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Woman's Self-Immolation Lights the Murky Fires of Sovereignty in the South China Sea
A 67-year-old woman set herself on fire in Ho Chi Minh City to protest China's oil rig movements near the disputed Paracel Islands.
Ryan Faith
5.23.14
Russian Roulette

Russian Roulette (Dispatch 40)
Simon Ostrovsky returns to Eastern Ukraine.
تجربة
5.23.14
Politics

Russia Made Congress Care About Space Again
Congress has set aside $100 million to develop American alternatives to Russian rocket engines.
Jason Koebler
5.23.14
News

Afghans Probably Aren’t Surprised the NSA Is Recording All of Their Phone Calls
On Monday, The Intercept revealed that the NSA targeted Kenya, the Philippines, Mexico, the Bahamas, and an unnamed nation under a once-classified program called SOMALGET, which recorded 100 percent of phone calls in each country. Earlier today, Julian...
Patrick McGuire
5.23.14
Words

Max Frost's "White Lies" Gets an Electro Remix
Bi-coastal production duo The Soundmen twist the track into an ethereal electronic R&B ditty.
VICE Thump
5.23.14
Opinion and Analysis

With or Without WikiLeaks’ NSA Revelation, Violence Reigns in Afghanistan
Keeping secrets does not prevent violence, it simply maintains a US monopoly over the shaping of violence.
Natasha Lennard
5.23.14
Motherboard Blog

Why Iran Is Banning Instagram
Once the social media holdout in the Islamic Republic, it looks like Instagram is going the way of Facebook and Twitter—used by public officials openly and everyone else in secret.
Ben Richmond
5.23.14
Words

London's Fabric Unveils an Impressive Summer Season
Line up, line up. It looks set to be a big few months for London's premier super-club.
Lev Harris
5.23.14
Bacardi

Future Live In The Best Way We Know How, GIF Form
Because anything else would be a travesty, doy.
Noisey Staff
5.23.14
budlight-artist-interviews

Talking EDC NY With Kastle
Platinum had a quick sit-down with the forward-thinking visionary.
David Garber
5.23.14
Taiwan

Huang's World: Back In Taiwan, Part 3
Eddie spends an afternoon on Shenkeng Old Street soaking up deep-rooted local traditions. Next, he hits up the Randall Cunningham of stinky tofu restaurants, explores ancient Eastern medicine with cupping therapy, and kicks back with a tea ceremony.
Eddie Huang
5.23.14
Taiwan

Huang's World: Back In Taiwan, Part 2
Eddie's trip to Taiwan brings him to the soy milk district, Yung Ho Doujiang, for a Taiwanese breakfast feast. Then he's off to Normal University for a one-man cosplay fashion show before eating German sausage out of a toilet bowl.
Eddie Huang
5.23.14
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