Articles by Rocco Castoro
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VICE News
John McAfee States Alibi on the Record, Retains Lawyer
Yesterday, John McAfee and his lawyer held a press meeting during which he announced that he had documentation proving “the intense corruption at all levels of the Belizean government.” On the ride over to the press meeting, John stated on the record that Sam Vanegas, his girlfriend, was with him in her bedroom on John’s property on the night of the murder of his neighbor and fellow US citizen Greg Faull. He also said that several other witnesses could corroborate h… Full story
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Fringes
On the Run with John McAfee (Teaser)
VICE editor-in-chief Rocco Castoro and photographer/videographer Robert King have been following John McAfee for the past five days, documenting his life on the run. Here is a small taste of the footage they have taken. Full story
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John McAfee Is in Guatemala City and He Just Hired the Best Lawyer in the Country
This morning I had a delicious breakfast of crepes and fresh fruit with John McAfee and his 20-year-old Belizean girlfriend, Sam Vanegas, at a luxurious resort in Guatemala City. We awoke early, preparing for our meeting with powerful Guatemalan lawyer and former Attorney General… Full story
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Governor Chris Christie Pigged Out During Hurricane Sandy
Most Americans are unaware that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has a password-protected livestream from a webcam mounted in his refrigerator to monitor his “food bank.” After analyzing footage taken inside the fridge sent to us by an anonymous source, we are proud to present… Full story
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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
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We Gave Bullshit E-meter Readings to Complete Strangers
The Hubbard Electrometer, more commonly known as the E-meter, is a "religious artifact" used to measure the state of electrical characteristics in the static field surrounding the body. E-meters operate in a similar fashion to lie detectors, relying on a type of electrical circui… Full story
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David Blaine Likes Electricity So Much He Should Marry It
As I write this David is being blasted by bolts of electricity produced by seven giant Tesla coils situated around him on a metal trellis erected on Manhattan’s Pier 54. I’ll probably be chided by some smarmy art Nazi for saying this, but I can’t seem to answer the question as to… Full story
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Cat Marnell Explains Herself
Regular readers may have noticed that Cat Marnell’s VICE column, Amphetamine Logic, has been conspicuously absent these past few weeks. No, Cat did not blow her lips off freebasing cocaine like Richard Pryor, and no, she will not be parting ways with VICE anytime soon—she’s just… Full story
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Who Is Alan Roberts, the Director of 'Innocence of Muslims'? We Think His Real Name Is Robert Brownell
Early yesterday morning VICE was anonymously furnished with documents that link a California resident named Robert Brownell (aka Robert Brown)—to the pre-production of 'Innocence of Muslims.' Full story
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Road Trip Chaos: What Does Boston Think of Mitt Romney?
I trolled around the Boston with Newsweek/The Daily Beast correspondent Eli Lake and we met a drag queen who wouldn't "suck Mitt Romney's dick for all the money in the world." Full story
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