A Day in the Life of an Alzheimer's Caregiver
My dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s about three years ago. After an extended stay at the hospital and stints in two different rest homes, my mom brought him home to care for him herself. She did...
View ArticleCPAC's Blackfacing of Bad Ideas
The Conservative Political Action Conference is the annual king-making and agenda-setting conference for the far right. It was started by the American Conservative Union in 1973, with Ronald Reagan as...
View ArticleShorties: Monster Trucks... On Acid!
Monster-truck racing is traditionally the domain of men from rural pockets of the United States who have a bunch of free time on their hands and no qualms with spending upwards of $150,000 on wildly...
View ArticleStoya on the Pitfalls of Heteronormativity and Monogamy
Aside from being Caucasian and female, my stepsister and I have almost nothing in common. She has a closet full of clothes from places like J. Crew in neutral and pastel tones. She has sensible...
View ArticleUFC's Georges St-Pierre and Nick Diaz Fought Over the Phone
UFC's Georges St-Pierre and Nick Diaz Fought Over the Phone
View ArticleIs It Time for an Antipope?
Some antipope seekers riding around and getting it Between the third and 15th centuries, it was sort of common for a guy with a lot of followers (IRL religious ones... they didn't have Twitter yet)...
View ArticleMeet the Nieratkos: Hip-Hop Isn’t Dead, It’s Just Repackaged
My tolerance for hip-hop music is at an all-time low. And that means something, coming from a guy who spent the entire 90s immersed in hip-hop culture. It was the only music I listened to from the age...
View ArticleVICE Shorts: I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'Flotsam/Jetsam'
In 2007 I was introduced to the enigmatic short films and music videos of brothers Nathan and David Zellner. I quickly became a fan of their work, as did the Sundance Film Festival and the now-defunct...
View ArticleWho is Adam GIles?
Australia’s first Aboriginal head of a government has come to power, but under shady circumstances that are becoming all too common. This is not an Obama moment. Adam Giles -- a friend of federal...
View ArticleSo Long Google Reader, and Thanks for the Memories
Believe it or not, this picture was taken just a few weeks ago. We both thought it was, like, really beautiful. Oh, bitter irony! How could I have known leaving was on her mind? Not even two days...
View ArticleHarmony Korine's Spring Breakers: Dirtona Beach, Florida
We went down to beautifully trashy Daytona Beach, Florida, where a stripper, a drug dealer, and a bar owner explain how spring break has changed over the years.
View ArticleWhen Swarms of Drones Invaded VICELAND During SXSW
Photos by Andrew White We've seen what all you street walkers at South by Southwest look like on drones. (You look great.) We've considered the risks that come along with flying drones in Austin, a...
View ArticleChina Is Engineering Genius Babies
It’s not exactly news that China is setting itself up as a new global superpower, is it? While Western civilization chokes on its own gluttony like a latter-day Marlon Brando, China continues to buy...
View ArticleThis Is What Happens When You Wear Semen-Scented Perfume
MiN, a boutique in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood, bills itself as a “haute parfumerie and artelier,” which is French for “store that sells expensive things.” It caters to people willing to pay $350...
View ArticleJoe Francis Is Not the King of Spring Break
Joe with some girls who are, presumably, about to go wild. Photos courtesy of Joe Francis. Joe Francis is the 39-year-old guy responsible for those Girls Gone Wild videos, which means he basically...
View ArticleShow Stuff - SXSW: Day Three
Having been at SXSW for three full days now, I can offically say that I would not mind going home soon. My feet hurt, I've gained 35 pounds from drinking beer from sunup till sunup, and my nose is so...
View ArticleCry-Baby of the Week
It's that time of the week where we all gather round to point at some fools who are afraid of the world! Cry-Baby #1: Walmart Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. (via) The incident: A...
View ArticleThe Reuters Journalist Who Played with Anonymous and Got Burned
Matthew Keys is facing 25 years in jail. It was announced yesterday that Matthew Keys, a deputy social media editor for Reuters, is being indicted by the US government for providing a member of the...
View ArticleFringes: The Man Who Eats Roadkill
Meet 73-year-old Arthur Boyt, notorious resident of the remote town of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall and roadkill connoisseur. Nothing is too far-fetched or fancy to end up on his plate. In this film, we...
View ArticleI Chatted With the Dirty Girls, 17 Years Later
Earlier this week, a video called "Dirty Girls" went viral on YouTube—and not for the reasons you'd expect, given the title. The documentary video, originally shot in 1996 by filmmaker (and then high...
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