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friendship

Instagram DMs Are an Antidote to the Difficulties of Adult Friendships

In these conversations, I feel like we’re keeping the friendship alive, finding ways to fit moments of connection into our weird, sprawling, digital-and-not-digital lives.
Larissa Pham
7.20.18
stranger outputs

Why Is Google Translate Spitting Out Sinister Religious Prophecies?

Google Translate is moonlighting as a deranged oracle—and experts say it’s likely because of the spooky nature of neural networks.
Jon Christian
7.20.18
Phys Ed

This Is the Effect Working Out Has on Your Bones

How active you are as a kid affects your bones forever.
Matt Jancer
7.20.18
Late Capitalism

The Rich People in Your City Have Even More Money Than You Think

A fresh report shows in terrifying detail how we're living in a "new Gilded age."
Allie Conti
7.20.18
abortion providers

An Anti-Abortion Group Is Distributing the Home Addresses of Abortion Providers

The group printed the names and addresses of two Planned Parenthood doctors on hundreds of flyers.
Marie Solis
7.20.18
Views My Own

12 Types of White People I’d Like to Call the Cops On

Why let Permit Patty and Coupon Carl have all the fun?
Noel Ransome
7.20.18
Battle Royale

'PUBG' Apologizes and Pulls Content That Referenced Japanese War Crimes

The popular video game contained a mask emblazoned with Japan’s Rising Sun flag and a reference to its most notorious war criminals.
Matthew Gault
7.20.18
The VICE Guide to Right Now

George R.R. Martin's 'Nightflyers' Makes Space Look as Bleak as Westeros

The author has called the show "'Psycho' in space."
River Donaghey
7.20.18
Baseball

Watch These Umpires Make the Worst Call in Baseball History

A batter swung and missed at a pitch and it was ruled a ball. Seriously.
Liam Daniel Pierce
7.20.18
Crime

Woman Arrested for Disguising 10 Pounds of Heroin as Cooked Chicken

More than 3,700 pounds of heroin has been confiscated at US ports of entry this year, but it doesn't usually look like a juicy bird.
Jelisa Castrodale
7.20.18
Zwarte Cross

I Went to One of Europe's Biggest Festivals and Only Saw Cover Bands

Is spending an entire weekend watching cover bands just as fun as seeing the real Eric Clapton, Red Hot Chili Peppers, or Metallica on the main stage? I decided to find out.
Koen van Bommel
7.20.18
wildfires

The Arctic is on fire, and you can see it from space

More than 50 wildfires are burning in parts of Sweden inside the Arctic Circle, according to the European Space Agency.
Alex Lubben
7.20.18
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