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Turkmenistan

Inside the Weird, Opulent World of Turkmenistan’s Dentist-DJ Dictator

“This is a repressive, totalitarian regime that doesn’t care about what the United Nations or the rest of the world may think of it.”
Heather Chen
11.19.20
The VICE Guide to Right Now

Gen Z Is Using This TikTok Song to Come Out to Family and Friends

Sometimes music helps you find the words when you can’t.
Frankie Lantican
11.19.20
Gaming

The Rise of the Highly Unlikely Twitch Streamer

It's not just for gamers anymore.
Rachael Healy
11.19.20
Social Media

Instagram's 'Close Friends' List Is Now a 'No Snitching' Filter

Everyone looks responsible and COVID-safe on main, but things can get a little muddy in our inner circles.
Daisy Jones
11.19.20
Tech

This ‘Search Engine Artist’ Tricked Google Into Displaying Her Art

When you typed in ‘The Next American President’.
Varsha Rani
11.19.20
Noisey

How David Balfe Confronted Dublin’s Darkness

His debut as For Those I Love, due early next year, evokes the rave nostalgia of Jamie XX and the urban melancholia of Burial with a pitch black wit.
Colin Gannon
11.19.20
TV

Netflix’s ‘Start-Up’ Is the Escapist Show You’ve Been Looking for in 2020

The show has all the beats of a rom-com but turns the genre’s tropes on their heads. Plus it’s just really good TV.
Therese Reyes
11.19.20
cryptocurrency

Bitcoin Just Blew Up: Here’s What You Need to Know

It's been a bleak few years since its 2018 crash—but now the currency looks set to hit new heights.
Gavin Butler
11.19.20
Thailand

How Big Inflatable Yellow Ducks Became Mascots for Thai Protesters

They were useless against water cannons. But they live on as symbols of resistance.
Anthony Esguerra
11.19.20
The VICE Guide to Right Now

A Store in China Labeled Large-Size Women’s Clothes ‘Rotten’

Small and medium sizes were tagged “skinny” and “beautiful.”
Matt Selvam
11.19.20
Australia

Australian Uses Wheelie Bin to Steal Almost $10k Worth of Cowboy Hats

The man was later arrested in the 'Country Music Capital of Australia'.
Gavin Butler
11.19.20
Fashion

Buy Merch for a Good Cause With These VICE Collabs

Circulate, B WOOD, Night School Math Club, and other brands have upcycled donated VICE merch into new items, all for sale at Goodwill (for Goodwill prices).
Mary Frances "Francky" Knapp
11.18.20
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