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'Finest Treasure,' Today's Comic by Zach Cunningham

A weird kind gives a valiant warrior an odd gift.
Zach Cunningham
12.20.18
mlb

Marshawn Lynch Gives, uh, Impassioned Speech to Keep A's in Oakland

The Raiders running back showed up to Oakland City Hall in shorts and flip flops to speak (briefly) on behalf of the A's.
Liam Daniel Pierce
12.20.18
immigration

Trump's immigration policies would have stopped Jesus himself from fleeing, Democratic representative says

"Just in time for the holidays."
Emma Ockerman
12.20.18
Op-Ed

What You Should Know About Domestic Workers Before Seeing ‘Roma’

Activist and director of the National Domestic Workers' Alliance, Ai-jen Poo, explains what "Roma" gets right about the lives the 2 million domestic workers in the US.
Ai-jen Poo
12.20.18
The VICE Guide to Right Now

Sacha Baron Cohen Finally Said What Went Down During Sarah Palin’s Interview

"Even though I sat with her I think for about two and a half hours, there was no comedy gold."
River Donaghey
12.20.18
Clergy sex abuse

Catholic Church in Illinois knew about sex abuse allegations against 500 priests but didn't tell anyone

“The dioceses also often found reasons to discredit survivors’ stories of abuse by focusing on the survivors’ personal lives,” the report notes.
Carter Sherman
12.20.18
christmas

Christmas Presents Are Bad, Actually

Forget to get someone a gift? Let me provide you with after-the-fact justification.
Allie Conti
12.20.18
Stress

The Introspective Parts of Our Brains Are Getting Out of Shape

Researchers call it "hurry sickness": The more we overload our schedules, the more we strengthen the task-oriented network of the brain.
Richard Morgan
12.20.18
Democratic Republic of Congo

Months after an ethnic cleansing campaign, fresh violence rocks Congo ahead of election

“Organizing and holding elections in such an environment will likely prove very difficult.”
Nick Turse
12.20.18
Crime

Restaurant Offers Reward for Information on 'Scumbag' 'Vermin' Who Stole Its Decorative Cacti

The restaurant is offering $200 to anyone who can return the cacti or provide details about their whereabouts.
Jelisa Castrodale
12.20.18
Film

The Stoner's Guide to Christmas Horror Movies

Christmas horror movies provide the brain-dead kind of escapism best enjoyed with pie after smoking shake with your uncle.
Meredith Graves
12.20.18
psychedelics

What One Man Learned When He Treated His Autism Symptoms With Shrooms

"That trip was like an '80s movie starring me. I saw what my life could be like, without computers and all that rubbish. It gave me the most hope I've ever known."
Jesse Noakes
12.20.18
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