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Sports

Between Life and Death: Remembering Boxer Michael Watson’s Fightback From the Abyss

09.22.16

By Jim Weeks
Sports

New Pop Warner Lawsuit Raises Hard Questions About the Future of Youth Tackle Football

09.06.16

By Patrick Hruby
Health

How Scared Should I Be of Getting Punched in the Face?

08.18.16

By Mike Pearl
Pulse

Better Than Viagra: Colombia’s Impotence Home Remedy

06.09.16

By VICE News
Pulse

Poisoned by the Gold Rush

05.24.16

By VICE News
Health

How the Politics of Abortion Could Affect Women Who Want to Be Tested for the Zika Virus

05.18.16

By Mona Gable and Maggie Puniewska
Pulse

Poisoned by the Gold Rush (Trailer)

05.17.16

By VICE News
Sports

If The NFL Thinks Football Is Linked To CTE, Then Its Concussion Settlement Should Pay For The Disease

03.15.16

By Patrick Hruby
Sports

Ken Stabler, CTE, and Football’s Irreconcilable Violence

02.05.16

By Peter Richmond
Tech

The Little-Known Virus Causing a Panic Over Infant Brain Deformities in Brazil

01.12.16

By Kaleigh Rogers and Letícia Naísa
Sports

VICE Sports Q&A: “Concussion” Doctor Bennet Omalu

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By Patrick Hruby
Sports

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By Patrick Hruby

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Music

Remember When Rick Rubin Held a Surprisingly Star-Studded Fake Funeral Connected to His Pioneering Hip Hop Label?

From Reverend Al Sharpton officiating, to a New Orleans-style procession, to a repast at a bowling alley, no one holds a fake funeral like Rick Rubin.

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Music

3 Psych-Rock Albums That Sound Just as Good Today as They Did in Their Prime

These wildly underrated psych-rock albums still hold up decades later.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Life

‘Uniboob’ Is an Actual Medical Condition. Here’s How It Happens.

Doctors call it “bread-loafing.” Make of that what you will.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

The 37% Rule Says This Is How Many People You Should Date Before Choosing One

Get enough experience to know what you actually want

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

If You Feel Guilty All the Time, You Probably Have a High IQ. Here’s Why.

Of course Freud is involved.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike