Strange on Vice

  • Why Is Everyone at the Tribeca Film Festival Wearing a Funny Hat?

    The most prevalent trend I've uncovered at Tribeca is hats. I'm not sure why filmic folks love to cover their domes with statement-making headpieces, but maybe it says something about their sexuality—like bandanas at a leather club. Could wearing a fedora mean you like to role play as Indiana Jones and whip your partner? Full story

  • Living the American Dream in the West Bank

    Hanging Out with Israel’s Illegal Homesteaders

    Prospective settlers of Hashmonaim receive a handy FAQ sheet: “Is this area over the ‘Green Line?’ ” reads one question. “Geographically and tax-wise, yes,” the sheet explains. But because it’s guarded by armed men and the Israeli government sanctions the settlement, Hashmonaim d… Full story

  • Visions of L. Ron

    Based on the covers of six L. Ron Hubbard story compilations. Full story

  • Beloved Monster

    The Strange Odyssey of Alfred Chester

    On a sweltering day in August 1971, Jerusalem police found a partly decomposed-and weirdly hairless-corpse in a two-story suburban house near the YMCA. Full story

  • Strange Froots

    Starving Weirdos Go Hungry No More

    Brian Pyle and Merrick McKilay's creeping wheezes and flushes of dense, blissed-out drone and scrape have been crafted over the past seven years in bedrooms and bunkers around Humboldt, California. Their work has resulted in a slew of never-released albums chock-full of mesmerizi… Full story