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Tech

Forget Netflix: Inside the Forums Where People Share Obscure Pirated Movies

01.07.19

By Tania Tapia Jáuregui
Tech

A Man Tried to Smuggle a Python Onto a Plane Inside a Hard Drive Enclosure

07.11.18

By Becky Ferreira
Drones Keep Trying to Deliver Contraband to NSW Prisons

11.12.17

By VICE Staff
Money

Working on a Cruise Ship Is Part Dorm Life, Part Nightmare

06.23.17

By Jesse Donaldson
Pulse

California has a new plan to stop contraband cell phones in prisons

12.18.16

By Tess Owen
Music

All the Ways Australians Smuggle Drugs Into Festivals

12.12.16

By Samantha Howard and Debbie Dobson
An Australian Ex-Con Explains How to Make Cigarettes From Nicotine Patches

11.28.16

By Mahmood Fazal
Entertainment

Talking With a Guy Who Smuggles USBs Into Australia’s Prisons

09.22.16

By Mahmood Fazal
‘Cheese Doodles,’ Today’s Comic by Ida Eva Neverdahl

06.16.16

By Ida Eva Neverdahl
Food

Monkey Meat, Caterpillars, and Tons of Fake Booze Found in Interpol’s Biggest Food Bust

03.31.16

By Nick Rose
Drone Drops and Artisanal Dildos: A Look into What Is Getting Smuggled into Quebec Prisons

02.11.16

By Brigitte Noël
Food

Don’t Try to Smuggle Raw Chicken in Your Luggage

01.26.16

By Alex Swerdloff

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Gaming

Xbox Game Pass Surprises Users With a New 2025 Game Today

Xbox Game Pass adds a 2025 title today and gives players a chance to catch up on the latest installment in the franchise.

04.03.26

By Denny Connolly
Screenshot: The Pokémon Company

Gaming

Pokémon Champions Mega Abilities Leak Reveals Overpowered New Forms

A new leak might have just revealed most of the new Mega Abilities in Pokémon Champions. If true, it makes some Pokémon overpowered.

04.02.26

By Brent Koepp
PlayStation 5s – Credit: Sony

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Amazon Is Still Selling the PlayStation 5 at Its Old, Lower Price

I don’t often urge people to run, run, run and buy a deal, but if you want a PS5 before the price hike kicks in, I wouldn’t wait long past lunch.

04.02.26

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan
Tunvarat Pruksachat/Getty Images

Life

This ‘Healthy’ Ingredient You’re Probably Eating Might Give You a Stroke

If you’ve had a protein bar that wasn’t inedible, it’s probably because of erythritol. It’s just too bad that it might give you a stroke.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada
Sugar, The Surfing Dog

Life

Remembering Sugar the Surfing Dog, World Champion Dog Surfer

RIP Sugar.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada