Meet the Nieratkos: Porn Stars Auction Their Bodies for Oklahoma Tornado Victims
I am a firm believer that there’s a joke to lighten the mood of any situation, no matter how grim. Many would disagree with me, but I say fuck 'em. Crying is easy. Wallowing in sorrow is even easier....
View ArticleQuestion of the Day: Is the Government Watching You?
Everyone just learned, to no great surprise, that the National Security Agency can pretty much grab phone records of anyone it wants without a warrant. In all likelihood, that's just the tip of the...
View ArticleHow Poisonous Is the LA River?
The author, hanging out in the probably-safe-to-stand-in LA River. Photos by Nate Miller A few days after the LA River got reopened for recreation on Memorial Day, people in LA started RSVPing to an...
View ArticleVICE on HBO Extended: Senegalese Laamb Wrestling - Marabout Ritual
The most popular sport in the West African country of Senegal isn’t soccer—it’s laamb, combining Greco-Roman wrestling moves with eclectic pre-fight rituals and dances. Laamb’s appeal has skyrocketed...
View ArticleThump Got Ed Banger's Ten-Year Anniversary Compilation
Thump Got Ed Banger's Ten-Year Anniversary Compilation
View ArticleThe Man with the Thirty-Second Memory
Henry Molaison after his high school graduation. In 1953 Henry Molaison, a sufferer of severe epilepsy, underwent experimental brain surgery that saved his life and robbed him of it at the same time....
View ArticleCry-Baby of the Week
Cry-Baby #1: Aaron Butler Photo via/Story via The incident: The Boy Scouts decided to start letting gay kids be scouts. The appropriate response: Nothing. The actual response: Aaron Butler, a scout...
View Article'Bartkira' Is the Parodic Bastard Child of the 'Simpsons' and 'Akira'
You might recognize the name James Harvey—his comics have frequently appeared on this site. James has recently taken on a bizarrely ambitious project, which he is calling Bartkira. He is having the...
View ArticleA Self-Proclaimed "Black Hipster Juggalo" Explains Himself
Photos by Clare O'Kane I saw Insane Clown Posse perform at the Oakland Metro Opera House recently and believe it or not, I had a good fucking time. It was nice to be around people going crazy and...
View ArticleShut the Hell Up About My Open Relationship
I'm in an open relationship. In plain English, this means the person spooning me to sleep at night is not always my loving boyfriend of four years. Which is cool, because sometimes I'll get a text...
View ArticleGround Zero: Syria - Full Length
Last year VICE commissioned photographer and videographer Robert King to document the civil war that has been ravaging Syria for the past two years. Largely based on Aleppo, Robert's footage of the...
View ArticleSo You Want to Perform in Porn
If you read that and thought, Why yes, I do want to perform in porn, this is for you. If not, please feel free to read along for potential entertainment value. Or, put the computer down, and go do...
View ArticlePrivacy’s Public, Government-Sponsored Death
Photo via Flickr user Todd Huffman A couple months ago, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg expressed an unpopular view while hosting his regular Friday-morning radio program. “You wait, in five...
View ArticleWild Things: The $wiftest Pigeon - Part 3
What is the sound of 1 million yuan flapping? While most nouveau riche happily spend their new money on shit the old money has already deemed acceptable, China's spoiled young princelings aren't...
View ArticleThis Woman’s Dad Was Tortured and Imprisoned in Bahrain
In April 2011, Bahraini human rights activist Maryam Al-Khawaja, then 23 years old, was in the United States when her phone rang. Back in Bahrain, a government crackdown on the massive prodemocracy...
View ArticleMeet the Underage Kids Who Showed Up to a Guns N' Roses Concert Thirteen...
Meet the Underage Kids Who Showed Up to a Guns N' Roses Concert Thirteen Hours Early
View ArticleVICE News: Istanbul Rising
On Friday, May 31, Turkish riot police fired tear gas and pepper spray into a peaceful protest held to save Gezi Park, one of the last green areas in central Istanbul. This set off the biggest civil...
View ArticleThis Week in Racism: This Week in Reverse Racism
I’ve gotten a lot of complaints in the last few weeks from my loyal readers. Some of you out there seem to think that I’ve been remiss in my duties as the foremost expert on racism. That’s totally...
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