valentine's day
I Was a Phone Psychic Without Psychic Abilities
People would spend $3.50 per minute for my psychic predictions, which were about as accurate as a Magic 8 Ball.
I Took Two Tinder Dates to a Montreal Swingers Club
The club, about the size of a backyard swimming pool, was packed wall-to-wall with 60-year-olds twitching awkwardly to obnoxious techno music. It smelled like department store perfume and old clothes.
Free Love Protesters in Delhi Spent Valentine’s Day Being Chucked in Police Vans
The rally – in honour of same-sex, inter-caste and inter-faith marriages – was shut down almost immediately by local police.
The Hangover News
The Revolutionary Alliance of Men that Women Find Unattractive marched around Tokyo to demand an end to the "oppressive chocolate capitalists" of Valentine's Day.
The Surprisingly Sensitive World of Men who Own Sex Dolls
There's a group of people who rely on their dolls for much more than sex. VICE talked to some doll lovers about life with their silicone partners.
I Went to a Shaman to Learn How to Manifest a Mate
A New York City shaman advises makeup, crystals, and showing your vagina to the full moon.
To Girl, From Boy, with Love
You think about how we are alone in infinity, ricocheting between stimuli and hope and orgasms.
Valentine’s Day Love Advice from Three Old Dudes
When it comes to love, sometimes you have to trust your elders.
A Night Out with Umar, One of Paris's Undocumented Rose Sellers
In the Oberkampf neighborhood of Paris, Umar sells single roses, earning 20 cents per stem to support his family in Pakistan.
Working Valentine’s Day at a Flower Company Is Anything but Romantic
From elderly women reciting penis poetry to sad cases of unrequited love.
The Dangers of Masturbation
In extreme cases, self-pleasuring can actually fracture your dick and rupture your arteries. Be careful out there.
In Defense of Southend
For me and other Southenders, the town represents the oxygen outside London's claustrophobic pile-up of representations and ambitions.