Virginia
All the Places VICE Magazine Traveled in 2016
We went day drinking in Guatemala, wrestled at Berlin's only female fight club, hunted for hallucinogenic honey in Nepal, and much more.
What VICE Gaming’s Been Playing: September 2016
The games that kept us occupied last month, from big-budget shooters to indie FMV titles, via one of the prettiest-looking "racers" ever.
How the New Video Game 'Virginia' Found a Voice Without Dialogue
Variable State's new game, 'Virginia', is a mystery inspired by 'Twin Peaks' and 'The X-Files.' But unlike those shows known for their banter, the characters in Virginia don't say a word.
Listen to Episode Nine of the VICE Gaming Podcast
We're joined by Roll7's John Ribbins, designer of the award-winning OlliOlli, and writer Kate Gray to talk video games and human hand lamination. Obviously.
The Death of Meat-Meat: What Happened After Cops Killed a Mentally Ill Black Man on Camera
How the police shooting of a mentally ill black man has flown under the radar in 2016 America.
This Guy Successfully Robbed Walmart By Dressing Up as a Cashier
He walked in wearing a Walmart employee vest, took over for one of the cashiers, and then proceeded to check out a customer before unloading the cash from the register.
John McManus Wrote the Best Short Story About a Thomas Jefferson Clone You’ll Read This Year
We spoke to the author of "Fox Tooth Heart" about his long break from publication and why shame is the most powerful and revealing emotion.
A Columbine Parent Reflects on the Prospects for Gun Control
Tom Mauser lost his son in the massacre at the Colorado high school 16 years ago and has some ideas about how to go on after the shooting of two journalists on live TV in Virginia.
GWAR, the World's Only "Openly Extraterrestrial" Band, Gave a TED Talk About Regional Identity
It started with a human sacrifice and ended with a concise lesson about race relations and economic struggle.
Police Can't Figure Out What Actually Happened to the Woman from the 'Rolling Stone' Rape Story
The cops have suspended their investigation into the alleged gang rape that set off a national conversation in America about sexual assault on campus.
Cry-Baby of the Week: A Church Allegedly Fired a Woman Because She Wasn't Married
Also this week: A woman freaked out because she thought she saw a pentagram in a school bus brake light.
Virginians
Swedish photographer Hannah Modigh recently spent two months living in a motel in St. Charles, Virginia.