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Ecuador Called the World's Bluff, Will Drill in the Amazon

"The world has failed us," says Ecuador's president, who held swaths of the Amazon for ransom.
Jason Koebler
8.19.13
Stuff

A Nightclub Bouncer Explains Himself

How to deal with drugs, dickheads and drunk girls.
George Addison, Illustrations: Cei Willis
8.19.13
You Need to Hear This

Out Cold - "Sorrow (The Invisible Remix)"

Simon Aldred is one of the Manchester music scene's most underrated talents.
8.19.13
Features

We Spoke to the Two Scottish Guys that Cheated the Music Industry out of over $100,000

Silibil N’ Brains pretended they were from California and were mates with D12. A new movie details the greatest hip-hop swindle in history.
Tom Seymour
8.19.13
Design

Ambitious Hotel Embedded On A Cliff Face Will Look Like A Giant Picture Frame

OOIIO Architecture's crazy hotel will sit on a cliff looking out over the Pacific Ocean.
Kevin Holmes
8.19.13
News

Are American Drones Al Qaeda's Strongest Weapon in Yemen?

Things are getting really messy in Yemen at the moment. With soldiers being murdered in their sleep and embassies closing en masse in fear of an imminent wave of attacks and multiple drone strikes, the country seems to be the latest sandbox full of...
Joseph Cox
8.19.13
shorties

Korean Poo Wine

"Ttongsul" is a Korean rice wine mixed with the fermented turd of a human child. It has an alcoholic content of around 9 percent. A quick "Ttongsul" Google search will provide you with little more than internet-land hearsay and a flimsy Wikipedia page.
VICE Japan
8.19.13
New music

PREMIERE: Summer Flake- "Blue'"

Summer Flake is the breezy music project of Adelaide's Steph Crase. We decided to subject her to a full dose of the internet by asking her our favorite questions from Reddits popular Ask Me Anything sessions.
Emmeline Peterson
8.19.13
Motherboard Blog

Rising Seas Are Set To Cost Earth's Cities $1 Trillion Before 2050

Though it's possible to bring the figure down just a bit with massive protection improvements.
Michael Byrne
8.18.13
News

Anti-Coup Protesters Arrested in Cairo

Scuffles and gunshots rang out in Ramses Sqaure Saturday as members of the Musiim Brotherhood wanted by police were turned over at the al Fatah mosque in central Cairo. VICE's Wail Gzoly, who has been covering the fighting on Cairo's streets closely...
Wail Gzoly
8.18.13
News

Animal Activists Are Trying to Save the World's Fish from the Mafia

The Mafia is killing endangered sea creatures worth millions of dollars at wholesale markets in Tokyo. Activists, from a group known as the Black Fish, are using drones to catch the Mafia's illegal practices and deliver justice.
Alex Chitty
8.18.13
Motherboard Blog

Considering Age and Time in the Shade of Charleston's 500-Year-Old Angel Oak

What is the dark side of finding solace in an ancient tree?
Alicia Puglionesi
8.18.13
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