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VICE Endorses Jipson Talmadge

The "Bike Lane" Candidate for Mayor of New York City!

Jipson Talmadge is a 32-year-old resident of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, occasional crasher of couches in Manhattan, and VICE's choice for the next mayor of New York City with his plan for an "ALL-BIKE NEW YORK!" Full story

New York State of Mind

Flatbush Zombies, Gangsta Boo, Chippy Nonstop, and World's Fair

Hip-hop is having a renaissance right now in the city of New York, so we've linked up with scene insider Verena Stefanie Grotto to document the movement as it happens in real time. This week, she caught up with Flatbush Zombies, Gangsta Boo, Chippy Nonstop, and two dogs in a jogg… Full story

Should We Panic About the Strain of Deadly Meningitis Hitting the Gay Community?

This year, four men have come down with meningitis in New York City, bringing the number of infections to 22 and the death toll to seven since 2010, and similar cases have appeared in West Hollywood, California. How worried should we be? Full story

This Is What a Skate Magazine Should Look Like

As skateboarding has grown in popularity and seeped into the lives of an ever-increasing number of households, the industry—and I'm painting with a broad stroke here—has morphed into a more family-friendly, watered-down version of what it once was, like MTV or domesticated animal… Full story

Forget It, Jake, It’s the Chinatown Bus

This week, the Fung Wah Bus company got shut down by the federal government after its buses failed safety inspections, which didn't surprise anybody who has ever been on one. In honor of the crackdown on one of the worst and best bus lines in America, we decided to compile some s… Full story

Question of the Day

How Do You Feel Now That the Campaign's Over?

If you’ve been following all that’s been written and said about the men whose names are next to the little bubbles, there is a lot of emotion and thought going into the process of marking up your ballot—doing your infinitesimal part to elect the leader of the country can be excit… Full story

Bad Vibes at the Trojan Sex Toy Giveaway

On Wednesday, Trojan planned to pass out thousands of vibrators to sexually liberated men and women throughout New York City. Hot dog pushcarts were loaded with Trojan’s Tri-Phoria and Pulse models, to be distributed to passersby until the stock ran out. Full story

Taji's Mahal - Jade's Camera

Including everyone from kite hustlers to discolored women, the beloved lurkers of New York City are draining whatever remains from their sweaty balls of a summer. My girlfriend Jade has been borrowing one of my cameras the past couple months, shooting whatever nonsense and mesmer… Full story

Fashion Week Internationale

Full Figured Fashion Week

Charlet arrives in New York to attend Full Figured Fashion Week. First on the schedule is a plus-size model competition where aspiring models literally crawl on their hands and knees for the chance to be crowned winner. Then we check out a plus-size trade show, Curves in the Ci… Full story

Munchies

April Bloomfield

April Bloomfield, the woman who gave the middle finger to the high brow/low brow food divide and brought gastropubs to New York, gives us a peek into her culinary empire. Full story