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How 'Catfish' Has Fucked Itself
Screencaps via streaming episodes on the MTV site “Not based on a true story. Not inspired by true events. Just true.” That was the tagline for the 2010 Catfish movie, a millennial mystery odyssey...
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Stopping by Latvia's Former KGB Torture Chambers
Thanks to its thriving sex industry, cheap beer, and even cheaper accommodation, Riga—for tourists, at least—is synonymous with the kind of bro holidays that end in black eyes and disorderly conduct...
View ArticleAlmost 90 Percent of All US Wiretaps Listen for Suspected Drug Deals
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View ArticleVICE News: Rockets and Revenge - Part 3
Hamas and other militant groups have been raining crude rockets into Israel since Operation Protective Edge launched last week—more than 1,000 at last count. Thanks to the Israeli missile defense...
View ArticleVICE Meets: Politico's Ken Vogel on Big Money in American Politics
On this episode of VICE Meets, we sit down with Ken Vogel, the chief investigative reporter at Politico. In his new book, Big Money: 2.5 Billion Dollars, One Suspicious Vehicle and a Pimp—on the Trail...
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These British Juggalos Are Furious with the FBI
An American Juggalo, looking more like a soundman at a Halloween party than a gang member. Photo via Wikimedia Commons It’s not a crime to dress like a clown and listen to horrorcore, though it’s...
View ArticleHas SoundCloud Turned Its Back on Its Users in Favor of Major Labels?
Has SoundCloud Turned Its Back on Its Users in Favor of Major Labels?
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'Starchitects' Are Ruining Our Cities
The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. Photo via Wikicommons Every world has its own rock stars. There are rock-star journalists. There are rock-star CEOs. Rock-star surgeons. There are probably even...
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Some Genius Is Kickstarting a 'Breaking Bad' Sequel Starring Val Kilmer and...
Kickstarter genius Lawrence Shepherd and an unnamed woman. Photo courtesy of Lawrence Shepherd Did you recently waste money on an ironic Kickstarter campaign to make potato salad? Well, first, Paypal...
View ArticleVICE News: Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine - Part 56
Although pro-Russia separatists have been largely driven out of Donetsk and Luhansk, they still control significant parts of eastern Ukraine. In this part, VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky goes...
View ArticleMLB Failed Glenn Burke but Won't Fail Its Next Gay Player
MLB Failed Glenn Burke but Won't Fail Its Next Gay Player
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'Drunk Mom' Tells Us What It's Like to Raise a Kid as an Alcoholic
All photos courtesy of Jowita Bydlowska Drunk Mom is a rarity in this age of constant overshares—a work that had me questioning, "Does she want us to know this? Should I know this?" as I read it. The...
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Underappreciated Masterpieces: J. G. Ballard’s 'High Rise'
I was sold on J. G. Ballard’s High Rise (1975) after the first ten words: “Later, as he sat on his balcony eating the dog…” I didn’t care what the second half of that sentence would turn out to be; I...
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Remembering Srebrenica on the Anniversary of the 1995 Balkans Massacre
Muslim women whose relatives were killed in the massacre outside the Srebrenica-Potočari Memorial in Srebrenica, Bosnia. All photos by the author In mid July 1995, more than 8,000 “Bosniaks” (Bosnian...
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Zach Braff Will Never Stop Making Movies, and It's Your Fault
Zach Braff’s new movie, Wish I Was Here, ends with the milquetoast, whiny protagonist (played by Braff, because who else could play this role?) proclaiming that it’s OK to abandon your dreams and just...
View ArticleTheo Ehret Is the Undisputed Champion of LA Ringside Photography
Theo Ehret Is the Undisputed Champion of LA Ringside Photography
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The Political Novice Who Ran Against Tony Abbott for Palmer United
Image via Brodie Stewart was recruited to contest Tony Abbott’s seat of Warringah one day after sending a tipsy fan letter to the Palmer United Party. The 27-year-old had never been in contact with...
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This Model Has Buzzwords Tattooed All over His Body
Photo via Instagram. There’s something admirably misanthropic about getting a face tattoo. You really need to be fully committed to having a somewhat shitty life to let a stranger draw something on...
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