Stoya in Praise of the Posterior, AKA the Butt
Photo via Discovery Channel On Tuesday I was in Las Vegas again, and my trip had me thinking about butts. I spent the wee hours of the morning writhing in pain while trying to avoid disturbing my...
View ArticleMunchies: Drunk Chefs Made Us Ramen Burgers in Tokyo
For VICE Japan's second Munchies episode we hung out with American-born ramen fanatic Keizo Shimamoto, head chef at renowned ramen joint Bassanova in Shindaita Station, Tokyo. Keizo and his fellow...
View ArticleMeet the Nieratkos: Tony Hawk's Son Is a Stoner
The author, with the stoner's father. Photo by Matt Price I’ve always said that if I ever become the son of someone rich or famous I will fall off the face of the earth and live out my days staring at...
View ArticlePopping the Marks: The Prophet Muhammad Vs. John Cena
Hadith traditions and early biographical literature on Muhammad include an episode in which he takes on the strongest wrestler of his tribe, a man named Rukana. The wrestler promises that he will...
View ArticleWe Were Nominated for an Emmy
Not sure if you've heard, but we've got a show on a little network called HBO. It's called VICE and in it we've carried on our time-honored tradition of telling insane and uncomfortable stories from...
View ArticleThe Beatles Are Dead, Fassbinder Is Alive
Still from In a Year with 13 Moons My favorite music videos were always the ones that looked like the bands had been locked in a house somewhere, forced to take part in a nightmarish Kenneth Anger or...
View ArticleBenjamin Law’s Queer Reading List
Image via If you’re the kind of person who uses words like: epicurean, acidulous or imprimatur; you’re probably pretty excited for the Melbourne Writers Festival. If you’re not, it’s probably good you...
View ArticleVICE Shorts: I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'Madame Tutli Putli'
Way back in the day, Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski started what would become one of the more peculiar comics VICE has had the pleasure of publishing. It was called The Untold Tales of Yuri...
View ArticleInto the Weird: Hurricanes and Projectile Vomiting Painkillers
Hurricane shutters on the author's childhood home. Thank you for the kind words about my last column on alcoholism. A few of you were assholes, but I’ve been an asshole enough times to deserve it....
View ArticleComic-Con 2013 Cosplay Photo Dump
Comic-Con is a special time of the year, but not just for sci-fi/fantasy enthusiasts. It's also like Christmas in July for photographers. Every eccentric within a 20 mile radius of Downtown San Diego...
View ArticleTaji's Mahal: Meet the Legends of the Lower East Side
Photo of Lower East Side legend Cochise by Clayton Patterson. Throughout the past year, Clayton Patterson has written about the crucial figures and courageous artists of the Lower East Side. He...
View ArticleI Went to a Gay Rodeo, and Now I Want to Bone Cowboys
Photo by Josh Sandulak. Canada's Calgary Stampede has never really been my bag. I never manage to get up early enough for free pancake breakfasts, I’m not interested in the midway—I’m afraid of most...
View ArticleAmanda Lucas Fights Her Way Out of Her Father's Shadow
Amanda Lucas Fights Her Way Out of Her Father's Shadow
View ArticlePhiladelphia Is the Scariest Place to Do Comedy
Image via Take My Country Back. It’s a fun uphill struggle, making health insurance as a comedian, actor, and author. But it’s hard to explain to people how I make a living. In New York, most people...
View ArticleThings Nobody Cares About at Comic-Con
Each year, fans, celebrities, and business folk make the trek to San Diego, CA. Often referred to as “Vegas for the Awkwardly Bearded” or “Disneyland for the Affectionately Weird,” it’s easy to fall...
View ArticleWeediquette: Introducing Our New Weediquette Show
This past week was one of culmination and victory. After weeks of planning, shooting, and dabbing, the first episode of my new Weediquette video series premiered on VICE to great fanfare—including a...
View ArticleChicks Who Love Guns Know The Best Ideas Come From Fetish Sites
Chicks Who Love Guns Know The Best Ideas Come From Fetish Sites
View ArticleThe Hangover News
Trouble in Trappes THERE WERE TWO NIGHTS OF RIOTING IN A PARISIAN SUBURB Police decided to ignore protesters and everything got a bit out of control (via) Two nights of riots in the Paris suburb of...
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