Michael Kalenderian
michael.kalenderian@vice.comThere Is No Coronavirus Cure But Plenty of Unproven Remedies Keep Popping Up
This influx of so-called cures isn’t a phenomenon that’s unique to the current pandemic.
Brands Are Bravely Taking a Stand Against Racism: By Posting Online
Brands have bravely taken to social media to declare that racism is bad.
Here Are the Companies Getting Rich From the Coronavirus Pandemic
Scott Disick, of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” fame, pushed out a line of T-shirts and hoodies emblazoned with the timely message “Wash Your Hands.”
No, Drinking Warm Water Won't Stop You From Getting Coronavirus
We look at the claims swirling around online about harnessing what is supposedly the natural enemy of the virus: water.
The World Bank Sold Bonds to Help Poor Countries Contain Pandemics. But They’ve Never Been Paid Out.
The fine print on the pandemic bonds says there's a 12-week waiting period, and by then the $196 million may be too little, too late.
Trump's CDC Director Has a History with the HIV Epidemic — and It's Not Great
We'll be seeing a lot more of Robert Redfield as the coronavirus epidemic spreads.
A Staged Reading of Trump’s Phone Call With Ukraine President Zelensky
Trump says the call was “perfect.” We’ll let you decide for yourself how it went.
Trump Spent His Social Media Summit Complaining People Aren't Retweeting Him Anymore
Think you deserve more Twitter followers? You probably loved the White House Social Media Summit
The U.S. Army Is Painting Trump’s Border Wall. We Went to Find Out What Color.
President Trump promised a big, beautiful wall. American troops are spending their summer painting it.
Here’s that Gillette ad, as apparently seen by all the men who hated it
To understand the outrage from Gillette’s ad, you have to watch the version they apparently saw instead.
2018 was all about "the line" — and everyone who crossed it
Looking back at all those lines people managed to cross this year
The internet thinks it knows who wrote that anonymous op-ed
There are many, many, senior officials in the Trump administration, and people had many, many more theories .