Queens of Gay Mardi Gras
Last week, I covered the gay side of Mardi Gras for VICE. I landed in New Orleans, and after a quick change into a tuxedo, I made my way to a place called the Sigur Center to attend the Armeinius...
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View ArticleWhy Young Pentecostals Are Worshipping Jesus with Snakes
Andrew Hamblin picks up a poisonous snake during a church service with Jamie Coots. Photo courtesy of Facebook It’s been one month since 22-year-old serpent handler Andrew Hamblin watched his mentor...
View ArticleAlmost Everyone in Crimea Voted to Join the Russian Federation
Almost Everyone in Crimea Voted to Join the Russian Federation
View ArticleWeediquette: T. Kid the Landlord
Camac Street in Philadelphia, where T. Kid was a landlord. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons My family never cared much for homeownership until my mom saw an opportunity to buy a cheap house on...
View ArticleWe Need to Quit Our Obsession with Meat
Shit tons of meat. Look at that meat. Photo via Wikimedia Commons On Sunday, March 9, Pitt Cue Co.—the meat mecca just off London’s Carnaby Street—hosted a special evening, a one-off “Highland Beef...
View ArticleI Had a Scammer Tortured by Police in Tanzania
Illustrations by Cei Willis It was when they manhandled him onto the table, tethered him to a water pipe coming out of the ceiling, and pulled his pants down to his ankles that I experienced a change...
View ArticleAll Bad News Considered: Sbarro Filed for Bankruptcy Protection, and...
Photo courtesy of Flickr user Scott Hendo Malls hold a special place in my heart. Growing up in the suburbs as a teenager without booze connections, I didn't have many other places to hang out at with...
View ArticleVICE News: Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine - Part 8
As Russia moves 10,000 troops to the Ukrainian border and Crimea prepares for a secession referendum, tension remains high all over Ukraine—especially in the east. On the night of Thursday, March 13,...
View ArticleThe Satanic Temple Weighs In on the Impending Death of the Leader of the...
Fred Phelps. Photo via Getty Yesterday, Nathan Phelps, the son of Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps, posted a note on Facebook claiming that his father is "on the edge of death at Midland...
View ArticleVICE Shorts: I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'Xemoland'
When I was a kid growing up in the 90s, I used to visit my grandparents in Florida for the holidays. Florida is a specific type of nothing that can make a person go mad. There’s just the beach and...
View ArticleHanging Out at a Moscow Peace Protest
"Bring Russian Armed Forces Home" If you thought all Russians were bloodthirsty lunatics hellbent on starting World War III, you would be wrong. On Saturday, tens of thousands of liberal Muscovites...
View ArticleItaly Wants to Take the Word 'Parmesan' Away from Kraft
Creative Commons photo by Flickr user Pandemia The European Union wants American food manufacturers to rename domestically produced foods in a number of categories, including Parmesan, feta, and...
View ArticleWhen Irish Guys Are Smiling
This year, the rancor between LGBT Veterans for Equality and South Boston's Allied War Veterans Council—the organizers who have privately run South Boston's legendary (and legendarily divisive) St....
View ArticleScally Lads Are Gay Brits Who Like to Smell Stinky Socks and Have Sex in...
Photos from a shoot for the Trackies website, “the place for guys who love trackies, trainers and scally gear.” All images by Picsbygaz.com, courtesy of Trackies.com Deep within the fist-stretched...
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