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Right to Repair

A Medical Device Maker Threatens iFixit Over Ventilator Repair Project

iFixit has built a comprehensive online database of repair manuals for ventilators and medical equipment to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. Last week it received a letter claiming copyright infringement.
Kevin Truong
6.16.20
sex and relationships

Are You Getting Any? Why Most Straight Men Won’t Experiment

Fama thinks that some straight men are more homophobic than they'd like to admit.
Nana Baah
6.16.20
NYPD

NYPD Officers Claimed They Were Poisoned by Shake Shack. The NYPD Found No Evidence That Happened.

The three officers appear to have ingested bleach, but suffered no serious injuries.
David Gilbert
6.16.20
Recipe

Grilled Carrots with Sunflower Seeds and Carrot Tops Recipe

Carrot tops and fresh lime juice add brightness to this grilled summer side.
Farideh Sadeghin
6.16.20
On Our Radar

Meet the Delhi-Based Hip-Hop Duo Reinventing Indian Rap Music

With an upcoming collaboration with Foreign Beggars and an album with Ritviz in the works, Seedhe Maut is riding the new wave of Indian hip-hop.
Aditya Mirchandani
6.16.20
Politics

A Thai Dissident Was 'Kidnapped' in Cambodia. Protesters and the UN Want Answers.

At least eight Thai activists have similarly vanished abroad since Thailand's military coup in 2014, some of whom later turned up brutally murdered.
Koh Ewe
6.16.20
police

Know Their Names: Seven Stories of Police Brutality in Europe

You don't have to look to the US to find Black people and people of colour dying during or after an arrest.
Bianca Ferrari
6.16.20
India

Chinese Soldiers Kill Three Indian Troops in a 'Violent Face-Off' at a Disputed Border

Troops have been in a standoff along the countries’ de facto border for weeks after India accused China of trespassing.
Pallavi Pundir
6.16.20
The VICE Guide to Right Now

It’s Raining Plastic, Researchers Say

Microplastics had earlier been found in pristine snow and on untouched mountaintops. A recent study now confirms that airborne plastic is everywhere.
Satviki Sanjay
6.16.20
TV

Teens on TikTok Are Filming Their Own Viral 'Love Island' Show

Sixteen-year-old Kieran Gray started 'KG Island' when coronavirus cancelled the ITV reality show. Now 220,000 followers are tuning in.
Diyora Shadijanova
6.16.20
Coronavirus

I Survived Coronavirus But I Still Can’t Smell Anything Months Later

"I used to think I had a pretty good sense of smell. Now, I'll try and smell some flowers or some stinky shoes and I'm not getting any information."
Julian Morgans
6.16.20
Philippines

Here Are 9 Things You Didn’t Know About Young Mayor Vico Sotto

Who did he seek advice from after getting elected? What’s the real reason he’s on TikTok? What does he think about all those memes?
Therese Reyes
6.16.20
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