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Canada

The Strange Case of Pictou County, Nova Scotia—A Community Supported by Toxic Mills

Air pollution and stench from the paper mills flouts federal regulations, compromises locals' health, and kills the potential of tourism.
Miles Howe
7.24.14
asia & pacific

China Will Re-Educate Government Officials to Remind Them That Communism Is Awesome

Party chiefs, fearing a “loss of faith and moral decline,” are using re-education as a means of ensuring conformity among the rank and file.
Maxwell Barna
7.24.14
Stuff

Meet The Wizard Behind the World's Only Real-Life Hogwarts

Oberon Zell-Ravenheart is an eccentric "wizard" who claims to have created the world's first "unicorn" by attaching a horn to a goat. He's also the founder of the Grey School for Wizardry, a nonfiction Hogwarts that inculcates students in the Dark Arts.
Mark Hay
7.24.14
Flowertown USA

The Continuing Saga of Miss Juniper's Panties

Miss Juniper's underwear was stolen and the investigating detective keeps intending to return her stolen panties but somehow keeps forgetting. What are the forces within these panties that causes men to lose their freewill?
Rick Altergott
7.24.14
News

Should We Look at and Share Photos of Dead Civilians in Gaza?

I was scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed in the grimy bathroom of a bar when the image of an eight-year-old Palestinian boy came into focus.
Aaron Miguel Cantú
7.24.14
Film

Yony Leyser's New Film Is a Time Capsule of Berlin’s Underground

Which is why you should help him make it.
Barbara Dabrowska
7.24.14
capsule

VICE News Capsule - Thursday, July 24

Venezuela evicts thousands from world's tallest slum, Ukraine says rebels downed fighter jets & more.
تجربة
7.24.14
Art

There's a Chainsaw-Wielding Robot Sculptor

The badass robot arm is made of recycled bike parts and an arcade game controller.
Victoria Turk
7.24.14
Stuff

I Went to the Closing Night at London's Last Porn Cinema

So long and thanks for all the wanks, Mr B's.
John Lucas
7.24.14
earth

Wind Power Will Generate Seven Percent of the World's Power by 2018: Report

And that's nothing to sneeze at.
Brian Merchant
7.24.14
News

Famine and Climate Change Are Making Africa a Terrorist Tinderbox

The humanitarian situation in the Sahel is turning it into fertile ground for extremists.
Hannah Strange
7.24.14
Gaming

Play as a Tourist in a Glitched-Out Video Game World

Meet the Werner Herzog of video games.
DJ Pangburn
7.24.14
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