12+ hour, 33+ min ago   (961+ words) Get unlimited access to everything VICE has to offer. The COVID lockdowns kicked off an avalanche of altruism that engulfed British national identity for years. Now, that moment feels like a distant memory. In the spring of 2021, I was in…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (375+ words) Heteroflexible" didn't take long to go from niche label to casual reference. Over the past year, it's crept out of dating apps and into regular conversation, and the numbers suggest it's expanding faster than nearly any other sexual identity right…...

3+ week, 15+ hour ago   (437+ words) According to a new survey of 2,000 U.S. parents and their children, technology has officially replaced chores and homework as the number-one source of conflict in American homes. New York-based market research firm'Talker Research'conducted a survey of 2,000 parents in the United States…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (522+ words) A new survey just confirmed that the youth of the world are screwed, as its findings indicate teens would rather talk to an AI chatbot than a human. Or, at least, many are on the path to screwedom. The survey,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (385+ words) Coming to you from around the world, VICE Digital's team strives to capture the people at the heart of stories, and focus on the ideas, issues, and context that other outlets miss. New phrases aren't thought up by some committee…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (289+ words) If you packed on the infamous "freshman 15" in college, a new study from George Mason University reveals that you weren't doing it alone. You are unconsciously fattening yourself alongside all of your classmates. Published in mHealth and led by Professor…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (279+ words) An investigation by the human rights group Global Witness claims that TikTok's algorithm is recommending sexually explicit content to children, even after minor accounts are created with all the safety features activated. TikTok's minimum user age is 13. The BBC reports…...

4+ mon, 9+ hour ago   (372+ words) A group of researchers led by Chiba University, [publishing their findings in Molecular Psychiatry], provided some clarity using something called the Traveling-Subject method, or TS for short. The idea is that not all MRI machines are created equal. The ones…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (595+ words) Ashley is a writer with 15+ years of experience, a home base in Savannah, and a habit of chasing stories across the map. Raised in the Pacific Northwest and shaped by everywhere she's lived since, her work blends cultural curiosity with…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago   (370+ words) Some names are cute. Others are a linguistic nightmare. According to a speech-language pathologist who works with kids every day, certain names may sound great to parents but are practically designed to trip up tiny developing mouths. Chloe Conrad, founder…...