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Kaoteon Want to Smash "Middle Eastern Metal" Stereotypes

Stream the Lebanese black metallers (who feature members of Obscura and Marduk)'s new album, 'Damnatio Memoriae,' and read about their typical, atypical metal journey.
Rich Hobson
2.16.18
controversy

Virgin Atlantic Can't Seem to Win in Controversy Over 'Palestinian Couscous'

The airline faces vitriol both for calling its couscous 'Palestinian' and then for changing the name in efforts to appease customers.
Jelisa Castrodale
2.16.18
nba dunk contest

10 Totally Not Made Up Dunks to Watch For in This Year's NBA Dunk Contest

Aaron Gordon attempted a drone dunk last year, so you never know, these could happen.
KATIE HEINDL
2.16.18
Black History Month

The Legacy of Mae Jemison, the First Black Woman to Travel Space

Breaking through glass ceilings and also earth's atmosphere.
Alexis Williams
2.16.18
school shootings

All the times Nikolas Cruz was reported to authorities before the Florida shooting

The confessed school shooter was reported many times, but it didn't matter.
Gabrielle Bluestone
2.16.18
relationships

14 Kinds of Love That English Doesn't Have a Word For

Love is more complicated than swooning, star-crossed romance.
Tim Lomas
2.16.18
black history

America's First Female Self-Made Millionaire Founded a Black Beauty Empire

In 1905, Madam C. J. Walker began developing and selling hair care products. By 1918, she had a mansion in the same neighborhood as John D. Rockefeller.
Isis Madrid
2.16.18
Stalkerware

A Hacker Has Wiped a Spyware Company’s Servers—Again

"I don't want to live in a world where younger generations grow up without privacy."
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
2.16.18
Noisey News

Listen to "Real Bad Gal," an Unreleased Track From Vybz Kartel

Dancehall star Vybz Kartel releases the full version of “Real Bad Gal,” after PartyNextDoor sampled the song on “Not Nice” in 2016.
Kristin Corry
2.16.18
The VICE Guide to Right Now

We Regret to Inform You That JNCO Is Going Out of Business

So long, JNCO jeans. Your pants were too big for our modern hearts to take.
River Donaghey
2.16.18
Premieres

Boston’s Kal Marks Are Noise Rock Realists, Even in Hard Times

The Mass. trio survey a scorched Earth on their new album ‘Universal Care.’
Colin Joyce
2.16.18
Parkland mass shooting

BREAKING: FBI admits it didn’t follow protocol after receiving tip about Parkland shooter’s “desire to kill”

“We have determined that these protocols were not followed," the FBI said.
Tess Owen
2.16.18
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