Culture
Immigrants Explain What Shocked Them About Swedish Culture
"Alcohol is very expensive in bars and clubs, while the Systembolaget closes too early and the beer is warm – that's enough to make people quit drinking altogether."
'Westworld' Keeps Getting More Brutal, Dark, and Watchable
Everyone keeps dying over and over, but HBO's popular new show only gets more riveting.
A Valentine to Scott Adkins, King of Straight-to-DVD Action Movies
Born two decades too late, Scott Adkins could've been a Jean-Claude Van Damme or Steven Seagal. Instead, he's the king of an underground straight-to-VOD action empire.
Why Are So Many Horror Films Christian Propaganda?
Movies like 'The Conjuring' and 'Ouija' act as mouthpieces for Christianity, and have deeper intentions than just surface-level scares.
Fake Two-Week Tattoos Are the Future of Dumbass Self Expression
A Toronto company is letting people design their own realistic-looking tattoos that only last a couple weeks. Hello, Justin Timberlake on my arm.
'Game of Thrones' Is Even Whiter Than You Think
By not including people of color in major roles, George R.R. Martin is creating a whiter medieval world than our own ever was.
Cheer Up, at Least You're Not a Robot on 'Westworld'
The latest episode of 'Westworld' featured intensity, mystery, and menace—with a dash of skull-crushery.
How One Artist Used Gunpowder to Set the Art World on Fire
A new documentary probes the life of Cai Guo-Qiang, a Chinese artist whose medium is explosions.
The VICE Interview: RuPaul
"I had a stalker with my name tattooed on one leg and she had Cher's name on the other leg so I was in good company."
We Met Sasha Lane, the Breakout Star of 'American Honey'
We met the breakout star of 'American Honey' to talk about how she was discovered on a beach during spring break, and what it was like working with director Andrea Arnold.
Bob Dylan Is the Perfect Nobel Winner
As a translator of one Nobel Prize contender and the former student of another, I'm not outraged. In fact, I think he's is the perfect choice.