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relationships

Queer People Found Inventive Ways to 'Marry' Long Before It Was Legal
Before it was legal for LGBTQ people to commit in the eyes of the law, they adopted one another, took up "Boston Marriages," and otherwise found ways to become more officially partnered.
Calvin Kasulke
6.12.20
Black Lives Matter

A ‘Murderous Arsehole’ From New Zealand‘s Colonial Wars Is the Latest Statue To Fall
A statue of Captain John Fane Charles Hamilton, after whom the city of Hamilton is named, was removed after a local Māori elder threatened to take it down by force.
Tim Hume
6.12.20
News

Journalists At Canada's Biggest Conservative Newspaper Revolt Over Column Denying Racism
In audio from a town hall, National Post journalists are heard grilling their editors about the publication of Rex Murphy’s column. The opinion editor called it a “fuck up.”
Manisha Krishnan
6.12.20
Photography

I Made DIY 'PPE' Out of the Cheapest Stuff I Could Buy
The second project in our lockdown photography series, by Myles Loftin.
VICE Staff
6.12.20
GENTRIFICATION

Controversial Photos Linked to Brixton Property Developer's Music Label
Musicians linked to Taylor McWilliams – owner of Brixton Market and part-time house DJ – are depicted wearing a Rastafarian hat and Native American headdress. McWilliams and the musicians deny all accusations of racial insensitivity.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
6.12.20
trump rally

Tens of Thousands of People Are Demanding Trump Stay the Hell Out of Tulsa on Juneteenth
Letting him use Tulsa "is not only insensitive to the history of Tulsa but also plays directly into what his campaign is hoping for,” says the petition to Mayor G.T. Bynum.
Paul Blest
6.12.20
PROTESTS

Actors Dressed as Black Panthers in Atlanta Protest Say They’re Sorry
“I apologize to the OG’s for using [Black Panther imagery] and to my people for going about it the wrong way,” one of the marchers said.
Ben Makuch
6.12.20
bail funds

Venmo and Paypal Are Stalling Urgent Efforts to Bail People Out of Jail
Transfer limits and security freezes are stalling efforts to get people free from jail in the middle of a pandemic.
Samantha Cole
6.12.20
Lebanon

Lebanese Protesters Block Roads and Hurl Petrol Bombs as Currency Nosedives
Clashes broke out as demonstrators threw stones at security forces and soldiers retaliated with tear gas.
Tim Hume
6.12.20
PROTESTS

The Coddling of the American Pundit
Commentators think the George Floyd protests have vindicated their weird obsession with American campus culture. But they’re simply anxious about the delegitimization of power and privilege.
Edward Ongweso Jr
6.12.20
Entertainment

Dave Chappelle's New '8:46' Special Is Part Comedy, Part Emergency Dispatch
In his new Netflix special, the comic addresses a sparse and masked crowd in Beavercreek, Ohio in the wake of George Floyd's death.
Ashwin Rodrigues
6.12.20
Homelessness

A Man Allegedly Lured Homeless People to Eat Poison For a ‘Spicy Food Challenge’
The level of oleoresin capsicum was “twice as strong as the pepper spray used by police,” according to Orange County District Attorney’s Office.
Emma Ockerman
6.12.20
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