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Inside Canada's New Corporate Weed System

In this episode, Damian visits two gigantic, legal weed factories. He also chats with pot activists to get their take on Canada's new medical marijuana system. Plus, he visits a private grower who is licensed to grow legally, but is being squeezed out...
Damian Abraham
8.11.14
aging

Tiger Woods and Kobe Bryant Are Too Stubborn to Quit

The two stars are no longer at the top of their games. Good luck getting them to admit it.
Justin Doolittle
8.11.14
Art

Kara Walker's Domino Sugar Installation Lives On Thanks To Streetview

The 75-foot-tall sugar-covered Sphinx is now preserved in an interactive, online gallery space.
Zach Sokol
8.11.14
Books

The Amazon-Hachette E-Book War Has Turned Weirdly Public

Rather than hash things out in a boardroom, both sides are recruiting hearts and minds.
Victoria Turk
8.11.14
Art

Dig The Exploding, Virtual Topographies Of Jhovany Quiroz

“I approach image-making like a scientist looking through an electron microscope or a telescope in search of something sublime," says Quiroz on his digital artwork.
DJ Pangburn
8.11.14
Canada

The Lasting Damage of Sudden Heat Waves Is Highly Unpredictable

While melting sea ice will happen gradually, sudden heat waves can throw ecosystems lethal wild cards.
Stephen Buranyi
8.11.14
NCAA

The O’Bannon Ruling Is Just a First Step Toward Economic Justice for College Athletes

The NCAA lost the battle, but the war is still playing out in the courts and the media.
Jeb Lund
8.11.14
gaza

Rockets and Revenge (Dispatch 11)

During last week's ceasefire, many Gaza residents attempted to flee, while others returned home to completely devastated neighborhoods.
VICE News
8.11.14
Internet

Who’s Getting Rich Off Profit-Driven 'Clicktivism'

Online petitions are putting millions in the hands of a few organizations, limiting the web’s potential as a tool for global change.
Nithin Coca
8.11.14
News

The Cynical and Weird Hypocrisy of Florida's Marijuana Opponents

If you listen to opponents of Florida's medical marijuana ballot initiative, it will unleash the gates of hell: skyrocketing crime, brain-dead zombies roaming the streets and Floridians flocking to rusty shacks covered in dirt to purchase their...
Lee Fang
8.11.14
Features

Inside the Lab That's Modifying Mosquitoes to End Disease

The stakes couldn't be much higher.
Bruce Douglas
8.11.14
Health

Poverty Is Ebola's Deadliest Vector

Health care follows money.
Michael Byrne
8.11.14
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