Lockdown
One Year Without Sex, Love or Dating
One writer looks back over the lonely reality for single people in the UK during the pandemic.
Your Guide to Having a Normal Conversation, For When This is Over
It’s been over a year since we had meaningful, in-person interactions. If any of these things happen, it’s not you; it’s just like that sometimes.
Doing Exams on Coke and Living in 24/7 Party Flats – Lockdown Uni Life Is Chaos
Online learning has thrown everyone's body clocks – and common sense – out of whack.
Smoking More Weed During Lockdown? Here’s How to Slow Down
In the UK, 44 percent of weed smokers have increased their usage since the onset of the pandemic.
These Lockdown Dating Horror Stories Will Haunt You Forever
VICE readers sent in their worst tales of romance during the pandemic.
I Miss Living in a Filthy Flat-Share
From the plant growing in our rusty sink to the flatmate who didn't pay rent – lockdown has made me romanticise it all.
What to Expect from Your First Post-Lockdown Big Night Out
With England's nightclubs set to reopen this summer, we asked people around the world what their first post-quarantine club experience was like.
‘A Guilt Trip’: Young People Feel Blamed By UK's TikTok Ads
The COVID-19 awareness videos from the UK government feature a “jump scare” and patients with highly filtered faces.
No One Is Having Sex Anymore
Almost a year into the pandemic, everyone’s sex life is still suffering.
After Leaving Lockdown, I Forgot How to Have Sex
Sooner or later we'll get back to "normal". But the transition can be difficult.
What Your Pandemic Coffee Habit Is Doing to Your Body
We're relying on caffeine to get through the day, and for some coffee drinkers it's a destructive cycle.
Jamie Hood's Debut 'How to Be a Good Girl' Is Essential Pandemic Reading
Shon Faye interviews essayist and poet Jamie Hood about her debut book, written entirely during lockdown.