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Science

For the First Time, Stem Cells Were Created Specifically to Treat Disease
Insulin-producing stem cells could help fight diabetes.
Jason Koebler
4.28.14
Features

Reminder: Tinder is For Dating, Not Promoting Your Band
No doy. What the hell is wrong with you people?
Danielle Neftin
4.28.14
Stuff

Reality TV Stars Raised Money for Starving Kids at a Mexican Restaurant
Lindsay Lohan's dad, Bret Michael's girlfriend, a Madonna impersonator, and the most famous porn star of all time gathered at a Mexican restaurant to pose for paparazzi photos and raise money for Feed My Starving Children.
Megan Koester
4.28.14
News

Meet Chikungunya, a Highly Infectious Disease Slated to Hit the American South
Chikungunya is an acute virus transmitted from the bite of an infected mosquito that leaves hosts crippled by persistent arthritis. There’s currently no vaccine to prevent the disease, its just hit the Caribbean, and it's on track to hit the southern...
Benjamin Shapiro
4.28.14
News

This Short Documentary Explores the Toronto Police’s Racial Profiling Problem
In light of a Toronto Star investigation that revealed the extent to which black people are profiled in Toronto, along with a sweeping policy change in the Toronto Police to revise their profiling tactics, an advocacy group called the Toronto...
Dan Epstein
4.28.14
Interviews

Behind the Black Crack: An Interview with Eilon Paz, the Man Who Photographed Record Collections All Over the World
'Dust & Grooves' is a 416-page book that documents vinyl collectors from all over the world.
Brett Koshkin
4.28.14
The Selfie Files

The Selfie Files: Eternal Summers
What's the story behind these damn selfies, eh?
Kim Taylor Bennett
4.28.14
VICE News

Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine
On Monday, April 21, VICE News reporters Simon Ostrovsky and Freddie Paxton were stopped at a checkpoint by armed pro-Russia forces and pulled from their car. Ostrovsky was held in a basement cell where he was blindfolded, beaten, and accused of being...
Simon Ostrovsky
4.28.14
defense & security

Protesters Accuse US of 'Imperialism' as Obama Rekindles Military Deal With Philippines
A new deal marks the greatest access the US has had to bases in the island nation since the early 1990s, and many Filipinos are concerned.
Leezel Tanglao
4.28.14
videos

Hey Internet, Thanks for the Webbys
Winning a Webby is an honor for us online media types, and we're positively stoked.
Derek Mead
4.28.14
Australia

Australia Will Buy Any Fighter Jets the US Tells It To
The timing on Australia’s record-breaking $12 billion purchase of 58 stealth fighter jets is a little poor.
Girard Dorney
4.28.14
Drugs

DarkMarket, the Decentralized Answer to Silk Road, Is About More Than Just Drugs
The creators explain the technology has implications for freedom of information, secure communications, and just about everything else.
Joseph Cox
4.28.14
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