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Meet the 'Testo Junkie' Who Hacks Her Gender with Testosterone

Beatriz Preciado takes testosterone neither as part of a medical protocol, nor as a component of gender re-assignment. Her self-managed testosterone intake is a tool for 'gender-hacking.’
Marta Delatte
8.5.14
Health

Why Are Doctors Still Prescribing Antibiotics for Coughs and Colds?

Antibiotics are increasingly likely to be given out for coughs and colds, even though they don't work on viruses.
Victoria Turk
8.5.14
London

A Brilliant Spotlight In London Is Commemorating WWI's 100th Anniversary

Roji Ikeda's "spectra" installation is a shining beacon to honor the start of The Great War.
Beckett Mufson
8.5.14
immigration

Talking to Deported Immigrants Through the US-Mexico Border Fence

Families painfully divided by the US-Mexico border can talk to each other through holes in the fence at certain times at weekends.
Shanrah Wakefield
8.5.14
Stuff

Go Behind the Scenes of the Best Skateboard Movie of the Year

The Shredding Against the World featurette looks at the making of All This Mayhem.
VICE Staff
8.5.14
capsule

VICE News Capsule - Tuesday, August 5

Iraqi air force to help Kurds fight militants, rescue efforts continue after China earthquake & more.
تجربة
8.5.14
Booze

British Airport Pubs Are Most Alive Before Dawn

British airport pubs exist in a strange, liminal bubble. They don't operate within real time. But when you have to cater for those who want to get shit-faced on cheap Pinot before their 6AM flight to Costa Del Sol, there's no other option.
Issy Sampson
8.5.14
asia & pacific

Australia’s ‘Dr. Death’ Under Fire for Helping an Alleged Murderer Commit Suicide

Philip Nitschke faces the revocation of his medical license for his role in one death, and police scrutiny of his role in another.
Susan Donaldson James
8.5.14
TV

'Going Deep with David Rees' Is the Best Science Show Since 'Cosmos'

The Carl Sagan version.
Claire L. Evans
8.5.14
evolution

Why Some Dinosaurs Got Smaller

Theropods that evolved into birds aren't the only dinosaurs that preferred life on the small side.
Becky Ferreira
8.5.14
Stuff

Meeting Finland's Imprisoned Conscientious Objectors

Amnesty calls them prisoners of conscience, and their numbers are small but growing. Last year, Finland sentenced at least 40 conscientious objectors to prison or house arrest. That's up from 12 the year before.
David Mac Dougall
8.5.14
Stuff

Why Is the FBI Still Chasing Black Panther Assata Shakur?

After 40 years in hiding, Tupac's godmother finds herself on the Most Wanted list.
Tshepo Mokoena
8.5.14
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