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Social Media

Religious Leader With Millions of Followers Issues a Fatwa On Facebook’s Laughing Emoji
In a viral video, he said using this emoji to mock people is “haram” or forbidden. Many reacted to it with the laughing emoji itself.
Shamani Joshi
6.25.21
TikTok

Why Are ‘The Backyardigans’ Suddenly So Popular on TikTok?
We got into the thick of it, speaking with TikTokers, TikTok experts, and the singers of these viral tracks.
Koh Ewe
6.25.21
violence

Their Names Showed Up on WhatsApp ‘Taliban Kill Lists.’ Now, Some Are in Hiding.
The Taliban have distanced themselves from the widely shared lists, but Afghan security experts say they carry real threats.
Ruchi Kumar
6.25.21
china

18 Killed After Fire Tears Through Chinese Martial Arts School
The tragedy took place in Henan province, better known as the birthplace of the famous Shaolin Temple and Chinese martial arts.
Heather Chen
6.25.21
Books

'The Service’ Captures the Messy and Mundane Realities of Sex Work in the UK
Writer and activist Frankie Miren discusses her debut novel and the need for more complex accounts of what it feels like to be a sex worker.
Emma Garland
6.25.21
Live, Laugh, Love Island

How My Life Changed After Leaving the 'Love Island' Villa
Series 5 favourite Amy Hart talks Instagram, volunteering and why she's passionate about unionisation.
Amy Hart
6.25.21
Sex

Inside the Subreddit Where Men Encourage Each Other Not to Cum
Over 90,000 people have joined r/SemenRetention in the hope of storing their sacred male energy.
Eleanor Peake
6.25.21
Crime

Police Swapped a Cocaine Shipment with Icing Sugar – and Ruined Their Own Case
The judge found that “all the accused had done was to store, transport or carry icing sugar, which was self-evidently not an offence.”
Gavin Butler
6.25.21
VICE News Reports

Inside Citizen App’s Dangerous Effort to Cash In on Vigilantism
A wildfire in a Los Angeles neighborhood led to a troubling manhunt.
VICE News
6.24.21
Astro Guide

Daily Horoscope: June 25, 2021
The moon is in Capricorn today.
Annabel Gat
6.24.21
Transnational

How a Murder Mobilized Detroit’s Ballroom Community
For “Love Us in the Light,” the first episode of Transnational, VICE World News traveled to Detroit to hear about the efforts to honor Kelly Stough, killed by a pastor in 2018.
Eva Reign
6.24.21
News

Here's Exactly What Needs to Happen for Britney Spears to End Her Conservatorship
An attorney who specializes in these cases walked us through what's next for Britney Spears, step by step.
Drew Schwartz
6.24.21
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