VICE Magazine
The Business of Mimicry Is Thriving on TikTok
Posting on the app is an open invitation for commenters to demand every material detail of a person’s life, down to their eyelash routine and pants size.
The Influencer Next Door
Depending on whom you ask, Tyler Johnson, aka CreaTyler, may be one of the internet’s most elusive or most dubious influencers. To me, he’s just someone I grew up with.
The Deuxmoi of It All
As the Instagram account has exploded over the past year, fans have been abuzz over its impact on the celebrity rumor mill. But are gossip experts equally impressed?
Podcasters Are Reclaiming Storytelling in Africa
The creators of a new batch of African podcasts are becoming celebrities—and they’re not interested in the Western gaze.
Everyone Loves a Hollywood Robbery
For as long as celebrities have existed, they’ve been stolen from. And as the robberies have evolved, so has the security.
The Unshakable Allure of the Celebrity House Tour
From ‘Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous’ to ‘Cribs’ to ‘Open Door,’ what’s behind closed gates never loses its appeal.
The Colonized World Wants Its Artifacts Back
The mass repatriation of indigenous art and objects around the world would mean an all-encompassing recalibration of the ways modern day museums are understood and have traditionally functioned.
How to Build a Global Abolition Movement
The carceral state is on the rise around the world, and ending it will require a movement that recognizes the internationalism of policing, even if, as one activist put it, "My pigs are not your pigs."
The Wealthy Are Leaving Cities. Good Riddance
When cities struggle, it’s only because they’re set up on the backs of rich people’s whims.
You Don’t Have to Work On Yourself Forever
A fixation on being the peak versions of ourselves—emotionally, physically, spiritually—is now an ingrained part of daily life. What would happen if you stopped?
Giving Away the Bomb
The logic of nuclear weapons is that no one wants to start a war if you’ve got one. So why not give them to everyone?