Articles by Sam McPheeters
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Spice Up Your Marriage
All couples find themselves in a rut every now and then. It's easy to take your spouse for granted, fall into a routine, and wind up neglecting the one you love. Full story
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The VICE Guide to Not Being in a Band
It's been nearly three decades since the Big Boys commanded, "Now go start your own band!" For the most part, everyone has complied. There are more bands now than ever before, clogging nightclubs, burning millions of unwanted CDs, straining the nation's broadband infrastructure. Full story
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Letter From The Guest Editor
Here's some advice for anyone pondering guest-editing the Anti-Music Issue of a magazine in the future: Don't tell anyone else what you're doing. It'll just complicate things. Full story
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The Corpse
Home Cryonics in the Smirk Age
Of the many rumors surrounding Bredo Morstoel, here is the most endearing: He arranged his deathbed pillows into a secret signal for his grandson. Full story
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Glenn Danzig
Most performers have to span a gap between their public image and their private life, but Glenn Danzig has to jump between two distinct public versions of himself. Think of the disconnect between the cheesy camp of his Mother video and the lurid power of the song itself. Full story
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Modern-day Fashion Bum-outs
Today’s Trends Are Tomorrow’s Giggles
Ah, the past. Could the preceding eons of humanity have ever imagined how much comedy they would provide for the present? Especially in the realm of fashion? Full story
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“Dude, No”
By Sam McPheeters
In 11 years as a bounty hunter, Keith had never learned how to pick a lock. He had kicked through his share of doors, but only the hollow cores that guarded the bathrooms and closets his fugitives scurried into, like sick pets. Full story
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The Dessert Psycho
Punk Drummer Transforms Into World-Class Chef With Alarming Swiftness
I’ve worked in just enough restaurants to recognize an abnormally large pastry station when I see one. It was January, and I was standing in the kitchen below Del Posto, one of New York’s most prestigious restaurants. Full story
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When Men Were Awesome
Visiting George Washington’s House With Joe Preston
This May I finally visited Mount Vernon, plantation home of America's first president, George Washington. Joe Preston escorted me. By this point, the burly bearded bassist (Earth, High on Fire, Melvins, Thrones) had joined me on three and a half tours. Full story
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Disneyland After Dark
By Sam McPheeters
Last week I chaperoned a graduating high school class of 2009 to Grad Nite, an exclusive all-night party at Disneyland. Full story
Thought and Memory
New Fiction by Ed Park
Malaysian Neo-Nazis
Fighting for a Pure Malay Race
The Strongest Dwarf in New Jersey
Remembering My Tormentor
Gay Men and Their Misogyny Problem
It's Not Cute Anymore
Snooping Around Nicolas Cage's House
So Many Bummers
Saudi Arabia's Feminist Revolution
It's Not Happening