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The Internet Can't Hate David Foster Wallace Because He Is the Internet

Oh how the mighty fall and rise up again on the internet. David Foster Wallace was once a mildly controversial figure in the literary world; much less so ever since his suicide has transformed him into an artists' martyr. Wallace has been lionized now...
Brian Merchant
9.9.12
Sports

Jason Dill: This Is Your Life

Everyone's favorite skate-centric Supreme poster boy, Jason Dill, just returned to the Vans team after two decades.
VICE Staff
9.9.12
Music

I Saw Quicksand Three Times in One Week

You can really tell how much you like a band by how long you’ve been listening to them. Quicksand is one of those bands. I’ve been listening to them for over 20 years, and every time I hear them it never gets old.
Atiba Jefferson
9.9.12
Sports

Animal Chin Changed Skateboarding Three Times

I watched The Search for Animal Chin for the billionth time recently and nothing changed. The dialog was still goofy, the acting awkward, and the “plot” scattered. But that’s OK. We’re not talking about auteur cinema here; it’s a fucking skate video...
Anthony Pappalardo
9.9.12
Stuff

A Skinhead from Guatemala Tells It Like It Is

In what can be possibly be the only other immediate link between British and NYC youth of the 1980s (besides jerking off to Madonna videos), the Skinhead movement battered the face of underground music. While the kids of London were mainly angry and...
John Liam Policastro
9.9.12
Fashion

Sweaty Street Style at Jen Kao's NYFW Show

I arrived to the entrance of Jen Kao's show dripping in grossness thanks to the NYC humidity. Since it was brutally hot, I decided to take photos of other folks also sweating their tits off.
Susie G
9.9.12
Music

Party Songs for British Politicians

Which musicians will dare endorse the UK's sorry set of elected reps?
Matt Ponsford
9.9.12
Stuff

No One Loves the Oogieloves

Fumbling through the strewn innards of the biggest flop in cinema history.
Monica Heisey
9.9.12
The Weird Science Issue

Future Dude

Sigh... Nobody loves me...
Johnny Ryan
9.9.12
Motherboard Blog

What You're Likely Missing at Neil Armstrong's Secret Ceremonial Funeral

After a private memorial, Neil Armstrong will be buried at sea in an intricate military ceremony.
Amy Shira Teitel
9.8.12
Motherboard Blog

Mobile Trojans Rear Their Head, Repressive Governments Go For Their Checkbooks

FinFisher is a powerful piece of spyware long admired within cybersecurity circles. It’s capable of logging keystrokes, accessing and exporting a compromised computer’s files, and intercepting encrypted data such as Skype calls.
Leandro Oliva
9.8.12
animal collective

Meet And Hear The Winners Of Animal Collective Radio's YouMix Contest

Here are the five winners of Centipede Hz vinyl test pressings.
Abdullah Saeed
9.8.12
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