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Image by Eva Bevec VICE Magazine Presents: The Self-Destruction Issue, Pre-Order Now
It’s summer 2026 and the magazine is back, shining a light on feats of ingenious human calamity.
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Doctors say the rare case involved a man with Klinefelter syndrome who developed psychosis after about a year of testosterone injections.
One Man’s Testosterone Treatment Ended With Him Hearing Voices From His Limbs
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Videos show students using Meta’s Ray-Bans to record classmates and staff, fueling new concerns over privacy, bullying and consent.
Smart Glasses Being Used By Teen Boys To Harass Girls
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Adults who watched TV very often in midlife later showed smaller brain volumes and more signs of white matter damage.
Watching Too Much TV Could Literally Shrink Your Brain, Study Finds
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Silent Hill: Townfall just released a lengthy gameplay trailer that offers more details about the title’s timed PS5 console exclusivity.
Silent Hill: Townfall Drops 18 Minutes of Gameplay Footage and Timed Exclusivity Details
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Find out what the rarest Sprite in Fortnite is right now and see the five hardest variants to collect in Chapter 7 Season 4.
What Is the Rarest Sprite in Fortnite Right Now? Chapter 7 Season 4
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This week, New Music Friday brings us fresh tunes from Tobe Nwigwe and God’s Hate, as well as Spike and the Gimme Gimme’s.
New Music Friday: 5 Songs You Need to Hear This Week (8/21)
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Team Rocket is taking over another game with its upcoming Team Rocket’s Ambition themed booster drop in Pokemon TCG Pocket.
Team Rocket Is Taking Over Pokémon TCG Pocket
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With so many different music videos in the world, it’s hard to narrow down to a few of our favorite trends, but here are three we haven’t seen in a while.
3 Early 2000s Music Video Trends I Wish Would Make a Comeback
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A new Dungeons and Dragons feat offers players a unique path to power that may ultimately transform them into a mind flayer.
New Baldur’s Gate 3-inspired Dungeons and Dragons Feats Transforms Players Into A Mind Flayer
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2XKO is coming to an end of active development and unlocking all champions for all players ahead of the game’s final content update.
Riot’s League of Legends Fighting Game Is Coming to an End
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Kill Karl, pictured on the sleeve for his 2025 album “Suck on My Album”. This artful combination of language and visual is precisely what curious newcomers can expect to find in his TikTok videos and entire creative output, which taken as a whole can be read as an act of extreme provocation
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Pictured: Mickey Avalon by Jamie Lee Taete The Curse of Living (Forever)—This Week on VICE: Members Only
Two tales of destruction behind the paywall this week: one man tanks his own life and lives to tell the tale, and one writer is radicalized by this summer’s brutal heatwave.
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Why Some People Handle Stress Better Than Others, According to Experts
Resilience can be shaped over time, and experts say the way we adapt to stress and setbacks isn’t determined entirely by personality.
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The Relationship Green Flag People Often Mistake for a Problem
Experts say comfort can signal safety and secure attachment, while complacency often shows up as neglect, passivity and lost effort.
MOTHERBOARD Tech
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This Is the Only Generation That Isn’t Totally Freaked Out by AI
Gen X stands apart from younger and older generations as Americans grow increasingly uneasy about AI and where the technology is headed.
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AI Chatbots Are Better at Scamming People Than Human Scammers, Study Finds
In a simulated pig-butchering scam, participants trusted the chatbot more and were more likely to follow its request.
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Universal History Archive/Contributor/Getty Images Researchers Are Using AI to Help Find Art Looted by the Nazis. Here’s How It Works.
The tool can search scattered archives for clues, but experts still have to verify any possible restitution claims.
NOISEY Music
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Photo by Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect 3 Rock Songs That Could Get a 38-Year-Old Man Banned From Buffalo Wild Wings
These three rock songs could incite you to act out in public, potentially getting banned from a Buffalo Wild Wings in the process.
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Photo by Mark Horton/Getty Images 3 Objectively Perfect Pop Albums Under Half an Hour Long
The following pop albums are 30 minutes or less of synthwave beats, flamenco pop, and conceptual character archetypes.
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Photo by Lindsay Brice/Getty Images 3 Female-Fronted Punk Bands That Deserve More Recognition for Their Contributions to the Genre
These three female-fronted bands don’t receive enough credit for their overall contributions and influence within punk music.
