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Food

The Cool Kids’ Chuck Inglish Spent Half the Pandemic in the Grocery Store
The producer, rapper, and one-half of the rap duo spoke to VICE about the similarities in cooking up a beat and the culinary arts.
Ashwin Rodrigues
4.20.21
SURVEILLANCE

Nextdoor Knows Its Users Are Racist
The neighborhood watch-esque social network announced it is adding an "anti-racism notification" after years of criticism that it breeds racism.
Edward Ongweso Jr
4.20.21
Tech

The Pentagon Was Interested in Hawaiian UFO Sighting, Documents Reveal
A newly released Federal Aviation Authority claims it has no record of anything flying through the sky that night.
Matthew Gault
4.20.21
Festivals

Inside Boomtown's Decision to Cancel This Year's Festival
Boomtown's co-founder and Creative Director Lak Mitchell warns that other festivals could face the same fate if the government doesn't step in.
Ryan Bassil
4.20.21
News

This City Gave Sex Workers Priority Access to COVID Vaccines
Because sex workers are essential workers.
Anya Zoledziowski
4.20.21
mexican cartels

US Companies Are Helping Mexican Cartels Get Rich Kidnapping Migrants
The wave of migration at the border is a boon for kidnappers, human smugglers, and the American businesses that handle their money.
Emily Green
Keegan Hamilton
4.20.21
Maxine Waters

Republicans Want to Punish Maxine Waters for Her Derek Chauvin Comments
But Marjorie Taylor Greene endorsing the murder of Nancy Pelosi is cool, apparently.
Paul Blest
4.20.21
wellness

The Manifestation Business Moves Past Positive Thinking and Into Science
According to the founders of the platform To Be Magnetic, successfully manifesting is simply a matter of rewiring your neural pathways. Neuroscientists and psychologists disagree.
Rose Truesdale
4.20.21
FOIA

New Videos Show Cop Slowly Losing It Over ‘Tampon’ in His Frappuccino
The object, eventually identified as a cloth that had accidentally made its way into his drink, sparked paranoia in an LA cop and a criminal investigation, according to newly released documents.
Tim Marchman
Jason Koebler
4.20.21
Coronavirus

Here’s Where That Weird ‘Jesus Fights Coronavirus’ Animation Came From
For some reason, Batman, the Hulk, and Superman are also involved.
Jelisa Castrodale
4.20.21
anti-vaxx

Facebook Said It’d Stop COVID Anti-Vaxxers, But It’s Letting Them Run Wild
COVID misinformation is flourishing on Facebook, especially in languages other than English.
David Gilbert
4.20.21
china

Drones Light Up Shanghai’s Sky With a QR Code (That You Can Scan)
Is it brilliant or dystopian?
Viola Zhou
4.20.21
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