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The Story of a Teenage Hacker Who Made More Than Your Annual Salary Every Month

Maxime took an interest in hacking when he was six. At 16, he'd raked in nearly $1.9 million via credit card fraud.
Paul Douard
12.18.19
Environment

Explaining 'Citizens Assemblies', a Real Kind of Democracy

We went to Leeds to see how a citizens' assembly could help to tackle the climate crisis.
Julia Hotz
12.18.19
University

This Company Makes Millions Running Canada's Student Loan Program

DH Corp. made over $70 million running our national student loan program last year.
H.G. Watson
12.18.19
the internet

Why You Keep Seeing 'Who Made This' Posts on Your Feed

Everyone from Diplo to Cara Delevingne is at it.
Kevin Donnellan
12.18.19
Holidays 2019

How a Song From the 90s Became the Philippines’ Unofficial Christmas Anthem

While snowfall or stockings on display mark the holiday season for other countries, in tropical Philippines, it's a song by veteran singer Jose Mari Chan that takes over homes, malls, and parties.
Therese Reyes
12.18.19
Literature

How Irvine Welsh Went from Enfant Terrible to the Scottish Tourist Board's Favourite Guy

We had a big lunch and a nice chat with the iconic Scottish author.
Tristan Kennedy
12.18.19
amazon

The Grim Job Diary of an Amazon Worker at Christmas

I know I’m going to be sacked come January, and I can’t wait.
Anthony
12.18.19
Question Of The Day

We Asked People to Share Their Most Life-Changing DMs

"I’m sorry that I had to end it and I’m very sorry that I did not want to fix it."
Lia Savillo
12.18.19
Film

The Rehabilitation of Shia LaBeouf

Written by the misunderstood actor, ‘Honey Boy’ finally provides the context and turnaround moment for his public image.
Hannah Ewens
12.18.19
End of the 2010s

Vloggers, Deliveroo Drivers, Influencers: All the Jobs the 2010s Invented

From meme account owners to YouTubers whispering while eating chalk, it's been a big decade for jobs your dad barely recognises.
Annie Lord
12.18.19
feminism

The Strange Decade In Online Feminism

Young women on the internet transformed feminism beyond recognition in the 2010s. Not all the changes felt beneficial, either.
Hannah Ewens
12.18.19
The VICE Guide to Right Now

You Can Now Get a Haircut at This Kerala Beauty Parlour Run by Prison Inmates

Prisoners from the capital city’s Poojapura Central Prison have been trained in salon services as part of a rehabilitation programme.
Shamani Joshi
12.18.19
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