Volume 22 Issue 12
How the War in Ukraine Is Causing a Rise in HIV Infections
Ukraine's drug addicts have always been at risk for deadly diseases, but the precarious economic situation and the war has only increased the danger of contagion.
Photographing the Search for Belarus's National Identity
Belarus's scars and, more importantly, the heroics of war have become the central focus of a government in search of a unifying national identity.
Porn Star Summer Brielle Shares Your Pervy Instagram DMs with the World
When one fan messaged her saying he'd like her to suck him like a popsicle, Brielle replied, "I bite popsicles in half and deposit them into food processors before force feeding the resulting slushy to other popsicles."
Meet VICE Magazine December Issue's Employees of the Month
Say hello and thank you to Stacy Kranitz, Juan Camilo Maldonado Tovar, Astra Taylor, and more.
Your Sunscreen Is Destroying the Great Barrier Reef
And so the chain of environmental devastation continues.
Why Companies Aren't Required to Label Their Products 'Conflict-Free'
This August, a court ruled that labeling goods made using minerals from warlord-controlled mines is a matter of opinion on moral responsibility, not a factual statement relevant to investors.
This Is How Nintendo ‘Won’ 2015
The year has belonged to the House of Mario – not because they've had the biggest titles, but because they're back in the black, and back in the game.
How Strippers Are Fighting Exploitative Workplace Environments
Strippers in Las Vegas and elsewhere are pushing back against rules that make it harder for them to earn a living or file claims for sexual harassment.
The Earth Has Less Nutrients Due to a Shortage of Animal Poop
We now know that shit's worth more than jack shit.
Sarcasm Is Good For The Soul (Or At Least Your Mind)
Recent studies have found that "all forms of sarcastic exchanges" exercise your brain. Nice.
This Guy Wants to Grant Asylum to All the Stray Cats in Israel
Uri Ariel of Israel's far-right Jewish Home party has suggested that Israel should "transfer stray dogs and cats...to a foreign nation that will agree to accept them."
A Russian Gang Sent Its Flag into Outer Space
The gang's leader has garnered media attention before with statements like, "We have to burn out all the feminism and homosexuality from our Orthodox Christian country with hot steel."