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The Gambler Who Cracked the Horse-Racing Code | Bloomberg

Bill Benter did the impossible: He wrote an algorithm that couldn’t lose at the track. Close to a billion dollars later, he tells his story for the first time.

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Now, Now - Yours [Official Music Video]

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Charlottesville: Race and Terror – VICE News Tonight on HBO

On Saturday hundreds of white nationalists, alt-righters, and neo-Nazis traveled to Charlottesville, Virginia to participate in the “Unite the Right” rally. By Saturday evening three people were dead – one protester, and two police officers – and many more injured. 

“VICE News Tonight” correspondent Elle Reeve went behind the scenes with white nationalist leaders, including Christopher Cantwell, Robert Ray, David Duke, and Matthew Heimbach — as well as counter-protesters. VICE News Tonight also spoke with residents of Charlottesville, members of the Black Lives Matter movement, and the Charlottesville Police.

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Beneath This Japanese Cemetery Hill Lies A Massive Stone Buddha | So Bad So Good

This awe-inspiring stone Buddha lies half hidden within a man-made hill in a cemetery in Sapporo, northern Japan. Architect Tadao Ando was commissioned to build the false-hill around the massive Buddha to create a more contemplative lead-up to the statue, much like a prayer chapel. 

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Aminé, 6LACK, and Other New Artists Whose Names You've Been Pronouncing Wrong - Aminé | Pigeons and Planes

It's always embarrassing when you follow a new artist's rise, listen to all their music on streaming platforms, learn about who they are and where they come from, and then realize you can't pronounce their name. It's happening more and more frequently lately, as artists get increasingly creative in coming up with unique names that don't overlap with any other keywords on the internet. Here's a little guide to help you out with some of the most commonly mispronounced artist names out right now.

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A portrait of Jim Carrey as a committed, serious visual artist. Anchored to a street-level studio space in New York City. It’s anything but standard Hollywood summer fare.

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A New Battery-Free Phone Grabs Power from the Air Around It | Big Think

Researchers develop a working, battery-free cellphone.

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Peeking Into Australia's Underground Homes

Coober Pedy is a small desert town in Australia where the entire population lives in underground homes. With outside temperatures hovering over 100 degrees, residents made permanent homes in the cooler temperatures of old mine shafts.

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For the New Far Right, YouTube Has Become the New Talk Radio | New York Times

The video platform now plays host to a thriving community of hard-right commentators and their fans — all with little rejoinder from the other side.

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How One Pornographer Is Trying To Elevate Porn To Art | Forbes

Meet the porn purveyor who's making money making higher-end porn.

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See No Evil | Texas Monthly

Dallas police say Charles Albright is the coldest, most depraved killer of women in the city’s history. To me, he seems like a perfect gentleman. Maybe too perfect.

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Mura Masa - What If I Go? (Official Video)

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How a troubled romance fueled a string of nearly 80 arsons in Virginia's rural Accomack County | Washington Post

Love and Fire: In Virginia's rural Accomack County, a troubled romance was behind a string of 77 arsons.

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The Hijacking of a $100 Million Supertanker | Bloomberg

A mysterious assault. An unsolved murder. And a ship that hasn’t given up all its secrets.

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The New Rules For Making It Big(-ish) In Hollywood | GQ

For a young actor in 2017, the good news is it’s never been easier to get a job. There are now a million options—as long as you’re cool with getting “famous” on go90. Or Crackle. Or Freeform. The list of platforms keeps growing, while the screens keep shrinking. Zach Baron reports on a generation of would-be stars navigating an era of glorious upheaval—when that next phone call might be from Netflix. (But it’s probably from Seeso.)

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AREA21 - We Did It

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Dissecting the political impact of acid house | Dazed Digital

As rave documentary The Agony and The Ecstasy airs on Sky Arts, we speak to Norman Jay MBE about the political impact of the acid house scene and share three exclusive clips