VICE STUFF
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Life with Shisei - Horiyoshi III
Our buddies at VICE Japan launched their YouTube channel last year, and the videos have been amazing. Here's an episode of their tattooing show about Horiyoshi III, one of Japan's most beloved and enigmatic tattoo artists. He specializes in full-body tattoo suits, often says mysterious things, and has a weird history with the Yakuza. Enjoy! Full story
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Rolling into the Future with Inventist Shane Chen
Shane Chen reminds me of everyone’s favorite uncle who always has a bunch of “great ideas” for things that should exist, only instead of forgetting about them after he sobers up, Shane actually builds them and is apparently doing quite well for himself. Full story
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'Yomango' Is Barcelona's Ideological Shoplifting Movement
The world's economy is still fucked. And ever since the West went into an economic meltdown in 2008, anticonsumerist sentiment has been steadily on the rise. While proletariats in the US have largely settled for memories of Zuccotti, the Catalan civil disobedience movement has be… Full story
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Cry-Baby of the Week
This week: The girl who messed her legs up working out versus the people who arrested a guy for watching cartoons. Full story
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Internet Drug Dealers Are Really Nice Guys
I talked to some of the good people of the Silk Road about Bitcoin and life selling drugs online. They were a little paranoid, understandably, but surprisingly accommodating too. Full story
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My Trip to the Sperm Bank was Anticlimactic
I went to a sperm bank yesterday and learned all about clichés. This wasn’t the original plan. The original plan was to learn about discrimination through sperm donation, but that didn’t really work out. Full story
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Tips for Having a Successful Celebrity AMA on Reddit
Take heed, celebrities! If you want to court the internet, be prepared… to have fun with us. Yeahhhh, I know, can you imagine? You? Having fun? Just remember, we're electing you to your position. Make it seem like we could have a beer with you, and we'll do whatever stupid thing… Full story
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I Used My Stock Market Millions to Throw Raves and Sell Drugs
Shaun "English Shaun" Attwood was an incredibly unlikely ecstasy kingpin. Growing up in Widnes, just outside of Liverpool, Shaun invested in the US stock market when he was young, made his millions, moved to Phoenix, Arizona, started throwing raves, and became a major drug suppli… Full story
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Stoya on How to Perform a Meathook
There's a frequently repeated anecdote about 20th century ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky from one of his early shows in Paris. Someone asked him if it was hard to perform one of his celebrated leaps—to stay suspended in the air in a way that appeared superhuman. His reply was "No… Full story
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My Cousin Joe Was a Hit Man for the Boston Mob
My cousin killed people. At least, that’s what I’m told. I never met Joseph McDonald, but word is he preferred using a handgun. He liked to get in real close so that the soon-to-be deceased could figure out what was coming. His intense, bald visage would be the last face they wou… Full story
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The VICE Podcast Show - Eddie Huang
We spoke with restaurateur and food personality Eddie Huang about his VICE show, philosophers he likes, reading shit on the internet, and how Orlando is a city with all the bad parts of the South (i.e., racism) without the good parts (i.e., pickled veggies). Full story
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Barely Legal: Jessie Andrews Is a Jack-of-All-Trades
When I first saw Jessie Andrews doing sexy naked stuff on film, it blew my mind. Everything about her performance seemed so honest, refreshing, and visually stunning. She is only 20-years-old and started in the industry as soon as she turned 18, which to me exudes an enormous amo… Full story
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From Rags to Bitches
My dog Herb was found wandering the streets. Now he drinks puppy chinos and has a $65 lead. I’m reluctant to let anything from the mere supermarket touch his baby fur seal soft body. This has caused me to wonder: What can I get for Herb? Full story
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Dealing with New Zealand’s Marriage Equality Dissenters
People who oppose marriage equality write the darndest emails. Full story
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Juggalos Are OK, Cupid
Don’t be a Tumblr asshole to people trying to find love.
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Deportee Purgatory
About 40 percent of Mexican immigrants deported from the US are sent back through Tijuana.
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VICE News: This Is What Winning Looks Like
A documentary about the ineptitude and corruption of the Afghan security forces.
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Americana: It's Like Vietnam All Over Again
The Virginia-Carolina Military History Association gets lit up by the Viet Cong.
