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Art

Jamie Zigelbaum's Interactive Stalactites Flicker In Response To Movement
"Triangular Series" includes fifty hanging tetrahedrons that look like something from a futuristic light show.
Andrew Nunes
6.23.14
Words

Rustie Has A New Album and a US Tour Up His Sleeve
Check out a cut from 'Green Language' and peep the boy's upcoming US tour schedule.
Elissa Stolman
6.23.14
Culture

The App That Lets Journalists and Activists Secretly Call for Help
In order to send a distress message, a user can either rapidly tap the power button of the phone or use an interface that resembles a normal calculator and hammer any key on that instead.
Joseph Cox
6.23.14
Words

This New Vlek Release Made Me Break A Promise I Made To Myself
Download an addictive bonus track from Belgian stalwart Lawrence Le Doux's new EP.
Elissa Stolman
6.23.14
VICE News

The Battle for Iraq
Up until a week ago, the city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq was one of the most hotly contested areas in the country. But now that the Iraqi army has fled and ISIS has been repelled, the Kurds are fully in control, and hope to integrate the city into the...
VICE News
6.23.14
gay athletes

Lucha Libre is Coming to America
Lucha libre is a freak show, but it's an inclusive freak show, starring women, old guys, and gay guys—yes, the sport features gay crossdressers known as exóticos.
Christopher Malo
6.23.14
mlb draft

NCAA's Rule on Agents and the MLB Draft is Senseless and Stupid
The NCAA really needs to change the rule and allow kids to use agents. It's only fair.
Dan McQuade
6.23.14
Stuff

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation is Stopping AIDS with a Giant Pink Condom
Slut-shaming and scare tactics are a thing of the past. Today's sexual health campaigns are all about reaching wide audiences with attention-grabbing imagery.
Shanrah Wakefield
6.23.14
war and conflict

ISIS Is Radicalizing Kidnapped Kurdish Students
After kidnapping 600 Kurdish students last month, the extremists still have 150 boys and are reportedly giving them an Islamic “education.”
Olivia Becker
6.23.14
Sports

The Technology Behind the World Cup's Advanced Analytics
The collected data is analyzed by coaches and trainers to help ensure that teams are working at their peak potential.
Max Cherney
6.23.14
Bad Cop Blotter

Are Albuquerque’s Police the Worst in the Country?
The city's authorities have fatally shot 26 people in the past four years and have responded to protests against their brutality by infiltrating and secretly recording them.
Lucy Steigerwald
6.23.14
Art

World's Largest GIF-iti Comes Alive In Taiwan
Street artists INSA and Mad Steeze collaborated to make a giant, four-frame GIF-iti mural on an apartment building.
Beckett Mufson
6.23.14
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