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Listen to a Hip Hop Batman Album Born Out of Revenge

In 2007, journalist and musician Abdullah Saeed, who also goes by the nickname "Blame the Kid":http://blamethekid.bandcamp.com, was stabbed in the neck in Baltimore when a pack of kids tried to steal his phone. Because of nerve damage in his neck and...
Katie Bennett
7.23.12
Features

Day-Drunks And Faux Amphitheaters: Raging At Unusual Venues

Matthew Dear, Sepalcure, and others tell us what it's like to play to MoMA PS1's Warm Up parties.
Xavier Aaronson
7.23.12
Music

RiFF RaFF Came to Toronto

When Jody Highroller aka RiFF RaFF floated through Toronto this past weekend we made sure to catch up with him for a confusing and cloudy stream of consciousness "conversation" that primarily focused on oxygen inhalation and fantastical inventions...
VICE Staff
7.23.12
Motherboard Blog

Dear Internet: Whatever You Say, You Were Invented by the Government

Sometime recently, in the midst of the lengthy campaign trail, President Obama said some dumb thing about government’s role in developing business — trying, and failing, to mimic Elizabeth Warren’s hyper-viral populist speech — and, well, people are...
Derek Mead
7.23.12
Photo

The Babes of Comic-Con

At some point in the last ten years or so a mutation occurred in the nerds' sexual pheromones, and instead of ensuring a solid 20-yard buffer between themselves and the opposite sex, babes are now drawn to geeks and their penises like the Millennium...
Michael Anderson
7.23.12
News

Filibustin' with Willie D - Should You Take Your Guns to Town?

What can keep you safe from a closet psychopath who is armed to the teeth with over 6,000 rounds of ammunition, four guns, and a determination to kill indiscriminately? More guns or more gun control?
Willie D
7.23.12
Features

Fang Island Played All The Guitars

I went to the album release show of their forthcoming 'Major,' which I am hereby promoting to 'General.'
David Bailey
7.23.12
Dogmageddon

Abortionland

Inadvertent Christian Situationism, death, bloody Mary, crab Jesus, hate sandwiches, and more, courtesy of religion.
Rick Paulas
7.23.12
Music

An Array Of Animation Techniques Collide In "Permission To Explode"

3D scanning, projections, CGI, stop motion—it’s all here.
Kevin Holmes
7.23.12
Kill the Engine

Guided Tours of the Skate Spots in My Neighborhood

As a freelancer, I spend a great deal of time scheming on ways to bring in more money to my household.
Michael Sieben
7.23.12
Features

The Dudes Of NASA Space Universe Aren't "Violent," They're Just "L.A."

Essentials in the Los Angeles D.I.Y. scene, NASA Space Universe teach us that life is a dark comedy.
Mish Way
7.23.12
Music

We Saw This: Bear Hands

We met up with Bear Hands before their show at Knitting Factory last week to talk about a wide variety of subjects, like gun control and George Lucas.
Sophie Saint Thomas
7.23.12
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