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Teens Are Being Trapped in Abusive 'Drug Rehab Centers'
How an anti-drug cult from the 60s has evolved into a billion-dollar industry.
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VICE News: Triple Hate
A documentary about Nathan Bedford Forrest, the Memphis City Council, the Klan, and the Crips.
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Marc Maron Is the King of Twitter
The man is an entertainer, and clearly a very smart one.
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A Chat with Janicza Bravo (and Brett Gelman) About Her New Short Starring Michael Cera in a Wheelchair
I chatted with J&B over baba ghanoush.
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Murderous Fanatics and EDL Idiots Brought Darkness to Woolwich, London Yesterday
We tried to make sense of it all.
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A Few Impressions: 'Leviathan,' I Love You
It holds up a mirror to nature, but this mirror came from a fun house.
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In Search of Tim Dog, the Rapper Turned Con Artist Who Probably Faked His Own Death
This February, the legendary rapper turned grifter Tim Dog died. So why is there a warrant out for his arrest?
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Young Americans: Season Two Trailer
A documented survey of people from a wide array of ethnic communities.
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VICE News: Triple Hate
A doc about Nathan Bedford Forrest, the Memphis City Council, the Klan, and the Crips.
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Please Start Banning Books Again
There has never been a better time to start censoring art in America.
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The VICE Reader: Sort by Kind
The VICE Reader is a series on VICE.com in which we publish original fiction—mostly.
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Stoya on Peeking Behind the Porn Curtain
We are fascinated by what entertainers and public personalities do when they aren't at work.
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VICE News: Triple Hate
A doc about Nathan Bedford Forrest, the Memphis City Council, the Klan, and the Crips.
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Spanish Bombs: Granada Unveils Joe Strummer Plaza
Granada inaugurates a plaza for Clash frontman Joe Strummer.
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Listening to Kanye's "New Slaves" with White People
Let’s be clear: "New Slaves" is explicitly racial.
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Pump It Up
Photos by Anna Ryon, styling by Lola Chatterton.
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A Few Impressions: 'Leviathan,' I Love You
It holds up a mirror to nature, but this mirror came from a fun house.
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We Photographed the Drunk EDL Hate Mob That Attacked London's Police Last Night
They went there to spread Islamophobia and achieved absolutely nothing.
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Murderous Fanatics and EDL Idiots Brought Darkness to Woolwich, London Yesterday
We tried to make sense of it all.
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A Chat with Janicza Bravo (and Brett Gelman) About Her New Short Starring Michael Cera in a Wheelchair
I chatted with J&B over baba ghanoush.
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Murderous Fanatics and EDL Idiots Brought Darkness to Woolwich, London Yesterday
We tried to make sense of it all.
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I Tested out Three Cambodian Spiritual Practices
And learned that Cambodian ghosts apparently don't believe in Jesus.
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Amy’s Baking Company's Grand Reopening Nearly Bored Me to Death
It was kinda like real life TV, but nothing was happening.
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Munchies: The Marrow
He yelled a lot while juicing rhubarbs.
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Noisey: Heavy Dicks - Drinking Cough Syrup with Weedeater
Fred and Jake join Weedeater to sample fine cough syrups and artisanal cheeses.
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VICE on HBO Extended: Egypt on the Brink - Women Under Assault
VICE co-founder Suroosh Alvi meets with some local activists around Tahrir Square.
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Art Talk: Matt Mignanelli
A chat about his work, life, and strong American work ethic.
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VICE News: Sisa: Cocaine of the Poor
A new drug called sisa is tearing its way through Athens' poor.
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Did a Murderer Just Give Himself Away on Yelp?
It seems like he might have done.
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How Are We Supposed to Know What the Government Does?
It's pretty terrifying how little we know.
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Watch Japanther's Kaleidoscopic New Video for "Stolen Flowers"
It's really good.
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Rave and Hardcore YouTube Comments Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity
They're genuinely some of the most beautiful things I've ever read.
Deportee Purgatory
Welcome to Tijuana’s El Bordo 
'Leviathan,' I Love You
James Franco at the Movies 
Juggalos Are OK, Cupid
Don’t Be a Tumblr Asshole 
Get Rich or High Trying
The Coming Age of Corporate Cannabis 
Triple Hate - Part 1
The KKK vs. the Crips vs. Memphis City Council 
Rave and Hardcore YouTube Comments
They Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity 
