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Empires have a way of seeding their own destruction.

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Like water, gold simply can’t tell you what it used to be.

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  • Editor-in-Chief, VICE

    Editor-in-Chief, VICE At this point, with the Islamic State’s stated ambition of establishing a global Sunni-extremist nation-state and its reportedly vast coffers, it’s safe to say that it requires accountants and advisors who wouldn’t be out of place at the… more ›

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  • How the US Created the Islamic State

    How the US Created the Islamic State VICE News and the New York Review of Books have teamed up to create Talking Heads, a series about the big issues of the day as seen by The Review’s most renowned contributors.… more ›

  • The fighters, the hunger strikers, and the…

    The fighters, the hunger strikers, and the surrendered—new faces of Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement – Quartz Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement appears to fracturing, days before a court decision that is expected to usher in the clearing of the main site… more ›

  • William Gibson On the Apocalypse, America, and The…

    William Gibson On the Apocalypse, America, and The Peripheral’s Ending William Gibson is laconic. Which isn’t too surprising, given that the author of Neuromancer is famous for his spare, incisive prose style. We sat down with him in late October… more ›

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  • Wu Tang Reunited : Wu Tang Opens Up About New…

    Wu Tang Reunited : Wu Tang Opens Up About New Album ‘A Better Tomorrow’ By Elizabeth Griffin"Do you play chess?“ the Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA asks me, deadly serious and looking me straight in the eye, his grip firm on my hand.… more ›

  • INCENSER, or how NSA and GCHQ are tapping internet…

    INCENSER, or how NSA and GCHQ are tapping internet cables Recently disclosed documents show that the NSA’s fourth-largest cable tapping program, codenamed INCENSER, pulls its data from just one single source: a submarine fiber optic cable linking Asia with Europe.… more ›

  • Favorite tweets: at the Consulate General of…

    “ Favorite tweets: at the Consulate General of Portugal in Sydney http://pic.twitter.com/VwtwNdP9VE — isabel brison (@ijayessbe) October 30, 2014 ” – via http://twitter.com/ijayessbe more ›