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Daily Horoscope: August 13, 2025

Tension simmers beneath the surface as planets near alignment. For you, stargazer, today is more about what’s forming than what’s happening. The...

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Ashley Fike

Current Moon Phase: August 13, 2025

Today’s moon on August 13, 2025, is the waning gibbous. Are you shocked? Probably not, considering we’ve been in the same phase for the past few...

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Sammi Caramela

This 36-Mile-Long Spaceship Could Take Humanity to Another Solar System

Have you ever read Arthur C. Clarke’s Rendezvous with Rama? Or, maybe more recently, have you seen that gigantic generation ship from the end of...

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Luis Prada

Some People Just Don’t Like Music—and Now We Might Know Why

It’s an odd thought. It’s a simple one, easy enough to state aloud, but so fundamentally odd to some of us that it seems abstract and absurd: some...

yesterday 4

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Luis Prada

Italy’s Finally Building That Bridge to Sicily We’ve Been Hearing About Forever

After centuries of “What if?” and “Maybe next year,” the Italian government has signed off on the Ponte Stretto di Messina, a record-breaking...

yesterday 4

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Luis Prada

Would You Marry Someone Who Did This in Front of You on a Date?

I don’t know about you, but I could use some lighthearted relationship stories right about now. As I was scrolling through Reddit, I recently found...

yesterday 4

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Sammi Caramela

United Is Bringing Whole Seasons of Apple TV Shows to Flights—but Read the Fine Print

United Airlines has announced a partnership with Apple TV to show free television shows on the seatback entertainment system of United flights....

yesterday 4

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Matt Jancer

Sometimes You Just Need a Cheap (But Real) Camera To Tuck in Your Pocket

Need a camera that you wouldn’t particularly hesitate to put in danger, perhaps as you’re snapping photos on a boat? Or one that you could tuck...

yesterday 4

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Matt Jancer

Punkt Rocker: A Dumbphone for Smart People

Dumbphones are in right now. They’re exactly what they sound like: phones that are the antithesis of smartphones. Aside from taking and making...

yesterday 4

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Matt Jancer

Elon Musk’s Grok Got Suspended on Twitter/X

Earlier this week, Grok—the generative AI chatbot built into X (formerly Twitter)—was suspended from its own platform. There was no official...

yesterday 1

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Luis Prada

AI Jesus Chatbots Are Freaking Out Philosophy Professors

If you wanted to chat with Jesus, you used to have to get on your knees and pray. Now you can chat with him on your phone thanks to AI Jesus...

yesterday 1

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Luis Prada

Joey Ramone Reveals Which 1990s Bands He Loved (And Which Ones Were Just Following a Formula)

The debate around the greatest punk band of all time will rage on until the end if time, but for my money, it’ll always be The Ramones. Sure, the...

yesterday 1

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Stephen Andrew Galiher

Galaxies Caught on Camera Stealing Each Other’s Stars

Roughly 700 million light-years from Earth, two galaxies in the Abell 3667 cluster are mid-collision—and one is slowly bleeding stars into the...

yesterday 1

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Ashley Fike

Can You Survive on Instant Noodles Every Day? Here’s What the Science Says.

It starts innocently enough. One late-night dinner turns into two. Then suddenly, you’re counting time in ramen packets and wondering if your body...

yesterday 1

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Ashley Fike

Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Will Drop Controversial Feature, Leak Claims

A new leak claims that Treyarch will be removing a major traversal feature in Call of Duty Black Ops 7. If true, the latest CoD BO7 will finally...

yesterday 1

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Brent Koepp

Marvel Rivals Director Just Addressed Those ‘Gooner Game’ Allegations

The director for Marvel Rivals has defended the game’s use of risqué cosmetic skins in a recent interview. The NetEase developer shut down critics,...

yesterday 1

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Brent Koepp

Why Western RPGs Just Aren’t as Good as JRPGs, According to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Director

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s director recently did an interview with Final Fantasy XV creator Hajime Tabata. In the discussion, Guillaume Broche...

