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On its Last Legs | Otherworldly Photos of a Dying Lake in Iran

Lake Urmia was once the largest salt lake in the Middle East, but now it is set to vanish altogether
Ebrahim Noroozi
3.13.19
Op-Eds

Child Sexual Abuse Allegations Are About More Than Your Heroes

'Leaving Neverland' and other recent documentaries are trying to tell a story about survivors, not about whose art you choose to engage with.
Tshepo Mokoena
3.13.19
South Korea

K-Pop’s Squeaky Clean Image Tarnished by Recent Sex Scandals Involving Its Biggest Stars

The multi-billion industry has a serious problem of sexual misconduct and abuse of power.
Mustika Hapsoro
3.13.19
Vice Guide to Right Now

Goats for Votes and Other Bizarre Stuff Making India’s Election One of the Most Expensive in the World

How does a government spend $US 7.5 billion on an election? By handing out freebies like blenders, television sets, and... goats.
Shamani Joshi
3.13.19
refugee crisis

Smugglers Are Stealing Fishing Boats to Ferry Migrants Across the Channel

Brexit might be encouraging them to take more risks.
Timothée Vinchon
Sophie Bourlet
3.13.19
Photos

Alec Soth’s New Book Captures the 'Beautiful Mystery of Other Human Beings'

A spiritual experience in Helsinki inspired the artist to take a year off from photography and rethink his method.
Ellis Jones
3.13.19
Sport

From Rags to Rugby: How the Sport Changed Lives of Slum Kids in Delhi

A rugby team of correction house inmates, former beggars, school dropouts and slum dwellers has found its place in a sport few care about in India.
Zeyad Masroor Khan
3.13.19
Culture

anime food has the most calming aesthetic ever

This Instagram account highlights the surprisingly soothing visuals of food in anime.
Mitch Parker
1.17.19
Photography

How the World's Prisons Look From Within

Photographer Jan Banning takes us into the prisons of Uganda, France, the US and Colombia.
Laura Woods
3.13.19
Vice Guide to Right Now

Someone in China Built a Creepy Database of 1.8 Million Women and Their 'BreedReady' Status

It's unknown who compiled the list or how, but it includes everything from phone numbers to marital status.
Edoardo Liotta
3.13.19
climate change

Climate Change Is Such a Huge Threat We Don't Even Know How to Think About It

The good news, says author David Wallace-Wells, is that "civilization will endure." The bad news? Pretty much everything else.
Geoff Dembicki
3.13.19
gig economy

Someone's Going to Get Killed Charging Those E-Scooters

Companies like Lime and Bird encourage competition among contractors, which subjects them to the threat of physical violence for little pay.
Allie Conti
3.13.19
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