A$AP Ferg, Bodega BAMZ, the Underachievers, and the Flatbush Zombies

Hip-hop is having a renaissance right now in the city of New York. We've linked up with scene insider Verena Stefanie Grotto to document the new New York movement as it happens in real time. This week Verena caught up with A$AP Ferg, the Underachievers, Bodega BAMZ, and the Flatbush Zombies. Full story

The VICE Podcast Show - Tim Freccia Discusses Life in Conflict Zones

The VICE Podcast Show is a weekly unedited discussion in which we go inside the minds of some of the most interesting, creative, and bizarre people we come across. This week, host Reihan Salam talks withb documentary photographer, filmmaker, and artist Tim Freccia. Full story

Oh, the Memories - Photos from Our Trip to North Korea

If you were alive back in March, chances are you heard about our little adventure to North Korea with Dennis Rodman and the Harlem Globetrotters. These photos were taken by VICE video producer Jason Mojica during the crew's time in the hermit kingdom, and cover everything from th… Full story

VICE Loves Magnum

There's More to Stuart Franklin Than the Most Famous Photo of the 20th Century

Stuart Franklin is probably best known for his photo of an average-looking man with some groceries defying a line of tanks in Tiananmen Square. He also talked about art school's effect on his work, the difference between approach and style, what "news photography" really means, a… Full story

Big Booties Don't Get into Rap Videos Without These Guys

Face Time Agency has brought the biggest butts to the small screen, in videos for ass connoisseurs like 2 Chainz, Kanye West, and 50 Cent. I hopped on the phone with Face Time co-founder Jeff Janvier to beg him to let me stand in the corner with my hand in my pocket during one o… Full story

Tao Lin's iPhone Photos of Taipei

Taipei Metro

For the past couple of months, in celebration of last week's release of Tao Lin's latest novel, Taipei, we have been featuring a weekly selection of photos taken by the author during his recent trip to Taipei, Taiwan. In the final installment, Tao takes us inside Taipei's Full story

New York State of Mind

Joey Bada$$, Pro Era, Bodega Bamz, Va$htie, and Raven Sorvino

In this week's photos, Verena caught up with Joey Bada$$ and Pro Era at Va$htie's birthday party. She shot some photos of Bodega BAMZ rehearsing before Summerjam, at the Livin Proof Party, and in the MTV Jam offices. Later, she brought her camera as LA rapper Raven Sorvino copped… Full story

The Snotty Noses and Bare Asses of India

When most Western photographs shoot in "exotic" places (read: anywhere that's not North America or Europe), the pictures look like they came out of the same, tired issue of 'National Geographic.' Nick Sethi's work, however, feels more natural, because he just hung out with locals… Full story

The Magic Kingdom Is Creepy

Dylan DeRose hails from Orlando, Florida, which sounds like it would totally suck, but Dylan has turned oranges into orange juice. After getting the hell out of that town, he bravely ventured back to create his project, aptly titled "Orlando," about a town living in the creepy sh… Full story

Tom Bianchi Photographed His Gay Paradise Before It Disappeared Forever

It looked like the most wonderful place on Earth to be young, hot and gay. Full story

Los Angeles, Say 'Hi Hello Sup' to Maggie Lee Tonight at Alias Books

Los Angeles is a terrible place to be. But if you are stuck there, we know one way you can make it all better: head on down to Alias Books and check out the zine event of the decade put together by our friend Maggie Lee. Full story

VICE Loves Magnum

Jonas Bendiksen Takes Photos in Countries That Don't Exist

Unlike almost all of the other photographers we have spoken to in the VICE Loves Magnum series, Jonas Bendiksen’s work isn't focused on war zones or conflict. From examining life in marginal post-Soviet states to exploring humanity’s ever-quickening transition from country to cit… Full story

Artur Conka Photographs the Roma Poor He Left Behind

Artur Conka is one of the few Roma who has documented his community from behind the lens. Originally from Lunik IX, one of the largest and poorest Roma communities in Slovakia, his family traveled across Europe before finally settling in Britain. Years later, Artur revisited his Full story

The Exposure Project Is Putting Cameras in the Hands of Sex Workers

A group of sex workers in Toronto have decided to come together and take part in The Exposure Project, a photo exhibit designed to show people exactly what their lives look like, from the first-person perspective of the sex workers themselves. There are eleven artists total, and Full story