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'American Vandal' Is the Only Show That Knows How Teens Use Social Media

The show, unlike many others, doesn't poke fun at teens for being addicted to their phones.
Shailee Koranne
9.18.18
bruiseday

WWE's 'Hell In a Cell' Was the Right Kind of Gruesome

It felt dangerous, without feeling deadly.
Ian Williams
9.18.18
Booze

Drinking Games, Ranked from Least Terrible to Truly Terrible

You’ve heard of “drinking on your own,” now try drinking with peer pressure!
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
9.18.18
seafood

Maine Restaurant Experiments with Getting Lobsters High Before Cooking Them

Pass the dutchie straight into my dude's claw, K?
Jelisa Castrodale
9.18.18
def con

A History of Badgelife, Def Con’s Unlikely Obsession with Artistic Circuit Boards

Inside the obsessive circuit board culture at the heart of the world’s largest hacker conference.
Daniel Oberhaus
9.18.18
New music

Cat Power's New Single Is a Delicate Cover of Rihanna's "Stay"

The latest cut from 'Wanderer' has Chan Marshall deconstructing a mega-hit.
Alex Robert Ross
9.18.18
supreme court

Kavanaugh and his accuser Christine Blasey Ford are set for a showdown Monday

Democrats want the hearings, but they’re pushing for an FBI investigation first, asserting the committee will be "shooting in the dark” without some sort of preliminary findings to go on.
David Gilbert
9.18.18
VICE News Tonight on HBO
5:55

Inside a town in North Carolina where only the poorest parts flood

Why one family decided not to leave.
active shooter

Foam Sweet Foam: The Bullet-Eating Furniture Used to Prepare for Active Shooters

In a video essay, two filmmakers explore the 'kill houses' where SWAT teams train, where one patented technology blurs the line between fake and real.
Kelly Loudenberg
Jillian Mayer
9.18.18
VICE News Tonight on HBO

This fake sneaker king's operation made millions on Reddit. Then it all fell apart.

Here's how one former med student started a successful fake operation on Reddit from the comfort of his own home.
Dexter Thomas
Quinton Boudwin
Karen Ye
9.18.18
New music

Lil Uzi Vert Is Back and Less Bleak on "New Patek"

It's probably the first single from his long-hyped second LP, 'Eternal Atake.'
Alex Robert Ross
9.18.18
Social Media

A video of a man shaving on a commuter train went viral. He was homeless.

The post later prompted a GoFundMe that had raised $7,520 as of Tuesday morning.
Christianna Silva
9.18.18
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