The FISA Court Knew the NSA Lied, Approved Its Searches Anyway
The FISA Court Knew the NSA Lied, Approved Its Searches Anyway
View ArticleTrying to Talk to Richard Kern About Something Other Than Sex
Image via Richard Kern is a modern day patron saint of boobs, pretty girls, good bands, nice pictures, and babes having a great time. Since the 80s he’s collaborated with too many baller people to...
View ArticleAbbott vs. Rudd: Some Americans Decide
Australians get excited about US elections. To us they’re like soap opera versions of our own political showdowns, just without the frustration and apathy that comes when you’re talking about a...
View ArticleThe Grandmaster: The Art of Kung Fu - Wing Chun Tutorial
Inspired by Wong Kar-wai's The Grandmaster, this animated series will take you through the key martial arts styles that defined China and the world of kung fu. The Grandmaster hits theaters on August...
View ArticleThe Torture of John Kiriakou
John Kiriakou, an ex-CIA officer, was the first official to speak publicly about waterboarding and was later convicted of revealing the name of a colleague. Image by Troy Page/Alex Pasternack A decade...
View ArticleFightland Show: Watch an MMA Champion Kick the Crap Out of a VICE Staffer
Watch an MMA Champion Kick the Crap Out of a VICE Staffer
View ArticleThe Grandmaster: The Art of Kung Fu - Bagua Tutorial
Inspired by Wong Kar-wai's The Grandmaster, this animated series will take you through the key martial arts styles that defined China and the world of kung fu. The Grandmaster hits theaters on August...
View ArticleLibya Is Getting Better and Better for Teenage Arms Dealers
Teenage gun dealers on Ar Rashid Street. The gun sellers on Tripoli's Al Rashid Street are doing a brisk trade. They’re chatting and laughing and all look like they’re about 17 years old. Younger boys...
View ArticleBig Night Out: Psytrance Rave in a Forest
In the second episode of our new Big Night Out series, Clive Martin ventures into the little-understood world of psytrance. After coming across a forest rave deep in the English countryside, he finds...
View ArticleIs the Syrian Regime Responsible for the Worst Chemical Attack in Decades?
The attack came at perhaps a strange time. Over the last few weeks, the Assad regime seemed to be gaining the upperhand in Syria’s complex, protracted civil war. UN Inspectors were in Damascus on a...
View ArticleWhat I Remember from Getting an MFA in Creative Writing
There’s a long-running argument about the benefits and bullshit of getting an MFA in creative writing. Some people say it turns you into a cookie-cutter fuckboy, others say it helps you get a job....
View ArticleGeorge Lopez Gave Me a Makeover
In middle school if you had told me that one day an extremely famous Latino comedian would give me a makeover on basic cable I would have called you crazy. But I realized my destiny two years ago when...
View ArticleMore Photos from Corey Feldman's Birthday Party
Yesterday, I wrote a Corey Feldman-approved post about my night at Corey Feldman's birthday party. Despite describing it as a "great article!" prior to publication, Corey took to Twitter to vent...
View ArticleA New Media Shield Law Would Only Shield Corporate Media
Image via Flickr Recently, Americans have witnessed a barrage of scandals regarding the federal government’s extension of their surveillance powers. Following whistleblower Edward Snowden's...
View ArticleJunot Diaz Says, Writing Is a Lot Like Basketball
Photo by Andy Chappell Junot Diaz has won a lot of prizes for his three books: Drown, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, and This is How You Lose Her. He writes in a smart, homie vernacular that...
View ArticleWe Went To An Outback Love Hunt
With 89 percent of Australians living in cities, we’re the most urbanised country in the world. That’s pretty amazing considering we sell ourselves as a nation of beer chugging, red dusk covered,...
View ArticleVICE News: The São Paulo Protests in 7 Acts - Part 1
Back in October 2012, we covered a protest staged by the Free Pass Movement (abbreviated as MPL in Portuguese) for the National Free Fare Fight Day in São Paulo, Brazil. Earlier this year, we aired a...
View ArticleIs Pauly Shore Trying to Troll VICE?
A couple of weeks ago, we ran a piece by Jonathan Daniel Brown about the time he interned for Pauly Shore. As you would expect, the article was about how Pauly is a douche and interning for him was...
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