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Power

Don't Fear the Robots Taking Your Job, Fear the Monopolies Behind Them

The shift to a robot economy is as much political as it is technological.
Victoria Turk
6.19.14
Fashion

This Ex-Muslim Started a Tumblr for Women Who Have Abandoned the Hijab

I talked to Hiba Krisht about the 15 years she spent wearing the Muslim head covering against her will and how Islam can hypersexualize women.
Simon Davis
6.19.14
Premieres

Get "Crazy Crazy" and Listen to Desert Sharks' New EP

Brooklyn's rock songstresses shred through three songs.
Noisey Staff
6.19.14
crime & drugs

NYPD Is Now Bypassing Journalists to Write News Stories About Itself

The NYPD's latest media strategy sounds a bit like someone referring to themselves in the third person — obnoxious and questionable.
Alice Speri
6.19.14
NXNE 2014

Jacques Greene Brought Back House Music for The People

After a rocky start, Jacques Greene managed to bring life back to a lifeless venue.
Evy Kwong
6.19.14
Philippines

Filipino Sugarcane Workers Are Nearly the Walking Dead

Thousands of sugarcane workers in the Philippines who are barely coping with their island’s dead season may face a possible zombie apocalyptic scenario as they battle catastrophic extreme weather changes and the possibility of an impending collapse of...
Leni Velasco
6.19.14
VICE News

Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine

The conflict in eastern Ukraine has not yet entered into all-out war, but the situation is becoming more fraught every day. Despite Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's call for a ceasefire, shelling has persisted in the rebel stronghold of Sloviansk.
VICE Staff
6.19.14
virtual reality

I Thought This DIY Hypnosis Helmet Was Going to Kill Me

I let a loosely held together heap of scrap lull me into a meditative trance.
Jordan Pearson
6.19.14
women in sports

Sexual Abuse In Women's Sports, Part V: Ex-Swimmer Jancy Thompson

In the concluding interview of our series on sexual abuse in women's swimming, Jancy Thompson talks about the depression drove her to quit the sport she loved.
Rob Trucks
6.19.14
News

A Harvard Professor Is Crowdfunding a Super PAC to Save Democracy from Money

Larry Lessig is trying to raise $12 million in order to win some elections and prove that radical campaign finance reform is possible and necessary.
Matt Taylor
6.19.14
Music

Nick Zinner's "41 Strings" Comes to the UK

Three years ago, Nick to composed an orchestral piece for their 41st Annual Earth Day celebration called "41 Strings." This year, he will be premiering 41 Strings at the Meltdown Festival in the UK. To find out more about the 41 Strings UK debut and...
Erica Euse
6.19.14
NFL

Atlanta Falcons: The World's Team?

The Falcons franchise doesn't exactly present the same level of prestige as the Cowboys.
Josh Zerkle
6.19.14
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