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SEXISM

Could a Bot Replace a Journalist? Not Without Some Problems

We’re a long ways from a robot becoming the next great American novelist. But Articoolo, an Israeli startup, hopes to get ’bots writing more than ever.
Ernie Smith
8.13.16
netherlands

This Restaurant Mini-Chain Is Giving Recovering Addicts and Struggling Locals a Fresh Start

Hotspot Hudspot serves excellent food cooked by recovering addicts, teenagers, and people who have been laid off.
Wouter Kloot
8.13.16
The VICE Guide to Right Now

Two Men Were Sentenced to 42 Years in Prison in the UK’s Biggest-Ever Cocaine Bust

How two guys who grew up working in the shipping industry ended up sentenced to decades in prison for smuggling $645 million worth of class A narcotics.
VICE Staff
8.13.16
we saw this

We Saw Bon Iver Debut the New Record '22, A Million' with a Bunch of Wet Wisconsinites

Justin Vernon and company played the new record at his music festival Eaux Claires in the north woods. Mother Nature was even in attendance.
Katie Bain
8.13.16
Feminisme

How Gay Couples Commodify Their Relationships on Instagram

Gay men who operate joint Instagram accounts with their boyfriends are reaping money in branded content deals, but some feel their aspirational messages have consequences for the gay community.
Fran Tirado
8.13.16
Health

US declares health emergency in Puerto Rico over Zika outbreak

Officials said there were 10,690 laboratory confirmed Zika cases on the Caribbean island of 3.5 million, including 1,035 pregnant women, and that by year's end a quarter of the island's population could be exposed.
VICE News
8.13.16
porn

‘mouseTube’ Is Like Pornhub for Mouse Research

Like a tube site, but for mice.
Sarah Emerson
8.13.16
A-rod

Look How Goddamned Happy A-Rod is to Play Third Base for One Out in the Ninth Inning

The Yankees finally threw A-Rod a bone and he ate it up.
Sean Newell
8.13.16
Hacking

There's Now A Cryptocurrency Created by Participating in DDoS Attacks

What has science done?
Janus Rose
8.13.16
Stuff

We Asked a Sex Therapist About the Thrills of Left-Handed Wanking

In honour of the International Left-Handers Day, we found out how much truth lies in the internet rumour virtues of non-dominant hand masturbating.
Tom Usher
8.13.16
Politics

Faye Sultan Represents Kuwait But Competes for the "Independent Olympic Athlete" Team

Last year, the IOC suspended Kuwait. As a result, athletes, like Kuwaiti swimmer Faye Sultan, must compete as independents.
Aimee Berg
8.13.16
middle east

US-backed Syrian fighters take Manbij city, Islamic State's gateway to Europe

Some Syrians in the town celebrated by cutting off Islamic State-required beards and burning burqas, while others took part in previously prohibited activities like smoking and dancing.
Tess Owen
8.13.16
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