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Inside Japan’s Only Skateboarding High School, Where the Olympics Are Met with Shrugs

At this school, arriving on time is often optional, but baggy jeans are the uniform.
Hanako Montgomery
8.3.21
News

The Delta Surge Shows We Need Vaccine Passports. But North America Is Resisting

Some conservative officials are critical of the measure even though there’s fairly high—and somewhat bipartisan—support for the measure.
Anya Zoledziowski
8.3.21
Tucker Carlson

Tucker Carlson Is Moving His Whole Damn Show to Hungary

Carlson has already met with Hungary’s autocratic Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, and is listed as a speaker at a far-right nationalist conference later this week.
Mitchell Prothero
8.3.21
Capitol Riot

A Fourth Cop Who Responded to the Capitol Riot Has Died By Suicide

The officer was found dead in July, but the department confirmed this week his death was a suicide.
Paul Blest
8.3.21
fandom

What Is ‘Fan Blaming’ and Why Are ‘He-Man’ Fans Mad at Kevin Smith?

Amid accusations of making the show too "woke," Kevin Smith has fired back at the fans in interviews.
Gita Jackson
8.3.21
Hacking

'Warzone' Streamers Are Quitting the Game Because of Cheating Wave

Several popular streamers complained that there are just too many cheaters in Warzone now, and they are considering quitting the game.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
8.3.21
tech-science

A Brainless Blob That Can Think Is Being Sent to Space to See What Happens

Scientists will feed the slime its favorite food (oats) and observe microgravity's effects on its exploration behavior and growth.
Radhamely De Leon
8.3.21
Interviews

Eboni K. Williams Won’t Stand to Be Called Boring

The star of ‘Real Housewives of New York’ talks to VICE about representation, staying true to herself, and being called the B-word.
Alex Zaragoza
8.3.21
police tech

More Cities Are Moving to Drop Automated Gunshot-Detection Tech

Experts say ShotSpotter is unreliable and disproportionately calls armed police into Black and brown neighborhoods.
Todd Feathers
8.3.21
Games News

Street View Comes to Hyrule

Visit iconic locations in ‘Breath of the Wild’ from the comfort of your web browser, just as if it existed in Google Maps.
Lewis Gordon
8.3.21
blizzard

Blizzard's President Is Stepping Down

The head of Blizzard's studio J. Allen Brack is stepping down after reports of abuse and employee protest.
Emanuel Maiberg
8.3.21
Arizona audit

Even Arizona’s GOP Election Officials Are Tired of the Bogus ‘Audit’

“If you haven't figured out that the election in Maricopa County was free, fair, and accurate yet, I'm not sure you ever will.”
David Gilbert
8.3.21
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