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Gandhi's a YouTube Star

Gandhi was assassinated 65 years ago today, but his first TV interview lives on in the YouTubes.
Brian Merchant
1.29.13
Features

The Infamous Marmot Biggie - An Investigation

Part of the mystique of the Biggie is that it comes in really bright colors (different ones every year), is sold exclusively through Paragon Sports, and retails for $630.
1.29.13
Question Of The Day

Should Women Be Allowed to Fight on the Frontline?

Women are great at washing up, looking after the kids, and doing the cooking for their hardworking husbands. We were wondered if it was worth ruining all that good stuff just so they could fight on the frontlines of war. For an answer, we asked a bunch...
VICE Staff
Sascha Kouvelis and George Marsden
1.29.13
Motherboard Blog

The Fine Art of Selling Drone Diplomas

Despite hundreds of institutions, universities, and community colleges getting in on the unmanned-training game, only three US schools offer full drone piloting degrees. Here's how they sell it.
Brian Anderson
1.29.13
Stuff

Lascivious: Let Me Entertain You

How a farmer’s daughter raised by Republicans ended up a sexpert with a law degree, the girl who speaks at Ivy League schools about the legalities of sweaty stuff, and the newest sex columnist for VICE.
Queerie Bradshaw
1.29.13
Ask Mish

Sex Addiction, Dick Size, and Stupid Punk Girls

For this round of VICE's very own advice column, Mish helps out someone whose sex addiction has destroyed his marriage, someone who is unsure about the importance of boner sizes, and a Peruvian man who wants to meet a smart punk lady.
Mish Way
1.29.13
Music

Skype Dinner with Marilyn Manson: He Had Eel

For this interview with Marilyn Manson, we Skyped. We had Skype dinner. He had eel, Unagi. I had grocery store-bought sushi. His looked succulent and glistening. Mine was in plastic and tasted like a Crayola crayon. He also had some sort of orange...
Trent Moorman
1.29.13
Neither Big nor Easy

Clean Zones and Cabbies: How the Super Bowl Screws New Orleans - Part 2

A recent lawsuit has resulted in free speech being restored in the giant "Clean Zone" around the Superdome, but the Super Bowl is still causing hardship for many, including food truck owners and cabbies.
Michael Patrick Welch
1.29.13
News

What Are Iran Trying to Hide with Their Space Monkey?

Nuclear ambitions? An Islamist monkey colonisation of the moon?
Henry Langston
1.29.13
Art

Electronic Insects—If William S. Burroughs Did Cyberpunk

Luca di Filippo’s Daily Contaminations imagines a world where insects are made from electronics.
Kevin Holmes
1.29.13
Music

Is Bam Margera Really Unfunny Now? Or Am I Being Trolled?

Obviously, Bam Margera's new video is terrible. I was just getting ready to send it to everyone I know so we could all LOL together, but then somebody pointed out to me that it might be satire, rather than Bam actually attempting to make something that...
Glen Coco
1.29.13
Getting Fresh with Wilbert

My Favorite Sneaker Campaigns

There was a time in my life when I lusted after obscure sneakers like a dog in heat. A big part of my appetite for sneakers was a result of the brilliant campaigns. Here are a few of my favorites.
Wilbert L. Cooper
1.29.13
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