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anom

A Peek Inside Anom, the Phone Company Secretly Used in an FBI Honeypot
Videos, documents, and other files obtained by Motherboard show how the company functioned as an entity in its own right.
Joseph Cox
12.2.21
Street Food Icons

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Queen of Pad Thai in Berlin's Hidden Gem
Hidden in one of the less trendy areas of downtown Berlin, this Thai street food market attracts Berliners and tourists from all over the world.
shooting

TikTok Says Being Victim of Mass Shooting ‘Could Result in You Getting Hurt’
The company showed users a confusing banner when watching a video shot inside Oxford High School, where a gunman killed four students.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
12.2.21
housing

A University Had a Legally-Binding Plan to Solve Its Housing Crisis. Then a Billionaire Stepped In.
The “inhumane” Dormzilla design, complete with digital bedroom windows out of a Disney cruise ship, couldn’t be done as a psychological experiment, experts say. So why is the university trying to build it?
Aaron Gordon
12.2.21
Robinhood

I Lost $400,000, Almost Everything I Had, on a Single Robinhood Bet
A young retail trader explains what it’s like to make the retail trade from hell.
Anonymous
12.2.21
climate change

What It's Like When a Climate Disaster Permanently Alters Your Life
Six people told VICE how, when your income or health is still devastated long after a wildfire or flood, “recovery” feels like a fallacy.
Reina Sultan
12.2.21
Facebook

The Taliban Are Banned by Facebook. Then Why Are They Allowed to Post?
Just one more example of Facebook’s selective community standards policy.
Rimal Farrukh
12.2.21
VICE x Shelter

How the Government Could Fix the Housing Emergency
Michael Gove has made the right noises since becoming Housing Secretary. Here's what he now needs to follow through on.
Emily Goddard
12.2.21
weird

Surgeon Who Amputated Patient's Wrong Leg Is Fined €2,700
When asked in court why the tragic mistake had happened, the surgeon said, "I just don't know."
Simon Childs
12.2.21
japan

Japan’s Princess Mako Is Now Commoner Mako, But There’s No Escaping the Limelight in New York
Over two weeks since the former Japanese princess left for New York, Mako has been followed wherever she goes, eats, and shops.
Hanako Montgomery
12.2.21
covid

Don’t Kiss Strangers at Christmas, UK Government Says
“I don’t think there should be much snogging under the mistletoe, you don’t need to do things like that,” said UK government minister Therese Coffey.
Sophia Smith Galer
12.2.21
Television

VICE Reviews Kendall Roy’s Birthday Party Playlist from ‘Succession’
All bangers all the time at the most depressing event of the season!
Emma Garland
12.2.21
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