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The Raëlian UFO Cult Would Be Happy to Baptize Pope Francis
Raëlians in France set up an inflatable flying saucer with the movement's logo. By now, you've probably heard that Pope Francis is cool with aliens. In an out-of-the-blue nod to the possibility of...
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Why an Undocumented Immigrant Outed Himself Twice
For the first 13 years of his career as a journalist, Jose Antonio Vargas did his best to avoid two topics: immigration and himself. That trajectory flipped in 2011 in a The New York Times Magazine...
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The Democratic Party's Future Is Awash in Dark Money
The path Obama's party might follow is clouded by corporate cash. Photo via Flickr user DonkeyHotey Looking for the fight over the heart and soul of the Democratic Party in the waning days of the...
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This Week in Racism: A Police Commissioner Called Barack Obama the N-Word and...
Welcome to another edition of This Week in Racism. I’ll be ranking news stories on a scale of one to RACIST, with “one” being the least racist and “RACIST” being the most racist. –82-year-old shitbag...
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Requiem for India’s Congress Party: A Loser’s Diary
Gulseer at his home in Amethi District. All photos by the author Gulseer, who goes by one name, is about 34 or 35 years old. His exact age has escaped him. He’s been married to his wife, Ayesha, for...
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A Slob's Guide to Critical Theory
Illustrations by Jenny Hirons If you decide to get any kind of arts or humanities degree at college you will probably have to read postmodern, neo-Marxist, social and literary critics who write in the...
View ArticleRaquel Meyers Makes Art with a Commodore 64
Raquel Meyers Makes Art with a Commodore 64
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Brick Squad Affiliate Frenchie Is Trying to Make 'Electric Dance Trapping' a...
All photos by Lucas Farrar / Far Fetched After weeks of planned and canceled meetings, Frenchie’s manager texted me one Wednesday night in April. He told me to meet the Brick Squad Monopoly rapper at...
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Here Are Some Great Photos of People Posing Next to a Cardboard Cutout of the...
All photos via Flickr user Catholic United Financial Last September I wrote a blog post about the pope, and to find an image that could go with it I started browsing through Flickr's Creative Commons...
View ArticleIran's Life-Saving Drones May Be Coming to a Beach Near You
Iran's Life-Saving Drones May Be Coming to a Beach Near You
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Go Home Godzilla, You're Wasting Everyone's Time
Godzilla in the mist Back in 1998, I went to see the newly released Godzilla film for my tenth birthday. I remember seeing the trailer before something else, perhaps Men In Black, or Independence Day,...
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Soft Taboo: An Interview with Andreas Kronthaler
All photos by Lukas Gansterer When we met with Andreas Kronthaler for this interview, we didn’t know what to expect. We heard the most outrageous rumors, of which licking male model’s nipples before...
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Pakistan's Transgender Community Is Hiding Out in a Hostile City
Hijras pose in their office in Peshawar, Pakistan. All photos by Abdul Majeed Goraya "My father used to beat me and ask, ‘Why do you have to go around pretending to be a girl?’” Now at 35, she says...
View ArticleThe rOtring 800 Series Could Change the Future of Paper
As consumers have abandoned paper for computer screens, artists have debated the medium's future. This weekend rOtring releases a new product that could influence this debate—the rOtring 800+...
View ArticleVICE News: VICE News Capsule
The VICE News Capsule is a news roundup that looks beyond the headlines. This week Afghanistan's election heads towards a June run-off, a Bangladeshi river ferry capsizes, killing at least a dozen...
View ArticleGiving the World Cup to Qatar Was a Really Stupid Idea
Giving the World Cup to Qatar Was a Really Stupid Idea
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Come Hang Out with Us at Internet Week!
You probably love the internet, considering you're spending your Saturday afternoon on your laptop watching documentaries about exotic animal traders. We love the internet too. And that's why we're...
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Sally Jessy Raphael, Accidental Gay Icon
Children of the 90s didn't have to look far if they wanted to learn about Siamese twins, incest, and out-of-control teens. The Clinton years saw an incredible array of TV talk show hosts of varying...
View ArticleThe Mystery of Stitches, the Rapper Behind 'Brick in Yo Face'
The Mystery of Stitches, the Rapper Behind 'Brick in Yo Face'
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The Week In GIFs
Another week, more GIFs. Here they are. GIFs by Daniel Stuckey Despite being in the middle of supposed peace negotiations, South Sudan is on the verge of widespread famine and genocide. We knew this...
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