WAYPOINT Gaming
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Screenshot: Epic Games All Fortnite Cheat Codes and Lobby Hacks in Chapter 7 Season 4
Here is every Fortnite Cheat Code and Lobby Hack in Chapter 7 Season 4, including codes for free XP, Gizmos, and Cheat Master Sprites.
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Screenshot: Wizards of the Coast Dungeons and Dragons Reveals Three New Underdark-Themed Subclasses
Dungeons and Dragons players can now dive into the Underdark with three unique new subclasses that are available today.
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Screenshot: Xbox Game Studios Minecraft Dungeons 2 Gameplay Trailer Confirms New Dimension
Minecraft Dungeons 2 releases a new trailer that reveals the game’s mysterious dimension and offers a closer look at gameplay.
Horoscopes
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Illustration by Reesa. Daily Horoscope: August 21, 2026
Venus opposing Saturn hits exact this morning. Pressure peaks, then releases. The thing you’ve been bracing for turns out to be survivable.
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Photo: TeeImagery / Getty Images Your Worst Dating Habit, According to Your Zodiac Sign
A survey of 1,000 people found surprising zodiac differences in ghosting, first-date sex, Googling dates and checking up on exes.
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Photo: Cristina Gaidau / Getty Images The Zodiac Signs With the Highest Sex Drives, Ranked
Scorpio topped the list, but Cancer, Aries, Leo and Taurus also ranked high based on Reddit responses and sexual behavior surveys.
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Courtesy of SimplyMary You Don’t Have to Live in California to Smoke Like a West Coast Weed Snob
SimplyMary brings serious flower, rosin, vapes, and some very familiar West Coast names to your doorstep—and VICE readers get 10% off.
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via Plonk Wine Club Wine Clubs Are Everywhere. Sommeliers Told Us Which Ones Don’t Suck
Wine clubs vetted by the people who taste for a living. (I’m jealous.)
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Maha Haq for VICE Cann’s Half & Half Collab with Dwyane Wade Is a Golf Course-Ready THC Drink
A weed drink that’s more country club than nightclub.
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(Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) 3 Songs That Are Instant Dating Red Flags
To avoid getting caught with an awful romantic partner, we’ve selected three songs that signal immediate red flags in a person.
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Photo by Kevin Tighe/Getty Images 3 Overplayed EDM Songs That Actually Deserve the Hype
These three EDM songs may be overplayed, but they actually deserve the hype as they continue to dominate festival sets.
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Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images This Rendition of Nirvana’s ‘Lithium’ Is One of the Most Beautiful and Transformative Cover Songs I’ve Ever Heard
During a BBC live performance, Phoebe Bridgers delivers an incredible Nirvana cover that easily ranks among the best-ever gunge renditions.
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Photo by Per Ole Hagen/Redferns Legendary Metal Guitarist Shares Cancer Diagnosis Update: ‘I Felt It Was Going to Kill Me’
Longtime hard rock and metal guitarist Vivian Campbell (DIO, Def Leppard) revealed that his cancer is back after a failed surgery.
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Photo by Mariano Regidor/Redferns WATCH: Yungblud Puts His Broken Leg Where His Mouth Is and Goes Wheelchair Crowdsurfing
Yungblud injured his leg and probably should have cancelled upcoming concerts, but instead he took the stage and crowdsurfed in a wheelchair.
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Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images for Gucci Timbaland Accused of Nepotism in Six-Figure Lawsuit Over Missy Elliott Tour Shakeup
Timbaland is currently facing a lawsuit alleging he fired a DJ in favor of hiring his son for a tour, but he’s blaming his former manager.
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Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage This Diva Is ‘Unironically’ Reissuing the Soundtrack to Her 2001 Film Flop, and We’re Just As Surprised As Her
Mariah Carey is reissuing the soundtrack to her 2001 film Glitter, which received bad ratings upon release.
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Screenshot: Roll20 Roll20 Confirms New Dungeons and Dragons Features Rolling Out Soon
The popular Roll20 virtual tabletop just announced a handful of exciting updates to the platform’s Dungeons and Dragons tools.
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Photo: banusevim / Getty Images If You Do These Things, You Might Be Accidentally Cheating on Your Partner
Secret texts, hidden friendships and dating apps all made the list as Americans drew a much stricter line around modern infidelity.