yesterday 1

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Brent Koepp

New Resident Evil Requiem Feature Could Change the Series Forever, Leak Claims

A new leak claims that Resident Evil Requiem will include a game-changing feature for the Capcom franchise. If true, RE9 will be the horror series’...

yesterday 1

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Brent Koepp

3 Songs That Marked the Shift From Grunge to Post-Grunge

Post-grunge has evaded a formal label and time period over the years. Here are 3 songs that define its era. The post 3 Songs That Marked the Shift...

yesterday 9

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Caleb Catlin

The Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes Discourse Reveals “Home” Was Always About Being Earnest

In the year 2025, I never thought we’d be having Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes discourse. Specifically, we’ve been having discussions about...

yesterday 1

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Lauren Boisvert

Phasmophobia Dev Speaks Out on the Possibility of a Sequel

Phasmophobia is one of those games that I would have played to death in my Ghost Hunters watching days. It’s the perfect horror game to get lost in...

yesterday 0

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Anthony Franklin Ii

Tekken Boss Says Tekken X Street Fighter Was 30% Done—and He Wants to Show It Off

Yesterday, I made mention of games we all wish we could have gotten but will likely never see. And today, I was reminded that Street Fighter X...

yesterday 0

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Anthony Franklin Ii

Trina Says PETA Urged Her to Cancel Her Performance at SeaWorld

SeaWorld in San Diego has become the bastion for 2000s hip-hop and R&B nostalgia. You want to see the Ying Yang Twins? They’ve got you covered....

yesterday 0

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Caleb Catlin

4 Underrated Death Metal Bands From The 90s

Death metal may have roots in the '80s, but the '90s are when the genre hit high notes, thanks to many bands who've been overlooked. The post 4...

yesterday 0

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Ashley Fike

If You Don’t Gossip in Your Relationship, You Should Start. Here’s Why.

You know that drive home after a party, when you and your partner dissect everything—who was messy, who’s fighting, who brought that weird dip?...

yesterday 0

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Ashley Fike

Beavis & Butt-Head Fan Wanted After Hitting 12-Year-Old With Sex Toy at WNBA Game

You might’ve heard about the crypto group that decided to promote their meme coin by tossing bright green dildos onto the court during WNBA games....

yesterday 0

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Luis Prada

Ditch That Big Scanner and Download This Free Scanning App

As a writer who works on a smattering of contracts, I’ve had to print out, sign, and scan more sheets of dead trees than any reasonable person who...

yesterday 0

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Matt Jancer

Blizzard’s Story and Franchise Development Team Voted to Unionize

The Story and Franchise Development team (SFD) at Blizzard has formed a union with the Communications Workers of America. It’s a great step in the...

yesterday 0

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Anthony Franklin Ii

Palworld Has Its Own Rip-off on the Nintendo Switch Now

There’s something wild about being in a legal battle with Nintendo because they think you made a Pokémon rip-off, and then someone rips off your...

yesterday 0

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Anthony Franklin Ii

Kodak Admits ‘Substantial Doubt’ Around Staying in Business

I don’t envy a single person who had to sit on the earnings call that Kodak held for its investors on Monday, August 11, when they had to hear that...

yesterday 0

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Matt Jancer

Daily Horoscope: August 12, 2025

Emotions run deep as the Moon stirs Neptune, Mars, and Saturn. For you, stargazer, insight comes through small reactions—notice what lands. The...

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Ashley Fike

Thieves Just Boosted $7,000 Worth Labubu Dolls

If you know anything about trends that cause a sudden spike in value in an object, you know how the story goes. We’ve seen it repeated over and...

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Luis Prada

Are Dollar Store Meals Slowly Killing You?

Times are tough, and belts are tightening, mostly because food is so expensive nowadays. Inflation isn’t falling, and tariffs are skyrocketing...

