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Birthdays

Is This the End of The Chain Restaurant Birthday Song?
A recent California court ruling is a big win for public domain but a big blow to the time-honored American tradition of branded birthdays songs.
Nick Rose
9.24.15
America Incarcerated

The Unspoken Rape Crisis at Rikers Island
A recent class action lawsuit alleges a culture of sexual abuse runs riot at the notorious jail.
Alex Brook Lynn
9.24.15
Chandler Parsons

Chandler Parsons Kicked Off the DeAndre Jordan Emoji Storm Entirely by Accident
Chandler Parsons says his plane emoji tweet wasn't even about DeAndre Jordan.
Sean Newell
9.24.15
Quick Hits

Quick Hit: Traffic Chaos at Croatia-Serbia Border
An escalating row between Croatia and Serbia caused traffic chaos on Thursday.
VICE News
9.24.15
Art

[Exclusive] Rolling with the Black Mambas
Photographer Julia Gunther spent a week with Africa's premiere all-female poacher fighters.
Beckett Mufson
9.24.15
Holy Shit

Mac Miller Goes Mac-5 on the Unreleased 'GO:OD AM' Track "Speed Racer"
Mac's winning streak continues with the Chase N. Cash-produced track.
Phil Witmer
9.24.15
Stuff

We Spoke to the Lawyer Advising Australians Who Want to Illegally Fight the Islamic State
Fighting in Syria and Iraq is illegal, even if you join the Kurds against the Islamic State. Adelaide lawyer and war veteran Ralph Bleechmore offers advice to those who want to go anyway.
Edward Richards
9.24.15
Music Video Premieres

Watch Some Dark But Beautiful Dance In Karli White's 'Focus'
The Melbourne, by way of Perth, performer represents one of the darkest, and most interesting, facets of the city's bedroom RnB scene.
Sam Eckhardt
9.24.15
defense & security

'Snowden Treaty' Aims to Protect Privacy, Whistleblowers — and End Mass Surveillance
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, journalist Glenn Greenwald, and activist David Miranda previewed the treaty at a New York event, which they hope might prevent the type of mass spying they exposed.
Samuel Oakford
9.24.15
Los Angeles

How I Made Fine Dining Accessible in LA
All of my training is in fine dining, having worked at places like Daniel in New York and Manresa. But when I moved to Los Angeles during the dotcom crash, my cooking was immediately influenced by its multicultural food community.
Josef Centeno
9.24.15
asia & pacific

Big Brother India Isn't Exactly Thrilled About Nepal's New Constitution
After nearly a decade of political infighting, the downfall of the monarchy, a civil war and an earthquake, Nepal this week overwhelmingly adopted its first democratic constitution. India's reaction has been pretty terse.
Aakanksha Tangri
9.24.15
defense & security

Is There Any Particular Reason For China To Stop Cyberscrewing the US?
How does the US plan to stop Chinese cyberattacks? In the end, the US may be limited to choosing between bluster and asking nicely.
Shannon Hayden
9.24.15
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