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Setting Up a Safe Injection Site in Canada Shouldn't Be Such a Nightmare
It does not appear as if the Conservative government believes drug addicts deserve a second chance. If they had their way, addicts, even if the ones who are mentally ill, would be kept out of our backyards and left to fend for themselves.
Tamara Khandaker
7.22.13
Film

'Out in the Dark' Explores the Gay Relationship Between an Israeli and a Palestinian
Michael Mayer's first feature-length movie has been dubbed the "Brokeback Mountain of Israeli film." Which isn't too inaccurate of a comparison, in that it's about two men having a romantic, sexual relationship in an environment where you might...
Christine Jun
7.22.13
we saw this

We Saw Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake at Yankee Stadium
Welcome to Samsung World, where crushing perfection rule all and Jay Z and Justin Timberlake are totally okay with sharing a stage for two hours straight.
Dan Weiss
7.22.13
Features

Listen to Two Exclusive Mixes from The Good Kids
New York's fastest rising DJ crew provide us with two doses of club-ready R&B heat and gave us the inside scoop on how to throw a good party in the land of bottle service.
Ezra Marcus
7.22.13
Comics!

Nick Gazin's Comic Book Love-In #93
Hello Everybody! I have two large milestones that are looming over me right now. One is that I am nearing my 100th comics column for VICE, and the other is that I turn 30 at the end of the month. I need to get rid of all the piles of books in my...
Nick Gazin
7.22.13
Motherboard Blog

Fly Girls (and Boys): 'The Fly Room' Opens Up a Pioneering DNA Lab in Film and Architecture
Alexis Gambis, who founded the Imagine Science Film Festival after getting his PhD in genetics and a masters in film, has reconstructed the legendary fruit fly laboratory where many modern-day genetics discoveries were made.
Ruth Reader
7.22.13
Motherboard Blog

Here's What Wi-Fi Would Look Like If We Could See It
"A lot of us use technology without appreciating the complexity behind making it work."
Meghan Neal
7.22.13
Bad Cop Blotter

Routine Raid Terror
Cops on raids often come in with guns waving and assume that the person they're raiding knows that they're police and not some other gang of armed men. This can lead to tense, dangerous standoffs between SWAT teams and armed civilians, like in the case...
Lucy Steigerwald
7.22.13
Editoriales

See And Listen To R. Kelly's 38-Song 2013 Pitchfork Music Festival Setlist
Plus, a smooth jazz cover of "Sex In The Kitchen."
Eric Sundermann
7.22.13
New York State of Mind

American Underachievers in London
This week, Verena headed overseas to catch Brooklyn natives the Underachievers playing a packed show in London. In addition to the performance, she also snapped some shots of the duo giving back to their fans by autographing some clothing and sharing a...
Verena Stefanie Grotto
7.22.13
Motherboard Blog

Bombing the Great Barrier Reef Isn't Even the Worst Thing the Navy Has Done to a Reef This Year
And that's saying something, because, seriously, they dropped bombs on a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Ben Richmond
7.22.13
Travel

I Spent an Entire Day On the Beijing Subway
If Beijing's subway feeds the city's beating heart, then Line 2 is its circulatory system. Its looped route traces the path once taken by the ancient city walls, but Mao's disdain for history saw the structure make way for subterranean tunnels and the...
Oscar Holland, Photos: Lukas von Rantzau
7.22.13
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