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Richard Stallman Braved a Winter Storm Last Night to March Against DRM
As representatives of Comcast, Netflix and Microsoft meet to discuss the future of the web, an angry crowd is forming outside.
Why the US Is Buying Up So Many UK Artificial Intelligence Companies
DeepMind, SwiftKey, VocalIQ—Does the UK need to worry about a brain drain in artificial intelligence?
'A Brief History of the Homely Wench Society' by Helen Oyeyemi
A story from the acclaimed writer's collection "What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours," out March 8 from Riverhead Books.
My Surreal Train Ride with One of New England's Most Notorious Sex Offenders
I watched Owen Labrie get convicted of statutory rape in the St. Paul's prep school trial in New Hampshire last summer. Then I bumped into him on the train.
Calls for Justice Increase Amid Mourning for Murdered Student Giulio Regeni
VICE News spoke to friends and colleagues of Giulio Regeni, an Italian academic and Cambridge PhD student who was murdered in Egypt while conducting research on trade unions.
Astronomers Find the Milky Way's Oldest Stars
They existed before our galaxy was even formed and contain traces of the first stars in the universe.
Meet the Conservative Student Activists in the Most Liberal State in America
Demographic data, surveys, and polls all suggest that college students in Massachusetts should be overwhelmingly liberal. So what is it that’s energizing a passionate group of young conservatives in the state?
Libya's Future Is Up in the Air as Political Talks Between Rival Governments Collapse
These negotiations are the international community's attempt to retain Libya as some sort of viable state. Meanwhile, a power vacuum has allowed people-smugglers and Islamist militants to gain an edge in the chaos.
Getting Deep Inside the Rear of the Year Award, a Cheeky British Institution
The curious British bum competition has become quietly iconic while avoiding offense. But how?
Cry-Baby of the Week: A Woman Allegedly Attacked Someone Because They Farted Near Her
Also this week: A man was arrested after complaining to police that a local newspaper had violated his human rights by posting a photo of him shoplifting.
Cambridge's Most Controversial Instagram Celebrity Gets the Last Laugh
American Caroline Calloway has turned her adventures at Cambridge University into an elaborate Instagram narrative, which is being turned into a memoir.