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Inside Hardvapour, an Aggressive, Wry Rebellion Against Vaporwave

The internet's new microgenre uses ecstatic machine sounds as a punk rejection of millenial ambivalence.
Rob Arcand
7.12.16
Crime

Polygamist Cult Leader Used Olive Oil to Slip Away from FBI, Police Say

FLDS cult leader Lyle Jeffs escaped from house arrest last month; according to police, he may have gotten away with the help of a popular cooking agent.
Kimberly Lawson
7.12.16
Art

That Spiked Bat in the Street? It's Art

Matthew Bajda’s sociological study in the streets of San Francisco offers a window into collective fear.
Hannah Stouffer
7.12.16
Pokemon Go

My Blood-Curdling Pokémon Go Ghost-Hunting Adventure

I ventured into the Williamsburg night in a desperate quest for ghost-type Pokémon. But I wasn't prepared for what happened next.
Diana Tourjée
7.12.16
thump exclusive stream

Jesse Futerman Channels New York Boogie Legend Leroy Burgess on Soulful Single “You Are Never Alone"

The Toronto producer's new EP comes out July 18 on Stockholm's Omena Records.
Cindy Li
7.12.16
crime & drugs

We visited the front lines of Paraguay's slash-and-burn war on weed

Paraguay is the largest marijuana producing nation in South America, and it's government is fighting an old school war to stop the cultivation.
Simeon Tegel
7.12.16
americas

Watch live: President Obama speaks at memorial service for slain Dallas cops

Obama and former president George W. Bush are scheduled to speak at a memorial service for the five police officers who were killed last week.
VICE News
7.12.16
bruiseday

WWE's Bizarrely Bland Brand Split Needs Some Hype

WWE's rivalry between Raw and Smackdown had promise, but it's been undone by a sleepy boardroom feud between Shane and Stephanie McMahon. Where's the heat?
Ian Williams
7.12.16
robots

Why Is This Robot Wearing Sneakers?

"Our robot is able to take much longer, faster steps than its flat-footed counterparts because it's replicating human locomotion."
Madison Margolin
7.12.16
Berlin

Berlin Techno Museum Opening in Former Power Plant

​Museum founder Dimitri Hegemann says it will be a "museum of the senses for those who don't go to the club."
Alexander Iadarola
7.12.16
diggin

Adrian Sherwood on the Record that Introduced Him to Drum Machines and Why He Thinks Grime Rocks

In the next installment of Diggin, British Dub-legend Adrian Sherwood reminisces on the pioneering single from his industrial hip-hop group Tackhead.
Adrian Sherwood
7.12.16
mercedes

"The Honeymoon Period Is Over": British GP Controversy a Defining Moment for F1 Radio Rules

Mercedes' plans to appeal Nico Rosberg's ten-second time penalty at the British Grand Prix mark a test case in Formula 1's ongoing controversy over team radio communication.
Jonathan Noble, Motorsport.com
7.12.16
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