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government shutdown

Here’s what’s in the bill that caused a five-hour shutdown
Rand Paul "wanted attention and he got attention."
David Gilbert
2.9.18
Winter Olympics

Mike Pence and “Mother” score VIP seats next to Kim’s little sister
Kim Yo Jong is currently under U.S. sanctions for human rights abuses.
David Gilbert
2.9.18
Domestic Surveillance

Motherboard Files Legal Complaint Against Metropolitan Police for Malware Purchase
London police have refused to explain why an officer bought powerful spyware that was marketed for spying on a user's spouse.
Joseph Cox
2.9.18
Internet Videos Of Particular Importance

Diddy Explaining the DiddyCrop Isn’t Even the Best Part of This Ellen Chat
Fashionable lateness, weird finger-holding, and Diddy's laugh all make this one for the Hall of Fame.
Lauren O'Neill
2.9.18
Fashion

Fashion Is Flirting with Non-Normative Models, But Is It All for Show?
We spoke to Harry Freegard, who was cast in Vivienne Westwood's latest campaign, about the balance between representation and exploitation.
Rob Nowill
2.9.18
HAITI

Charity bosses paid young Haitians for sex after the 2010 earthquake
It was “like a full-on Caligula orgy.”
David Gilbert
2.9.18
ISIS

ISIS "Beatles" who beheaded James Foley and Steven Sotloff could face a U.S. trial
The U.K. doesn't want to bring them back home for fear they'd radicalize others in prison
Tim Hume
2.9.18
pop science

The Music Theory Behind Why Sigrid's Vibrant Pop Is So Catchy
How the 21-year-old singer-songwriter went from a small town in Norway to winning the BBC's tastemaking Sound of 2018 poll.
Emily Bootle
2.9.18
Photography

Just Some Great Photos of a Pagan Festival Where People Dress Up as Demons with Pigtails
At the Surva festival, Bulgarians don bear, demon and priest costumes to welcome spring and ward off the evil spirits of winter.
VICE Staff
2.9.18
New music

Shockingly, This New Danny L Harle Song *Doesn't* Have a Massive Drop
He's teamed up with Clairo for "Blue Angel," a toned-down take on his usual Huge Danny-isms.
Lauren O'Neill
2.9.18
News

All The News You Need to Read Today
Read it all here so you don't have to open Twitter.
VICE Staff
2.9.18
Policing

Why the Police Started Doing 'Banter' on Twitter
Watch out irony bros, there's a new bunch of social media gag hags, and they can arrest you for looking at them funny
Marcus Raymond
2.9.18
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