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middle east

Libyan Fuel Depot Burns as Battle for Tripoli Airport Rages

On Sunday, a column of jet-black smoke could be seen rising from Tripoli’s main fuel depot, located close to the airport.
Liz Fields
8.3.14
Design

How to Harvest Meat from a Pig That's Still Alive

Imagine a world in which we could simply harvest a sausage or two from a neighborhood pig, who keeps on living to oink another day. That's the vision proposed by The In Vitro Meat Cookbook, a conceptual guide to the future of food.
Amanda Arnold
8.3.14
Comics!

1993 Part One

The year was 1993. I was barely 13, but I was already angsty, pissed, and horny as hell.
Vasilis Lolos
8.3.14
war and conflict

Airstrikes in Gaza Hit Seventh UN School Sheltering Civilians

At least 30 Palestinians were killed on Sunday as artillery and rocket fire battered buildings across the Gaza Strip.
Liz Fields
8.3.14
Music

Why 'Dark. Outside.' Is Broadcasting New Music to an Empty Forest in Scotland

Pack a blanket and FM receiver to experience the anti-internet of music consumption.
Michael Byrne
8.3.14
Culture

The Holographic Augmented Reality Future Has Arrived (Again)

TruLife Optics makes an impressive pitch to both developers and augmented reality boosters.
Michael Byrne
8.3.14
Motherboard Blog

Stop Fracking 'In the Dark,' Say Biologists

"We can't let shale development outpace our understanding of its environmental impacts."
Fruzsina Eordogh
8.3.14
Holy Shit

Beyoncé and Nicki Minaj's "Flawless" Remix Is Everything You Could Want and More

Beyoncé finally addresses the elevator incident a.k.a. Solangegate.
Marissa G. Muller
8.3.14
earth

Complexity Researchers Help Visualize the Spread of Western Thought

Turning a history of cultural thought into data points yields surprising results.
Michael Byrne
8.2.14
Features

Meet Years & Years, the UK Band Who's Working with Stuart Murdoch

You might recognize the lead singer Olly from "Skins" and Stuart Murdoch's film 'God Help the Girl.'
Casey Lewis
8.2.14
VICE News

Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine

We visited Debaltseve, a town at a strategic crossroads between two rebel-held cities in Eastern Ukraine.
VICE Staff
8.2.14
Ukraine

The Other Side of the Same Coin: Meet Moscow's Parachute Politicians in Eastern Ukraine

The latest arrival from Moscow in war-torn eastern Ukraine joins a group of enactors of policy that come from the very top.
Harriet Salem
8.2.14
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