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Catholic Guilt Ruined My Sex Life

He told me about his strict Catholic upbringing and how it was sinful for us to be having sex out of wedlock, and that his mother would “die” if she ever found out. I was the second girl he’d ever slept with, but he still made me feel cheap.
Kat George
1.27.13
Stuff

Does ‘The Love Song of Jonny Valentine’ Explain Why I’ve Seen Justin Bieber Naked?

The idea of getting inside Bieber, not just gazing at his leaked private photos, is the unspoken subtext of Teddy Wayne’s new novel about a Bieberesque character that might serve as an origin story for all of society’s terrible, wonderful pop angels.
Drew Millard
1.27.13
WEEDIQUETTE

Self Medication

One thing that I am guilty of is not taking things too seriously. To me, weed is pure pleasure, and I indulge in portions of its culture that fall cleanly into the “shenanigans” category. But weed is something of a wonderdrug for many ailing people.
T. Kid
1.27.13
News

What Are the French Really Up to in Mali?

When it comes to going to war, it’s not too often we get to see France beat the US to the punch. But in the case of Mali, the troubled north African country with a serious jihadi problem, the French are playing the usual American role of global...
Ben Makuch
1.27.13
Stuff

He’s Not Dead Yet? Life with Gene Gregorits

Gene Gregorits is the greatest, truest writer you never heard of, unless you read the news right after he cut off his earlobe and ate it. Twice. How that hurricane of a man ever managed to sit still long enough to complete eight books, including the...
Lisa Carver
1.27.13
Motherboard Blog

Watching You, Watching Me, Watching Everyone

The joys and anxieties of drone art.
Reid Singer
1.26.13
News

Ultras, Anarchists, and Street Fighting in Egypt

As darkness fell on Friday, pro-democracy demonstrators across Egypt were digging in for a long night of fighting with police after a day of generally peaceful marches marking the second anniversary of the revolution that brought down dictator Hosni...
Jared Malsin
1.26.13
Real-life Stories

Drugs Can Also Be a Lot of Fun

Some stories of your best ever narcotic experiences.
VICE Staff
1.26.13
jobs

What I Leave Out: Confessions of a Resume Liar

I have two resumes. One of them states that I graduated from high school and learned how to drive a truck, work dispatch for deliveries, lead a work crew, and show up places on time. The other reveals that I am a published scholar with a Master’s...
Jarrod Shanahan
1.26.13
Stuff

Taji's Mahal - After Hours at Skate Brooklyn

For this week's Mahal, I was lucky enough to drop in on an after hours sesh at Skate Brooklyn. After the demise of the infamous KCDC Ramp, Skate Brooklyn has the only indoor mini-ramp left in town. Late into the night, Aaron Warner, Ariel Perl, Eby...
Taji Ameen
1.26.13
Stuff

Beijing’s Pollution Problem Is Becoming Hard to Ignore

It’s hard to describe the feeling of looking out the window and not being able to see buildings that you know are there through the smoke, or looking down a subway platform and seeing the other end obscured by a scrim of gray dust. It’s even harder to...
George Ding
1.26.13
Features

Weekly Music Round-Up: Kanye West Tweeted Some Words, Macklemore's Number One, and George Straight Is Incomprehensibly Popular

Is Macklemore going Number One more important or less important than Kanye West tweeting seven words?
Drew Millard
1.26.13
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