26.14
Space

Astronomers Clocked the Spin of a Quasar That's 10 Billion Light Years Away

And hot damn, is that thing ever spinning up a storm.
Becky Ferreira
8.26.14
Festivals 2014

A Portrait of the Shit Left Behind at Reading Festival

You can learn a lot about people from the shit they leave behind.
Ryan Bassil
8.26.14
Festivals 2014

You're Going To Die Before Everyone At Reading Festival

Reading is ferociously, apocalyptically young. It's basically Lord Of The Flies on Tuborg.
Ryan Bassil
Mary Alice
8.26.14
Stuff

Werner Herzog Has a Lot of Time for WrestleMania

This month, Faber published A Guide for the Perplexed, a compendium of conversations between Herzog and the writer Paul Cronin. As a testament from one of the world's most prolific filmmakers, it reads almost as self-help.
Nathalie Olah
Nathalie Olah, Photos: Jamie Lee Curtis Taete
8.26.14
Gaming

How Mercenaries and Gun Culture Shaped One of the Best Strategy Games Ever Made

Released in 1999, "Jagged Alliance 2" was inspired by a wider range of topics than you might expect.
Darius Kazemi
8.26.14
Stuff

Gross Old Men Are Hot and Bothered by War

Dropping bombs is sold as a way to liberate women, but it's also how some men get off.
Belén Fernández
8.26.14
Words

Listening With Your Eyes: Instant Peterson's Favourite Record Sleeves, The Black And White Edition

Melbourne crate digger Instant Peterson shares his prized black and white record sleeves.
Instant Peterson
8.26.14
News

Burger King Plans to Buy Tim Horton’s and Destroy Canada

Burger King is sizing up Tim Horton’s for acquisition. If the deal goes through, the alliance will have a market cap of $18 billion, and the new company will become the third-largest fast-food retailer on the planet.
Patrick McGuire
8.26.14
News

Televised Confessions Are China's New Favorite Reality TV

After the trial of a despised criminal turned out to be ratings gold for CCTV, China started turning televised confessions into mass entertainment. The schadenfreude that viewers express online is torrential.
Brendon Hong
8.26.14
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