What’s up, young hedonists? It’s the weekend! Here in Brooklyn it’s a balls-out gorgeous day, screaming sunshine and all. But bright skies can kill—or age you, at the very least. Lather up that sunscreen or just stay inside with the best of this week’s VICE.

Kim Kardashian West Is the Outsider Artist America Deserves

Stop acting like she isn’t a genius.

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Does the Truth Set You Free or Does It Just Fuck You Up?

“What you call depression, I just call the truth.”

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The World’s Toughest Rehab Is a Monastery in Thailand

The lodgings and detoxification are free, but the lifestyle is Spartan, to say the least.

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‘Procrasturbation’ Is the Last Refuge of the Over-Burdened, Under-Pleasured Worker

All we do is stare at screens, day in, day out. Sometimes we get to touch ourselves.

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These Chimps Helped Us Find a Hepatitis Vaccine, Now They’ve Been Left to Die

The US government has left the chimps on a tiny island in Liberia to become someone else’s—or, rather, no one’s—concern. They will likely starve to death.

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These Stunning Photos of New Zealand’s Largest Gang Will Give You Sleepless Nights

The photographer had a tacit understanding that the gang members could murder him at any moment during his shoots.

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