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Six People Died in US Mass Shootings This Week

The effects of mass shootings are felt long after media attention has faded.
Mark Hay
8.26.16
thump exclusive stream

Healings' "Holy Water" Feels Like the Last Sighs of Summer

Hear a new Outkast-sampling solo track from Josh McIntyre of Toronto synth-pop duo Prince Innocence.
Max Mertens
8.26.16
Health

​I Asked People on Craigslist Why They’re Giving Up and Selling Their FitBit

The intense dedication to tracking your every move just isn’t sustainable.
Kaleigh Rogers
8.26.16
feminism

Happy Women's Equality Day: Everything Is Still Bad

Fifty-one years after the establishment of Women's Equality Day, women are still underrepresented in politics, sexual violence is rampant, and the wage gap persists—but things are getting better.
Linda Yang
8.26.16
americas

The cocaine industry has a lot riding on Colombia's peace deal

The country's FARC rebels have promised to quit the drug trade, but other groups are ready and waiting to take control.
Joe Parkin Daniels
8.26.16
china

Bootleg Four Loko Is Being Sold in China as 'Lose Virginity Liquor'

Vendors and sellers operating on online shopping portals are marketing Loko under some pretty enticing logos: “Blackout in a can,” “deflowered wine”, and shi shen jiu, meaning “lose virginity liquor.”
Alex Swerdloff
8.26.16
The VICE Guide to the 2016 Election

Ex-Republican Muslims Explain Why They Left the Party Behind

"When I go to the Muslim community I don't feel like I'm totally embraced because I'm a Republican, and when I hang out with Republicans I don't feel like I fit in there."
Luke Winkie
8.26.16
Internet Exploring

Kanye's Flying Saint Pablo Stage Took a Decade to Plan and Was Inspired by Happiness and Ridley Scott

"This take on the future and the way it connects with music, that’s the vibe."
Phil Witmer
8.26.16
short circuit

These Apps Can Help You Finally Cancel That Subscription You Keep Forgetting

Truebill, Trim, and other subscription management apps promise to help their users wrangle their finances.
Nathaniel Mott
8.26.16
Film

Colbert Hacks the Instagram of 'Mr. Robot' Himself, Rami Malek | Insta of the Week

Elliot Alderson would never let this happen.
Beckett Mufson
8.26.16
The VICE Guide to Right Now

Students Learn More if Their Teacher Is Hot, Study Says

Researchers found that not only did the students with the attractive professor score better on the test, they rated the professor higher than the not-hot one.
VICE Staff
8.26.16
wine

Tituss Burgess of 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' Doesn't Suffer Wine Snobs

"The wine industry can be a very elitist party," says Tituss Burgess, the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt actor who recently launched his own line of wines. "I don't have any desire to be invited to that party. So I created my own party."
Niko Krommydas
8.26.16
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