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‘One Stone Can Change Our Lives’: In Myanmar’s Deadly Jade Mines, Desperate Miners Are Forced to Gamble With Their Lives
For the informal miners struggling to pull themselves out of poverty, the risks, no matter how bad, are worth it.
The Life and Death of Jade Goody Changed Celebrity Culture
A new Channel 4 documentary about the late 'Big Brother' star is a sobering reminder that the way we treat reality stars has barely changed.
Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop Shop Has Sold Out of Its Jade Vagina Eggs
An OB/GYN warns they could increase risk of infection.
At Least 97 Bodies Pulled From Landslide Near Jade Mine in Myanmar
An estimated 100 people are still missing and feared dead after a mountain of mining debris gave way near a jade mine in Myanmar's northern Kachin State.
How Myanmar’s Landmark Election Could Influence One of Its Most Lucrative, and Shady, Industries
Jade mining accounts for half of Myanmar's entire economy, powers one of the world's oldest civil wars, and could limit the process of political reform after the country's election.
Lara Croft Gets a Realistic Makeover from Eating Disorder Support Group
Bulimia.com is calling attention to unrealistic and potentially damaging body image depictions by reverse Photoshopping iconic female characters.
The Ancient History of Grills
As ever-present as grills may seem today, mouth bling isn't new. Actually, grills have been appearing, disappearing, and reappearing throughout human history in fits and spurts as civilizations have risen and fallen around the world.
Pez Went into the Ocean and Never Came Back
Trudging is tradition in Frisco, especially for the vandal lot. The city itself is barely 50 square miles, so naturally any graffiti writer worth his weight in Rust-Oleum flat has effortlessly loitered on every block.
Lost at Sea with Adam Mignanelli
After designing for VICE for many years, Adam Mignanelli has moved on to creating fine art and founding the Ballast Projects, an organization that curates exhibitions of artwork created by young and emerging artists. When he’s not championing the works...