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migrants

Self-Mutilations and Hunger Strikes: The Mental Health Crisis Inside French Migrant Detention Centres

The appalling conditions of the Mesnil-Amelot centre have grave implications for the mental health of detainees.
Andrei Popoviciu
9.22.20
Games Features

Breaking Down the 'Demon's Souls' Remake With a Bonafide Souls Expert

What we can learn from the little that we've seen of this remaking of a modern classic.
Patrick Klepek
9.22.20
Power

The Mysterious Case of the Missing 250-Ton Chinese Power Transformer

In May, the Trump administration seized a $3 million transformer on its way to Colorado. What happened to it, and where is it now?
Cynthia Brumfield
9.22.20
Hacking

Surveillance Company Explains How to Keep Facebook From Detecting Fake Accounts in Leaked Manual

A leaked manual from Blackdot Solutions, a British company that offers social media monitoring services, included a step-by-step guide on how to create fake profiles on Facebook and LinkedIn.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
9.22.20
Internet

The YouTubers Keeping Pets Entertained During the Pandemic

With pets stuck inside for months with no escape from their owners, "pet TV" has become a booming YouTube genre.
Elizabeth Ballou
9.22.20
TRANS RIGHTS

A 'Shocking Failure': Campaigners Slam Gender Recognition Act Reform Decision

The UK government confirms that it will reject changes to the GRA that would have made it easier for trans people to self-identify.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
9.22.20
Coronavirus

Trump Is Still Downplaying COVID: 'It Affects Virtually Nobody'

Six months and 200,000 American deaths later, the president is telling his supporters that coronavirus is no big deal.
David Gilbert
9.22.20
Tech

Twitter’s AI Revealed to Have Racial Bias After a Viral Photo Experiment

A series of tweets showed the AI choosing to display the photo of a white man over a Black man.
Satviki Sanjay
9.22.20
Film

Horror Movie Fans Are Having an Easier Time Dealing With the Pandemic, Study Says

Researchers are examining whether the "extreme feelings" prompted by horror flicks could benefit our mental health, now that every day is terrifying.
Jelisa Castrodale
9.22.20
Interviews

KenTheMan Turned a Diss Track for Her Ex Into a Rap Career

The Houston rapper spoke to VICE about the importance of staying indie and why her debut EP is "for the hoes."
Kristin Corry
9.22.20
mind

'Why Do I Always Want to Bail on Plans With My Friends?'

Humans tend to fare poorly at predicting how we are going to feel in the future—and often totally misjudge what will make us happy.
Gina Tomaine
9.22.20
labor

U.K. Tech Workers Launch First National Effort to Unionize Tech Industry

Echoing the concerns of worker activists in Silicon Valley, employees of Microsoft, Google, and Amazon in the U.K., are joining the first union branch exclusively for tech workers in the country, which launched Tuesday.
Lauren Kaori Gurley
9.22.20
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