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Luis Prada

‘No Heavy Rock Band Has Done This’: Metallica Bassist Robert Trujillo Weighs in on Las Vegas Sphere Rumors

Metallica have not officially locked in plans to play at the Las Vegas Sphere, but Robert Trujillo says it would be a "dream come true." The post...

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Stephen Andrew Galiher

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Leaving Spotify: Frontman Stu Mackenzie Say They ‘Don’t Expect Daniel Ek To Pay Attention’

King Gizzard frontman Stu Mackenzie says it was a tough decision to leave Spotify and take their music "away from so many people." The post King...

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Stephen Andrew Galiher

Sony Alledgedly Told Kneecap to ‘Stop Speaking About Palestine’

Kneecap's manager says that group told Sony "that’s not going to happen," after being asked to "stop speaking about Palestine." The post Sony...

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Stephen Andrew Galiher

Hatebreed Guitarist Wayne Lozinak Is Recovering From Surgery To Remove a Brain Tumor, Shares Photo of His Stitched-up Cranium

Almost two months after he was diagnosed with a brain tumor, Hatebreed guitarist Wayne Lozinak has shared an update on how he’s recovering from...

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Stephen Andrew Galiher

EA Reportedly Turned Down Pitch for a Dragon Age Trilogy Remaster. Tragic.

Thinking about games that will never happen is heartbreaking. I’ve given up on certain games. Wind Waker HD, Twilight Princess HD, and others have...

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Anthony Franklin Ii

The Last Planet Parade of 2025 Is Coming. Here’s How to See It.

The sky’s about to stage its last big group show of the year, and it’s worth losing a little sleep over. Starting Sunday, Aug. 17, six...

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Ashley Fike

Homeless Man in Flip Flops Ran an 8Km Race To Cure His Hangover

In the small Brazilian town of Garrafão do Norte, a man woke up with a hangover and decided to treat it with an 8 km run. Not just any...

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Ashley Fike

An Ancient Indian Seashell Trick Could Help You Stop Snoring and Sleep Better

What if instead of strapping a CPAP machine to your face to sleep, you could just blow into a conch shell? Roughly 54 million adults in the U.S....

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Ashley Fike

Scientists Built an Artificial Tongue That Tastes and Learns Like the Real Thing

Scientists have built something nature perfected millions of years ago—a tongue that can taste and remember flavors. The world’s first artificial...

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Ashley Fike

An ARC Raiders Open Beta Is No Longer Happening. Here’s Why.

The team behind ARC Raiders has announced that there won’t be an additional beta for the game. In an update to players, Embark Studios revealed why...

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Brent Koepp

All Fortnite Season 4 Nerfs Explained (Medallions, Weapons, and Items)

Epic Games has released a handful of major Fortnite Season 4 nerfs. Key items and weapons now do substantially less damage. From medallions to the...

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Brent Koepp

A Swarm of Jellyfish Just Took Out a French Nuclear Power Plant

If you’re ever feeling powerless, remember that a bunch of spineless, brainless sea creatures that look like floating plastic grocery bags just...

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Luis Prada

Current Moon Phase: August 12, 2025

Another day, another moon phase. Today, August 12, 2025, we are still in the waning gibbous moon phase. As we covered yesterday, this phase of the...

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Kevin Lee Kharas

The Truth About Whether Your Body Count Actually Matters

A new study from Swansea University—published in Science Advances—surveyed over 5,300 people across 11 countries to figure out how much our sexual...

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Luis Prada

A Letter From the Editor

This letter is the introduction to the new issue of Vice magazine, v29n2: THE REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL ISSUE. To subscribe to four print issues each...

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Kevin Lee Kharas

5 Crucial Dating Rules You Should Never Break

We all have our own non-negotiables when it comes to our romantic partners. However, some of us are more confident in our boundaries than others. ...

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Kevin Lee Kharas

‘Stop Trying to Downplay My Ability’: Doja Cat Slams Notion That She’s Not a Rapper

Doja Cat goes on an online tirade on X, defending her credentials as a rapper despite being one of the biggest pop stars in the world. The post...

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Caleb Catlin