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Tech

Farmer Says Dealer Wouldn’t Repair His Tractor Until He Filed FTC Complaint
Jared Wilson’s struggle to keep his John Deere tractors running highlights the stranglehold the company has on the people who produce America’s food.
Matthew Gault
5.31.22
Hacking

Discord Is the World’s Most Important Financial Messenger, and a Hotbed for Scammers
Rampant spam, phishing attacks, scammers, and malware—Discord has a lot of challenges securing crypto projects.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
5.31.22
iphone hacking

The Underground Company That Hacks iPhones for Ordinary Consumers
Researchers suspect the checkm8.info service is used by criminals to launder stolen iPhones. The tool's administrator claims the service is just a response to Apple's poor right to repair policies.
Joseph Cox
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
5.31.22
Games Features

Why Do People Still Care About ‘Duke Nukem Forever’ So Much?
The game was announced in 1997, but didn't ship until 2011—and sucked. A generation of gamers still latch onto a mythical, unreleased version of Duke.
Patrick Klepek
5.31.22
Philippines

Can We Make Manila More Walkable?
Imagine: Walking around without risking your life.
Romano Santos
5.31.22
Decade of Hate

Killer Incels: How Misogynistic Men Sparked a New Terror Threat
Elliot Rodger, a sexually frustrated 22-year-old, unleashed a new form of violent extremism when he killed 6 people in California in 2014. A wave of misogynistic incel attacks had begun.
VICE Staff
5.31.22
TikTok

I Visited Binley Mega Chippy to See What All the TikTok Fuss Is About
Can you get the Morbius meal? How do the Binley Mega Chippy staff feel about viral TikTok fame? Is the food even tasty? I had to find out.
Nathan Bickerton
5.31.22
Work

OTT Job Applications Are on the Rise. Do They Even Work?
With branded CVs and gift packages going viral on TikTok, we ask recruiters if creative job applications are worth it.
Jordan Page
5.31.22
Ukraine

The Ukrainian Tattoo Artist Sending Donations to the Frontlines of War
Unable to enlist in her native country, 22-year-old Polina Frank spends most of her income on tactical equipment to send to the front.
Sander van Dalsum
5.31.22
Culture

An Oral History of the Rise and Fall of Sydney's Once-Magical Club Scene
"No one had cameras, everyone was cool as shit, no one cared. Everyone was having the time of their life.”
Julie Fenwick
5.31.22
Internet

An Interview with the Gnomeboys, the Short Kings Taking Over the Internet
“Next, world domination.”
Arielle Richards
5.31.22
taste

You Can Always Have Good Faith in Bad Taste
Everything’s soaked in so many layers of irony that it’s honestly difficult to discern what you genuinely like and what you are ironically fond of.
Joss Peter
5.31.22
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