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Is Allowing 911 Calls Through Twitter a Terrible Idea?

in case you haven't heard, social media is kinda popular, and landlines and phone booths are kinda not. Meanwhile, as anyone who's lived in a population-dense area (and more of us are every day) knows, cell networks can get overloaded whenever a big...
Derek Mead
8.30.12
Music

Revolution, Evolution, and Rock 'N' Roll: An Exclusive Interview with Plasmatics Founder Rod Swenson

We talked to the reclusive Rod Swenson about the Plasmatics. This is his first interview in 20 years. It will certainly give you a headache.
Jason Webber
8.30.12
Stuff

Sweden's Politicians Are Spending Tax Money on Piss-Ups

How the Swedish louse mafia partied its way to a new Scandi scandal.
Caisa Ederyd
8.30.12
Stuff

We Told Some Italian Men That They Don't Have Any Balls

A law was recently passed in Italy's highest court that outlaws citizens from accusing Italian men of having no balls. If you're caught flouting the new law, you can be taken to court and punished with a fine and, presumably, an overbearing sense of...
Nimrod Kamer
8.30.12
Motherboard Blog

The San Diego Zoo's New Biomimicry Center Is Set to Cash In On Nature

The most enduring designs on our planet are in nature. Sharks have been more or less the same for millions of years; mountains endure for magnitudes longer than that. And all along those designs are refined by the pressures of nature itself. So why...
Derek Mead
8.30.12
The Sprinkles of the Sandman Issue

Dear Mexican Cartels: Don’t Fuck with the Angels

Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, has become known as the “murder capital of the world” thanks to the seemingly endless string of drug-cartel-related killings, and the law-abiding portion of the population is ready to try almost anything to stop the violence.
Bernardo Loyola
8.30.12
Fashion

I Had a Face Tattoo for a Week

When VICE asked me to walk around with my mug decorated like a homeless anarchist who keeps a dog on a rope, I jumped at the opportunity. Little did I know I would kind of resemble Mike Tyson if he were a hairy, effete white boy from Canada.
Brad Casey
8.30.12
Photo

Ayia Napa Is a Paradise

If you haven't visited Ayia Napa, maybe these photos will help convince you that it's time to get out there and manhandle a stranger's genitals in a swimming pool while a crowd looks on, puking up to Skrillex and throwing condoms at your head.
Stephen Burke
8.30.12
Recreate Berlin

Episode 2 - Kreuzberg

Today the 12 creatives check out the sounds and music in one of Berlins most colorful districts: Kreuzberg
VICE Staff
8.30.12
The Sprinkles of the Sandman Issue

Season Finale

It took a while for the Canadian literary establishment to accept Lynn Coady—her unpleasant gritty realism and fucked-up sex scenes didn’t go down too easily with the silk-stocking crowd. We’re honored to feature her new short story “Season Finale” in...
Lynn Coady
8.30.12
Fringes
13:02

The Last Real Circus Family

We spent some time with one of America's last great circus families. Lions and tigers and bears and breastfeeding chimps, oh my!
New music

Dan Bodan "Aaron" Video Exclusive

Boys and 40 oz bottles of beer in this weird new video for a song about lost love.
Noisey Staff
8.30.12
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