A Legacy of Crisis: Rio After the Olympics | VICE Sports

A Legacy of Crisis: Rio After the Olympics | VICE Sports
Brazil's big bet on the 2016 Rio Olympics has gone bust, and the country has been plunged further into political and economic crisis.

December 29, 2016 at 04:12AM
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The Best News Bloopers Of 2016

The Best News Bloopers Of 2016
​If you paid close attention to TV news lately, you probably had a rough year. These ridiculous live TV fuck-ups will hopefully make the end of your 2016 a little bit better.

December 28, 2016 at 09:29PM
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Debbie Reynolds, Wholesome Ingénue in 1950s Films, Dies at 84

Debbie Reynolds, Wholesome Ingénue in 1950s Films, Dies at 84
Debbie Reynolds ("Singin' in the Rain," "The Unsinkable Molly Brown," "How the West Was Won") died Wednesday, a day after the death of her daughter, Carrie Fisher.

December 29, 2016 at 08:33AM
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If aliens have killed themselves off, what hope is there for us?

If aliens have killed themselves off, what hope is there for us?
Absent signs of life, astronomers are starting to look for extraterrestrial nuclear wars and pandemics.

December 28, 2016 at 10:29PM
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An Experiment in Empathy

An Experiment in Empathy
He auctioned off the pistol that killed Trayvon Martin. She watched her child die in a mass shooting. Can they change each other’s minds about guns?

December 28, 2016 at 05:14AM
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Watching Silver And Lead 'Grow' Is Majestic And Mesmerizing

Watching Silver And Lead 'Grow' Is Majestic And Mesmerizing
In metal displacement reactions, one metal takes the place of another in a solution and outward "growth" occurs. Lead and silver make different and totally gorgeous patterns as they undergo displacement — motion best captured with a microscope, sped up, and set to music.

December 29, 2016 at 03:57AM
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Facebook Knows A Whole Lot About Your Offline Life

Facebook Knows A Whole Lot About Your Offline Life
Facebook has long let users see all sorts of things the site knows about them, like whether they enjoy soccer, have recently moved, or like Melania Trump. But it also knows far more sensitive info, including users' income, the types of restaurants they frequent and even how many credit cards are in their wallets.

December 28, 2016 at 06:45AM
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The People Calling Expensive Wine a Rip-Off Are Lying to You

The People Calling Expensive Wine a Rip-Off Are Lying to You
You may not enjoy more expensive wine until you teach yourself how to understand what’s good about it. But that doesn’t mean that the entire industry is a hoax.

December 28, 2016 at 09:29PM
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WTF is a pangolin? Fall in love with this sentient artichoke before it goes extinct

WTF is a pangolin? Fall in love with this sentient artichoke before it goes extinct
Fall in love with this sentient artichoke before it goes extinct.

December 29, 2016 at 02:31AM
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Carrie Fisher's Best Interviews

Carrie Fisher's Best Interviews
Vaulted to fame by her role as Princess Leia in the original "Star Wars" trilogy, Fisher remained in the public eye as an actor and a writer — and an extremely good interviewee. We've collected some of Fisher's best interviews, both on TV and in print.

December 28, 2016 at 03:12AM
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How do you remake a city to be 'age friendly'?

How do you remake a city to be 'age friendly'?
As the world's elderly population grows, it is also becoming increasingly urban. But city living poses many challenges to older people. In Manchester, England, they're trying to fix that.

December 29, 2016 at 12:39AM
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‘Duck Dynasty’ vs. ‘Modern Family’: 50 Maps of the U.S. Cultural Divide

‘Duck Dynasty’ vs. ‘Modern Family’: 50 Maps of the U.S. Cultural Divide
Americans have been clustering themselves into cultural bubbles just as they have clustered in political bubbles. Their TV preferences confirm that.

December 28, 2016 at 02:08AM
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FOCUS: Mapping religion in the U.S.

FOCUS: Mapping religion in the U.S.
America is largely Christian, but there's a lot of variation there. These maps break down where different religions and denominations are dominant.

December 27, 2016 at 05:44PM
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Perfect Cloning Is Impossible

Perfect Cloning Is Impossible
Your sci-fi future is still on the table. It's just that your clones will have to be "close enough" as opposed to exactly-like-you-in-every-conceivable-way.

December 28, 2016 at 10:35PM
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If aliens have killed themselves off, what hope is there for us?

If aliens have killed themselves off, what hope is there for us?
Absent signs of life, astronomers are starting to look for extraterrestrial nuclear wars and pandemics.

December 28, 2016 at 10:29PM
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A Video For Anyone Out There Really Jonesing To Make Their Own Pair Of 'Brass' Knuckles

A Video For Anyone Out There Really Jonesing To Make Their Own Pair Of 'Brass' Knuckles
Step one: steal your kid's play-doh and ravage their sandbox.

December 28, 2016 at 08:49PM
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Why Letting Go Of Material Possessions Is So Hard

Why Letting Go Of Material Possessions Is So Hard
Once you own something, you imbue it with greater value than it deserves.

December 28, 2016 at 07:55PM
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The Science Of Why Your New Year’s Resolutions Won’t Make You Happier

The Science Of Why Your New Year’s Resolutions Won’t Make You Happier
It’s a nagging thought familiar to anyone who’s ever strived towards a goal — “If only I could accomplish this particular thing, then I’d become truly happy.” But it doesn't really work that way.

December 28, 2016 at 07:26PM
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A Bigger Problem Than ISIS?

A Bigger Problem Than ISIS?
The Mosul Dam is failing. A breach would cause a colossal wave that could kill as many as a million and a half people.

December 27, 2016 at 07:46PM
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Navy repeatedly dismissed evidence that ‘Fat Leonard’ was cheating the 7th Fleet

Navy repeatedly dismissed evidence that ‘Fat Leonard’ was cheating the 7th Fleet
The Navy allowed the worst corruption scandal in its history to fester for several years by dismissing a flood of evidence that the rotund Asian defense contractor was cheating the service out of millions of dollars.

December 28, 2016 at 06:28PM
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