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Jodorowski's 'Dune' Would Have Been More Insane Than You Can Even Imagine

In 1974, Alejandro Jodorowsky set about turning the classic sci-fi novel 'Dune' into a major motion picture. He recruited Orson Welles, Pink Floyd, H. R. Giger, David Carradine, Salvador Dali, and Mick Jagger to the project, completed 3,000 pieces of story art, and spent millions of dollars preparing for production. Investors balked when he asked for more, and the project was ultimately shelved.

May 21 2013 Brian Merchant Tech

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On Listening to "New Slaves" With White People

Everyone wants to talk about how Kanye would rather be a dick than a swallower, but it seems like the song’s true message is getting lost in the general hysteria surrounding Yeezy’s return to music.

The Worst Restaurant in the World

Where do all the horrible crawling things in LA congregate, make weekend plans, and compliment one another's handbags? Answer: the Jack in the Box on the corner of Sunset and Cahuenga.

My Week with Hungary's Far-Right

Hungary has one of the most highly organized far-right movements in Europe. The Jobbik party—admired by those fed up with government corruption, derided by opponents as anti-gypsy, anti-Semite, neo-Nazi homophobes—looks set to become the second biggest presence in Hungarian parliament when the elections take place in 2014. I spent a week with them trying to find out what motivates their hate.

Tao Lin's iPhone Photos of Taipei

Taipei Signs

In celebration of the forthcoming release of Tao Lin's latest novel, 'Taipei,' we will be featuring a weekly selection of iPhone photos taken by the author during his recent trip to Taipei, Taiwan. In this selection, Tao shows us some of his favorite signs around the city.

HTC Downtown Sound

Brand New Tattoos and River Beers with The Dudes

When our Downtown Sound program touched down in Calgary we met up with The Dudes immediately. These friendly guys took us out for breakfast hot dogs, beers by the river, and then we got to watch them get new tattoos. Nothing like Alberta hospitality.

VICE News

Triple Hate - Part 1

'Triple Hate' is a four-part documentary about Nathan Bedford Forrest, the Memphis City Council, the Klan, the Crips, Ulysses S. Grant, racism, and the specter of history. It will be running all of this week, only on VICE.com.

Did I Discover YelaWolf?

This. CD. It looked like… I really can’t even explain its levels of wrong. Imagine the worst possible images you have ever seen, all in one spot: the worst possible fonts, the worst possible colors, the worst possible photoshopping, title, spelling, whatever—everything—the worst.

The Cosmic Adventures of Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire

You probably know Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire as a hard-partying, lecherous alt-rapper, the dude who told you and your friends to go "drunk driving on a Wednesday." This caricature couldn't be further from the truth, and he's setting the record straight with a new mixtape called 'Kismet.'

May 21 2013 Drew Millard Music

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Why Laval Sucks

With Laval, Quebec's mayor going down for gangsterism charges we figured we'd look at a few reasons why Laval sucks so much.

Here Comes the White-Power Safety Patrol

They Want to Clean Up Your Campus

Matthew has formed a group called the White Student Union that advocates for “persons of European heritage”—what most of us call “white people.” It comes as a surprise to the African American students who feel targeted by the night patrols Matthew began conducting in March.

Let VICE School You on the Web This Internet Week

There's a lot more to the web than carnal perversions and dwarf felines. To help you get a grip on all of this high-tech shit and the ways it enhances our lives, VICE is joining in on the nerdy hoopla that is Internet Week and hosting a series of panels, along with a keynote address by Shane Smith and Tom Freston.

My Dead Grandparents Make My Mom Win Big in Vegas

Two years ago my mother's mother, my baubie, suddenly passed away—and ever since, my mom’s been unstoppable at gambling. I’m a staunch atheist, and yet I'm pretty sure my dead grandparents have given my mom the power to win big in Vegas.

How Are We Supposed to Know What the Government Does?

The most important reason that the media exists is to tell the public what’s happening and what the people in power are doing about it. That’s increasingly difficult when the decisions that matter are shrouded in multiple levels of secrecy.