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Chaos in Brazil: On the Ground at the World Cup - Part 1

VICE News was on the scene as one man on the street—allegedly an undercover policeman—accosted reporters, waved a pistol around, and fired several shots at a World Cup protest in Rio.
VICE News
6.18.14
Sponsored

Come to Cubanisto's Secret Parties in Manchester and Glasgow

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6.18.14
The Fiction Issue 2008

Letter from the Chateau Marmont

When we recently stayed at the Chateau we brought our friends Carol and Tony to the lobby. At the table next to ours, two round-bellied men in their 40s, dressed like they’d just come from a baseball game, were gossiping about the movies they were...
Amie Barrodale
6.18.14
Social Media

How GCHQ Justifies the Mass Surveillance of UK Social Media Users

GCHQ was forced to reveal its policy on intercepting Facebook, Twitter, and Google user data. What happens next?
Joseph Cox
6.18.14
One For the Road

The Bikers and the Mountain Lodge

The last leg of Pia's journey sees her hitch a ride through the mountains of the Val Canale with some bikers.
VICE Staff
6.18.14
Photo

Distortion Is A Paradise (Part Two)

Its angels got pretty rowdy on a Thursday night in early June.
Lousy Auber
6.18.14
Restaurants

Tell Me Not to Breastfeed in Your Restaurant and I'll Bite You

Ahhh, breastfeeding in public, that old stretch-marked, heaving, leaking chestnut. It's 2014, but apparently people—particularly restaurant owners—seem to have a problem with it. But why does it bother people to see a baby being fed, particularly when...
Jodi Bartle
6.18.14
News

Can We Stop Rape from Being Used as a Weapon of War?

I spoke to a rape survivor working towards that lofty goal at last week's Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict in London.
Hannah Strange
6.18.14
Premieres

PREMIERE: Andrea Balency - "You've Never Been Alone"

Keep an eye on Andrea Balency - she's incredible.
Ryan Bassil
6.18.14
Music

Yet More Science Backs Musical Education as a Path to Better Brains

Researchers find better executive functioning in musically-trained kids and adults.
Michael Byrne
6.18.14
Stuff

Why Stoners Should Want to Implement the New Weed Breathalyzer

So what’s a responsible stoner to do about the looming threat of an accurate field test for stoned driving? Go with it. Make that tiny sacrifice and stop being stoned while driving, and at the same time push for a field test that's even more accurate...
Mike Pearl
6.18.14
Travel

I Took a Trip Down Tajikistan's 'Heroin Highway'

The proliferation of flashy cars in one of the poorest countries in the world has led to a new local saying: “It is no longer ‘How much did it cost?’ but ‘How many kilos did it cost?’" A study released in 2007 estimated that drug money added up to 3...
Stephen Bland
6.18.14
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