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Brief Reviews of Every Movie I Saw in Theaters in 2013
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Russia Is Installing Video Cameras in School Classrooms
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Happy 20th Birthday, Zapatistas!
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I Went to a Jewish Singles Mixer
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Colorado's Legal Weed Edibles Are High on Sophistication
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Meet the Nieratkos: San Francisco’s Best Skate Shop FTC Turns 27
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Sex Tapes, Riots, and Corruption: Things Aren't Great in Turkey
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I Spent Six Months Inside Lebanon's Most Notorious Prison
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I Just Bought Legal Weed
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Are Terrorists Intent on Destroying the Sochi Olympics?
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Montreal Mob Boss Vito Rizzuto Is Dead
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The Space Lady Has Landed
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View ArticleThe VICE Podcast - Marijuana-Policy Reform in 2014
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A Few Impressions: Who Is 'Her'?
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Dealer's Choice: High on Hot Chlorophyll
A fresh wasabi plant. Welcome back to Dealer's Choice, where food expert Ian Purkayastha clues us in on what top chefs across America are serving on freshly ironed white linen tablecloths at upscale...
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