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Doctors Can't Help You
The higher I progress in the medical profession, the more I realize that half of being a doctor is saying things with authority and hoping my patient doesn’t die—which most of the time works. The ones that do die would probably have died no matter what...
You Want a Knuckle Sandwich?
Now there are two ways to read this issue, you can go on a bender and spend the next couple of hours greedily devouring everything in the issue, or you can exercise a bit of self-restraint and read the articles as we dribble them out one by one on the...
Wow, It's a War
The French have unveiled a butch of side by side to the rescue of Libya’s rebels. But some cynics have suggested that Nicolas Sarkozy’s keenness to batter his former buddy has less to do with his love of world peace than with his love of winning...
The Bad Cannon-The Story of Little Black Sambo
Helen Bannerman's illustrations in Little Black Sambo are the touchiest subject surrounding the book. She must have seen in only two colors, those being “me” and “darker than me” because Little Black Sambo and his family are black, but the story takes...
Dear VICE: Hi From the East Wing of the Psych Ward
I’ve headbutted a cop and got away with it, made a ‘hate rap’, some mad friends, and moved rooms near to four times now. I got a coffee thrown at me today in group/lifestyle therapy by a Freedom Fighter with Tourette’s. She told me Jesus Christ never...
Monrovia Trife Life
The story of Philip Taylor is a story of a young man given every chance by his rich, successful parents: good schooling, a fine house, encouragement to express himself artistically. Last week he was arrested for attempted murder. Let's just hope his...
SXSW - VICE Kills Texas
If you're hanging out in Austin, Texas this week, enjoying the perfect weather and planning out your "week of too many shows," we'd like to suggest two additions to your itinerary.
Date Night at the Creation Museum
Valentine's Day is only a month away, and if you're looking for somewhere to take your lady or fella that will guarantee a chaste evening, the Creation Museum is hosting a date night. If you'll recall, our own Jamie Taete paid a visit to the Creation...
Some Dash Snow Polaroids
Polaroids that are nothing less than what we would expect to find in a posthumous series of lost Dash Snow pictures. That is to say, even though he's dead, he still makes us feel like a kid drinking a glass of Ovaltine in the corner at the bar. Here's...
Teabreak Outrage Medic and Other Human Beings
TOM is the man whose love of soothing warm drinks cost another person their life and condemned him to sit sheepishly alongside the likes of "Canoe Wife," "Balcony Leap Dad," and "Shoe Bomber" for all eternity.