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Are Fundamentalist Christians Getting Away with 'Pious' Domestic Abuse?

"Christian Domestic Discipline" is men asserting dominance over their wives using corporal punishment.
Helen Nianias
11.7.14
Premieres

Daniel Lanois Remixed Tinariwen's "Adounia Ti Chidjret" in the Back of a Car

Tinariwen are the greatest rock and roll outfit on the planet, and Daniel Lanois was principal producer of U2’s good album, so collaboration between the two is no small deal.
Zachary Lipez
11.7.14
Giveaway

Win Tickets to a MUNCHIES Dinner Party with Andy Ricker in LA

We want to give you two tickets to an intimate dinner in Los Angeles cooked by Andy Ricker of the acclaimed Pok Pok restaurant empire and our very own documentary FARANG.
Munchies Staff
11.7.14
Gallery

The Yok and Sheryo Will Be Terrorizing Downtown LA This Weekend

Sheryo paints pizza slices that look like friendly teenage ratfink scumbags with hamburger eyes. The Yok paints wise-faced weed puffing deities that are part anime and part Jim Henson. Their art will be on display this weekend at Superchief Gallery LA.
VICE Staff
11.7.14
Europe

'This Is What We Need': Latvia's Foreign Minister Announces He Is Gay

Rinkevics's disclosure has been commended as a huge move forward in traditionally conservative Eastern Europe.
Sally Hayden
11.7.14
Tech

Closing Silk Road 2.0 Isn't Going to Stop Anyone from Selling Drugs Online

Long-term, this bust makes no difference. A new .onion website will be online in a few days, selling drugs to anyone who wants them. In fact, there are dozens already.
Mike Power
11.7.14
Photo

Soko Walks in Joan Jett's Footsteps

In the first installment of his new column, Los Angeles legend Brad Elterman revisits the sites of his 1978 photos of Joan Jett with French singer Soko, who wasn't born until '85.
Brad Elterman
11.7.14
Art

Stare into the Eyes of Claudia Mate's Blinking Pop Culture GIFs

Portraits of Snoop Dogg, Kim Kardashian, and more come to life in the GIFs of Claudia Maté.
Emerson Rosenthal
11.7.14
Style Stage

What We Learned from Ariana Grande and The Weeknd’s Video for “Love Me Harder”

“Can you feel the pressure between your hips?” Erm…
Kim Taylor Bennett
11.7.14
Apple

If You Combined Every iPad Ever Sold Into One Super-iPad, It'd Be This Big

Apple has now sold 225 million iPads. Here's how to make sense of that fact in some entirely nonsensical ways.
Ben Richmond
11.7.14
News

The Investigators that Shielded the Cops Involved in Fredy Villanueva’s Shooting Have Been Absolved

After reports showed Montreal police botched the inquiry into the cop-caused death of 18-year-old Fredy Villanueva, the investigators have been absolved of wrongdoing.
Simon Van Vliet
11.7.14
Stuff

An Escort Taught Me How to Sell Myself to Strangers Online

Thanks to a chance encounter with a professional lady of the night named "Amber," I was able to get a lot of helpful advice about how to turn myself into an attractive gigolo.
Justin Caffier
11.7.14
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