Oobah Butler
I Tested Old Superstitions By Breaking Them and Getting Someone to Throw Darts at My Head
The methodology is simple: if I get a dart in my eye, the superstition holds water.
I Sent an Attractive Lookalike to My High School Reunion
Stephen was nervous about seeing his classmates after ten years, so used Oobah.com to recruit a double.
I Sent a Lookalike to Skydive With My Wife and She Didn’t Realise
Richard is scared of skydiving, but it's his wife's dream to jump out of a plane with him. The answer? A lookalike.
Oobah Butler's Guide to Faking Your Way to the Top
Read an excerpt from the VICE writer's new book, 'How To Bullsh*t Your Way To Number 1: An Unorthodox Guide To 21st Century Success.'
I Sent Fake Versions of Myself on TV and Everyone Fell for It
I'm no good at doing press for my shed story, so I thought it might be fun to get some other people to do it instead.
I Invented a Fake Friendship with Russell Brand to Get Free Stuff
Armed with Instagram, a look-alike, and a face-swapping app, I managed to swindle free pizza, clothes, and even a hotel suite.
A Time Line of the 24 Hours After I Went Viral
I made my shed the top-rated restaurant in London on TripAdvisor. This is what happened afterward.
I Made My Shed the Top-Rated Restaurant on TripAdvisor
And then served customers frozen dinners on its opening night.
This Film About a Family of Blind Buskers Is the Best Music Doc, Sorry
Burn 'La La Land'/that prosaic Morrissey biopic to the ground and let 'Ressurecting Hassan' shine in all its emotionally vivid glory.
I Let My Instagram Followers Dictate My Life and Ended Up in Another Country
Via a Scientology center and a private event at a Russian art show.
I Bullshitted My Way to the Top of Paris Fashion Week
And in doing so, made a market stall jeans brand the toast of PFW.