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The Car Cassette Adapter Was an Unsung Hero at the Dawn of the Digital Age

The cassette deck is fading in popularity in cars, but its former ubiquity in prior decades led headphone-jack adapters to become a fact of life for people who wanted to plug in a phone or iPod. How were they able to do their thing?
Ernie Smith
11.6.19
housing

Rental Opportunity of the Week: Yet ANOTHER Insane Landlord Move

Feels like there's a new one of these every week.
Joel Golby
11.6.19
fake news

2020 Voters Are Already Being Inundated by Fake News on Facebook

A year out from the election, the sharing of fake news is accelerating, and this time it's homegrown.
David Gilbert
11.6.19
climate protest

Police Tried to Ban XR from Saving the Planet – They Lost

The climate protest group brought a case against the police's use of a draconian blanket ban that stopped any demonstrations throughout London.
Michael Segalov
11.6.19
Recipe

Perfect Chocolate Babka Recipe

Yes, you can make this iconic Jewish cake.
Breads Bakery
11.6.19
The VICE Guide to Right Now

Over 99,000 Fines Issued in Delhi for Violating Anti-Pollution Laws

An environmental compensation of around has been imposed on polluters in “gas chamber” Delhi.
Shamani Joshi
11.6.19
identity-rights

Suicide-by-Text Is a Disturbing New Form of Domestic Violence

Prosecutors dealing with a real problem risk painting women as having almost supernatural powers with which to manipulate.
Susan Zalkind
11.6.19
The VICE Guide to Right Now

Man in Andhra Pradesh Kills 10 People by Offering Them Holy Food Secretly Laced With Cyanide

Vellanki Simhadri was arrested for brutally murdering people by scamming them into believing he had supernatural powers and could double their wealth and cure chronic ailments.
Shamani Joshi
11.6.19
Technology

TikTok Responds to US Warnings, Says They’ve Got Nothing to Do With Chinese Government

U.S. lawmakers are worried that the app, popular among Gen Z, is a threat to national security.
Lia Savillo
11.6.19
NSFW

Porn Stars Reveal Which Sex Toys They Use at Home

It's not all giant dildos when the cameras stop rolling. Though, for some, it definitely is.
Yannah Alfering
11.6.19
Kebebasan Pers

Two Indonesian Journalists Mediating Palm Oil Conflict Stabbed to Death

They were also activists who advocated on behalf of locals against palm oil giants.
Ikhwan Hastanto
Jade Poa
11.6.19
General Election 2020

It's Time to Nationalise Billionaires

For some reason everyone wants to defend the rich from the Labour Party, but Jeremy Corbyn should go further.
Tom Whyman
11.6.19
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