Popping the Marks: The WWE Killed Wrestling with the WWE Network
"Smarks"—smart marks, the hipsters of wrestling-fans—have been complaining that Vince McMahon ruined wrestling ever since the 1980s Rock 'n’ Wrestling boom. It’s a well-worn narrative: Vince turned...
View ArticleVICE News: Investigating an Unsolved KKK Murder in the Deep South
Two young black men were found dead in a river in Mississippi. The year was 1964, and many suspected the men died at the hands of the KKK. But this was the South in the 60s—the case was never solved....
View ArticleI Visited the Ghost Town Where LA 'Borrows' All of Its Water
About a month ago, I wrote a story on how Los Angeles is being affected by the apocalyptic California drought of 2013–2014 (from which we are getting a short respite in the form of a huge storm coming...
View ArticleAn Interview with Lexis, the Montreal DJ Behind 24 Hours of Vinyl
An Interview with Lexis, the Montreal DJ Behind 24 Hours of Vinyl
View ArticleBetter Bitcoin Exchanges Could Balance Out the Destruction of Mt.Gox
Better Bitcoin Exchanges Could Balance Out the Destruction of Mt.Gox
View ArticleAberdeen Is a Paradise
Aberdeen is a paradise city, full of angels in miniskirts, walking the streets barefoot in the cold, stepping in puddles of puke and blood. Who knows if they're having fun but at least the seagulls...
View ArticleAre Cuban Special Forces Shooting at Venezuelan Protesters?
Eduardo Barreto isn’t sure if the armed guards that have been shooting at him were even Venezuelan. Since joining his country’s protests earlier this month, the 20-year-old economics student from...
View ArticleThe Ass Menagerie
All illustrations by Jocelyn Spaar My boyfriend and I have called it quits, broken up. The breaking-up part is done, but I am still living daily with an unshakeable sadness, which is only increased by...
View ArticleGroin Gazing
The Boyfriend. Robert Geller top, vintage pants PHOTOS BY CLAIRE MILBRATH STYLIST: MILA FRANOVIC Assistant: Darby Milbrath Models: Brandon, Martin, Bazhad, and Alejandro The Artist. Stussy Delux...
View ArticleWe Talked to the Artist Behind the Beaded Tim Horton's Cup That Everyone's...
Photo courtesy of Gabriel Parniak. I’m just going to come out and say it: I don’t like Tim Horton’s. I never crave watered down “double-doubles” or old-fashioned (and often, literally, old) donuts, no...
View ArticleDangerous Unhappy Things: A True Ghost Story
Illustration by Chiara Sbolci We didn’t even want to go to Chicago. Especially not during the worst winter the Midwest had seen in years. And definitely not after our last week, most of which was...
View ArticleTen Ideas for TV Shows Starring Glenn Danzig
Ten Ideas for TV Shows Starring Glenn Danzig
View ArticleI Spent the Night in Greece's Favorite Drug Hangout
Photos by Alexia Tsagari Hamid is waiting for me at a bus stop right next to Alexandras Avenue in Athens, Greece. He’s almost 35, extremely skinny, and he has scars all over his face. This evening,...
View ArticleJon Langford on Drone Warfare, Alternative Astronomy, and Honky-Tonk
Jon Langford has been one of my favorite artists for more than a decade now. He is also probably my favorite punk rocker, though you might not immediately recognize his new record, Here Be Monsters,...
View ArticleTalking to Stacy Martin About Her Fake Sex with Shia LaBeouf
Stacy Martin in Nymphomaniac Landing a role in the most infamous movie of the past decade isn't a bad way to start your acting career. In her screen debut, 22-year-old British model Stacy Martin...
View ArticleProject ROSE Is Arresting Sex Workers in Arizona to Save Their Souls
Illustration by Molly Crabapple In May 2013, Monica Jones, a student and sex-work activist, was arrested for “manifesting prostitution” by the Phoenix police. Hers was one of more than 350 arrests...
View ArticleNorth Korea Is About to Freak Out
Photo courtesy of Wiki Commons. This story is from VICE News, our new news website. See more and sign up now at vicenews.com. The US and South Korean (ROK) militaries have begun their annual military...
View ArticleWith Coalition Troops Leaving Afghanistan, Women's Rights Will Take a Step Back
Young women in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Photo via DVIDSHUB I saw a documentary the other day about Afghan women who'd been imprisoned for "moral crimes"—a euphemism for stuff like running away...
View ArticlePlease Kill Me: Question Mark & the Mysterians: The Making of '96 Tears'
Question Mark & the Mysterians, photo via. Artwork by Brian Walsby Bobby Balderrama is a wonderful guy who started one of the greatest punk bands ever: Question Mark & the Mysterians,...
View ArticleDevo as Potatoes, Philip Glass on 'Sesame Street,' and More Experimental...
Devo as Potatoes, Philip Glass on 'Sesame Street,' and More Experimental Music on Children's TV
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