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Facebook Accidentally Shipped VR Devices With Secret Messages Saying 'Big Brother Is Watching'
Tens of thousands of touch controllers shipped with labels like 'Big Brother Is Watching,' and 'The Masons Were Here.'
Matthew Gault
4.12.19
Culture

Nipsey Hussle's Memorial Was a Celebration of African Spirituality
During the memorial service for Eritrean-American rapper Nipsey Hussle, his mother Angelique Smith emphasized how her spirituality helps her deal with grief.
Meagan Jordan
4.12.19
The VICE Guide to Right Now Podcast

How Anti-Abortion Language Shapes Pro-Choice Advocacy
The anti-abortion camp coined many of the words we use to talk about abortion, leaving our understanding of the practice shaped by an inherent bias against it.
VICE Staff
4.12.19
murder

Chicago police are finally investigating whether a serial killer murdered 51 women since 2001
Many were found on the south and west sides of Chicago, and almost all were black.
Emma Ockerman
4.12.19
Facebook

Facebook “accidentally” inscribed ”Big Brother is Watching” inside some video-game controllers
“While I appreciate Easter eggs, these were inappropriate and should have been removed.”
Rex Santus
4.12.19
digital divide

Critics Say the FCC’s Big New Rural Broadband Plan Doesn’t Offer Much That’s New
Industry watchers say the FCC’s new broadband plan is woefully light on details, and isn’t likely to drive the better, more open networks the US needs.
Karl Bode
4.12.19
fruit

Oprah Thinks Buying Avocados is 'Ridiculous,' So She Bought an Avocado Orchard
So relatable!
Jelisa Castrodale
4.12.19
Film

'The Perfect Date' Is a Mediocre Teen Movie, But Hey, There's Noah Centineo
Not even Centineo can make this thing less generic.
Nicole Clark
4.12.19
This Week in Science

The Sugar High Might Be a Myth
That afternoon treat might not improve your mood, and could make you more tired within the first hour of eating it.
Shayla Love
4.12.19
VICE One Off

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The Immigrant Watchdogs Surveilling Border Patrol and ICE
Along the Texas-Mexico border a group of citizens, with the help of grassroot organizations and the ACLU, are given the tools and empowerment to film interactions and arrests.
Games News

A Cancelled Board Game Revealed How Colonialism Inspires and Haunts Games
'Scramble for Africa' was cancelled amid apologies from a publisher and a broader debate about ethical gaming in the tabletop space.
Jon Bolding
4.12.19
stream of the crop

BTS' Perfect Pop and 14 More Albums for Heavy Rotation
There is so much good music out today. So much.
Noisey Staff
4.12.19
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