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These Nonviolent Female Prisoners Have Been Rotting in Prison for the Last Decade
A few weeks ago, I found a book at a thrift store called The Tallahassee Project. It's a collection of photos of nonviolent female prisoners who were imprisoned as part of the war on drugs. Each photo is accompanied by a letter from the woman...
Jamie Lee Taete
8.13.13
vice shorts

Director Riley Stearns Talks About His Short Film, 'The Cub'
Riley Stearns was born in Austin, Texas. He used to write for Tower Prep on Cartoon Network and has made a couple other great and peculiar shorts starring his wife Mary Elizabeth Winstead called Magnificat and Casque. We recently...
VICE Staff
8.13.13
style

Emmy the Great Helped Write the Soundtrack for 'Austenland' and this is What Happened
Emmy helped write the soundtrack for Jerusha 'Napoleon Dynamite' Hess' new flick starring Bret McKenzie and Keri Russell. This piece includes Mormons, destruction, and animal husbandry.
Emma-Lee Moss
8.13.13
The Creators Project

'This Must Be the Only Fantasy' by Rodarte and Todd Cole
Magical realism, 1980s video games, and haute couture come together in a new film collaboration between fashion house Rodarte and filmmaker Todd Cole, produced by The Creators Project. This Must Be the Only Fantasy stars Elijah Wood and is a VFX...
The Creators Project
8.13.13
Motherboard Blog

The Future of American Prisons Is Old People
Orange might be the new black, but prisoners are getting increasingly gray.
Ben Richmond
8.13.13
New music

Just Blaze & Baauer feat. JAY Z - "Higher" (Official Short Film)
Our sister site Thump just dropped this official mini-movie for one of the biggest tracks of the year.
VICE Staff
8.13.13
Bad Cop Blotter

Eric Holder Speaks Out Against Mandatory Minimums, Gives Us a Sliver of Hope
Yesterday Attorney General Eric Holder announced that his office wouldn't be seeking mandatory minimums when it came to low-level drug offenders. It's a baby step on the long, long road to reducing the US's prison population.
Lucy Steigerwald
8.13.13
Motherboard Blog

The First "Practical" Jetpack May Be on Sale in Two Years
A New Zealand company's jetpack is finally moving to the test-flight stage.
Meghan Neal
8.13.13
Interviews

LIZ Is Ready to Pop
The Mad Decent singer-songwriter opens up about her pop music love.
Nick Harwood
8.13.13
Features

In Defense of Miley Cyrus
The assumption is that the rich little white girl is trying on hip-hop like an outfit, and in effect, usurping a minority culture to her benefit with the promise of no eventual consequence. But how do we know Miley Cyrus isn’t being real?
Ernest Baker
8.13.13
Motherboard Blog

Israel's Iron Dome Destroyed a Rocket Headed to the Resort Town of Eilat
It was good timing, as the Israeli military moved the Iron Dome battery into place outside Eilat just last month
Derek Mead
8.13.13
Motherboard Blog

The Hyperloop Might Actually Work—and It's Less Radical Than You Think
The Hyperloop has been revealed—and it’s not what we all thought it was. It’s better!
John Gardi
8.13.13
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