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How a Remote Laotian Village Became Asia's Cancun

Vang Vieng's main street is full of bars screening reruns of 'Friends' and 'Family Guy.' Bars offer whiskey-taurine cocktails served in beach buckets. It’s also easy to score opium, magic mushrooms, methamphetamines, and other substances that could get you thrown into a Laotian prison. Full story

Tao Lin Talks to Tyrant Re: “Taipei”

This interview was conducted in the wee hours of the morning on the bed of Tao Lin, in his apartment on the east side of Manhattan, with a small party going on in the other corner of the room. This is the first, definitive interview with the author after finishing his novel, "Tai… Full story

Real-life Stories

Drugs Aren't Always That Much Fun

It's Friday, so chances are you'll be ingesting some kind of narcotic within the next 72 hours. It's likely that you are going to have an awful experience that'll put you off drugs for the rest of your life or until next weekend. To bum you out, here are a few stories of when tha… Full story

The Mushroom Whisperer

In 1980 Václav Hálek heard a mushroom sing. Since then, the 70-year-old has been obsessively listening to them and transcribing their music into theatrical scores for symphonic orchestras. Full story

Mycology 101

The Vice Guide to Really Fascinating American Mushrooms

It’s always exciting to find some chanterelles because they grow symbiotically on tree roots and can’t be cultivated. Full story