Crack on Vice

The Rob Ford Scandal Is Just Like 'The Wire'

What with City Hall, the police, Toronto's drug dealers, and the media playing a major role in the Rob Ford crack scandal, there's no real-life parallel to this evolving story—it's more like a work of fiction, specifically David Simon's much-lauded TV series, 'The Wire,' and even more specifically the really implausible plot points in season five. Full story

The Facebook Comments Rob Ford's Staffers Don’t Want You to See

Marc Ellison developed a tool that "scrapes" the official Rob Ford Facebook page several times per day for comments deleted by his staffers. If you've ever wondered how a politician's social media image is manicured, this should provide some insight. Full story

We Spoke to a Former Crack Addict About Rob Ford

"Usually people don’t move right to crack cocaine. People like the mayor don’t decide to have a glass of wine with dinner and then go buy a bag of crack. It doesn’t usually go that way. You aren’t just trying it with your friends out of nowhere when you’ve never touched another d… Full story

My Strange Weekend at a Bicycle Race with Lance Armstrong and a Crack Addict

I had no idea a huge bicycle race was set to happen in the small Mexican town I was visiting, but within 24 hours of my plane landing I was shaking hands with Lance Armstrong and bunking with a guy suffering from a debilitating drug problem. Full story

Social Work in the Tenderloin Will Kill Something Inside of You

My friend Lorian is a social worker in San Francisco’s Tenderloin, a neighborhood containing seven of the ten most violent crime plots in the city. Homelessness, public drug use, and prostitution are said to be as common there as the liquor stores and strip clubs lining the stree… Full story

Our Guidance Counselor Likes Whores and Cocaine

David Mendelowitz was a dean of students and guidance counselor at Scarsdale High School for 15 years. He just got arrested for being involved in a prostitution ring and coke dealing operation. So, we figured it'd be a good idea to talk to his students. Full story

Road Trip: Finding Marion Barry

On Monday former VICE managing editor and recently appointed cultural news editor of the Daily Beast Michael Moynihan and I headed to Washington, DC to see what our nation's great capital had to say on the day of the third presidential debate. Full story

Big Surprise – Wide Receivers Get Arrested a Lot

It’s no secret that NFL players get arrested a lot, but why? I created an Excel sheet detailing the 75 reported arrests of NFL players since 2011. I broke down each arrest by the following criteria: Date of Arrest, player name, violation, position, and team. Full story

Mitchell Jackson Has an Excellent Jump Shot

Mitchell Jackson is a writer from Portland and a protégé of legendary editor Gordon Lish who has what his brother calls a “James Jones-style jumper with great form.” He’s also the creator of two kids, the owner of a great smile, and has the ability to make up sentences that are m… Full story

Fringes

How to Sell Drugs

We learned the secrets of a big-time NYC drug dealer—from how his crew operates to where he gets his dope. Full story