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State of Surveillance

Italian Prosecutor Makes Request to Close Hacking Team Investigation

After more than two years, the Italian prosecutors have nothing to show for their investigation into the spectacular hack of Italian surveillance tech vendor Hacking Team.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
12.12.17
ASCII art

This Machine Learning Algorithm Can Turn Any Line Drawing Into ASCII Art

A form of art created by humans using computers has itself been co-opted by computers.
Daniel Oberhaus
12.12.17
skin

Growing a Beard Solved My Lifelong Acne Problem

Dating was a nightmare, leaving the house seemed daunting, and I was self-medicating with prescription pills and alcohol.
Ryan Brown
12.12.17
Noisey News

Der Spiegel Need to Drop that Raw Morrissey Interview Audio

It's the only way to know whether Mozzer really defended Kevin Spacey and victim-blamed survivors of sexual assault.
Daisy Jones
12.12.17
student loans

Betsy DeVos is forcing scammed students to repay loans for meaningless degrees

What will happen to students defrauded by for-profit colleges? The Department of Education revealed it is no longer forgiving loans for scammed students under an Obama-era program.
Christina Sterbenz
12.12.17
ALABAMA

Alabamians can vote for this Marine if they hate Roy Moore and Doug Jones

For Alabamians who can’t stomach voting for an alleged pedophile or a Democrat in the special Senate election, there’s a third option: Lee Busby, a retired Marine colonel who sculpts busts of fallen soldiers as a hobby.
Alexandra Jaffe
12.12.17
first date

I Went On a Really Creepy First Date with Lynn Gunn from PVRIS

How’re haunted church ruins and a Victorian operating theatre for romance?
Hannah Ewens
12.12.17
LGBT+

Why Do Gay Men Like Me Walk This Way?

Most of the gay men I know can recall when they were first made aware that they walk differently – but few can tell me why.
Rob Nowill
12.12.17
Evening Bulletin

Diphtheria Outbreak Hits Indonesia, Jakarta's Dance Festival Gets a 'Dress Code' From Officials, and More: The Evening Bulletin

All the stories worth reading from today.
VICE Staff
12.12.17
10 Fragen

10 Questions You Always Wanted to Ask a Santa

"Children still respect Santa. Drunks don't."
Rebecca Baden
12.12.17
VICE News Tonight on HBO

2 million snakes have taken over the island of Guam

Guam's massive snake population has the U.S. government on the offensive, enlisting multiple government agencies, including the Department of Defense, to eradicate the invasive reptiles.
VICE News
12.12.17
Music

How Music Helped Pianist Gardika Gigih Pull Himself Out of Depression

There's a reason he named his debut album "Nyala"—or "light."
Stanley Widianto
12.12.17
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