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The Biggest Mammal Victim of the Wildlife Trade is the Adorable, Endangered Pangolin

Pangolins are hunted both for traditional medicine and meat, which has led the International Union for Conservation of Nature to consider all eight species to be in decline. The end result is that some amazing, and woefully understudied, creatures are...
Derek Mead
2.11.13
Question Of The Day

What Do Your Shoes Say About Your Sex Life?

We all judge people by their appearance, especially when it comes to potential naked buddies, which brings up a question: What's the best way to judge people's appearance? The easiest thing to do is look at the hair and the shoes, especially the shoes.
VICE Staff
2.11.13
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The Biggest Mammal Victim of the Wildlife Trade Is the Adorable, Endangered Pangolin

Pangolins are hunted both for traditional medicine and meat, which has led the IUCN to consider all eight species to be in decline.
Derek Mead
2.11.13
Motherboard Blog

This Rainproof Park Bench Should Have Been Invented a Hundred Years Ago

Humankind need never suffer from wet jean-ass again.
Brian Merchant
2.11.13
Motherboard Blog

Why Internet Access in the U.S. Is Slow and Expensive: There's No Competition

The United States is far from a world leader when it comes to the Internet itself.
Derek Mead
2.11.13
Internet

Piracy as a Kind of Freedom: A Review of a Pirated Copy of the Pirate Bay Movie

The film is a rallying cry for a freer internet, but it shies away from the obvious question: is piracy more than glorified stealing?
Leandro Oliva
2.11.13
Music

Matthew Bellosi Is an Artist Out of Philly Who Makes Tape Covers and Such

Matthew Bellosi is an up-and-coming artist out of Philapelphia. His recent work can be seen adorning the covers of numerous eccentric and intense releases, mostly of the cassette-tape medium, by artists such as Avon Ladies, Shirtless Thugs, Skrapyard...
William Cody Watson
2.11.13
Tech

LA Cop Christopher Dorner Is Not the First American to Be Hunted by Drones on US Soil

The at-large vigilante cop is the highest profile target of spy drones on American soil, but he certainly isn't the first one.
Brian Anderson
2.11.13
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Video: James Blake's Grown-Up-Sounding Techno Booty Jam "Retrograde"

Perfectly timed for Valentine's Day, assuming you're a cyborg.
ALEX PASTERNACK
2.11.13
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This Cat is Scratching a Radiohead Record, and Holy Hell It is Cute

Cats, they do the darnedest things.
2.11.13
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Is Carrie Underwood's Grammy Dress A Vega Zaishi Wang Ripoff?

Underwood wowed audiences with her projection mapped dress at the Grammy’s last night. But where exactly did she get her inspiration?
Julia Kaganskiy
2.11.13
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NHL Players Love to Bite Each Other

In light of the NHL's latest biting incident between the Leafs and the Canadiens, our very own Angry Hockey Nerd takes a look at the recent history of teeth-related violence in professional hockey.
Thomas Drance
2.11.13
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