People Are Now Crowdfunding Their Funerals Online
The new frontier for online fundraising arguably has the single steadiest revenue source in the world: Funerals. It would cost about $10,000 to bury your dead ass right now. I’m talking to you, 18-...
View ArticleHere Be Dragons: Rupert Murdoch Made Me Want to Deny Climate Change
(Image via) Rupert Murdoch brought the world of science to its knees last week with a simple tweet aimed at Al Gore, the man he apparently views as the leading authority on all things climate change:...
View ArticleQuestion of the Day: What's the Scariest Thing You've Ever Seen in the Street?
(Photo via) The last few days haven't been particularly encouraging for those of us who enjoy walking outside without feeling constantly terrified. First, residents of Northampton were terrorised by...
View ArticleThe Syrian Refugees of Zataari Wish the West Would Bomb Assad
At the beginning of September, the UN announced that two million Syrians are now living under refugee status. That's clearly a depressing statistic, and one that demonstrates just how important the...
View ArticleCry-Baby of the Week
It's time, once again, to marvel at some people who don't know how to deal with the problems the world throws at them: Cry-Baby #1: Linda Lusk (NY Daily News via Reddit) The incident: A woman found...
View ArticleFrom Death Row to Dealing (Legal) Mushrooms
Image via. Hey, psst, you with the toque – need some mushrooms? I know a guy who's got a line on some matsutakes that will make your head spin. His name's Joe Daughtery, and he has earned his throne...
View ArticlePlease Kill Me: Alice Cooper's Dead Drunk Friends
Illustrations by Brian Walsby. I first met Alice Cooper at a party on Park Avenue in the mid-1970s. It was really one of those, “I’m not worthy” moments. Alice was one of the few guys I truly...
View ArticleBrian Butler and Paz de la Huerta on 'Babalon Working'
Trailer for Babalon Working Thursday night in LA Brian Butler will be premiering his new film, Babalon Working, at the Museum of Contemporary Art. The film, which features Paz de la Huerta undulating...
View ArticleThe VICE Podcast - Redefining Revolution in Syria and the New World Order
Please enable Javascript to watch this video The VICE Podcast is a weekly discussion which delves inside the minds of some of the most interesting, creative and bizarre people within the VICE...
View ArticleAn Infamous Pakistani Gangster Was Killed by a Hitman Wednesday
One of Pakistan's most revered and reviled gangsters, Zafar Baloch, was gunned down on Wednesday, the apparent victim of a so-called "target killer". You may remember Zafar and his brother Uzair from...
View ArticleMeet the Pro-Independence Scots Who Want to Turn Their Country into a...
A year from today, a computer in a Holyrood office cubicle will have just finished tallying the votes for and against Scottish independence. On the one hand, Scotland could remain a part of the UK,...
View ArticleLIVE BLOG: I'm Camping Out with the iPhone 5S Line
LIVE BLOG: I'm Camping Out with the iPhone 5S Line
View ArticleThe EDL's Latest Victory: Defeating a Schoolgirl Who Wanted to Put On a Gig
An EDL supporter. (Photo by Lee Harper) You sometimes have to wonder what a typical EDL member sees when they look in the mirror. Apparently ignoring the fact that the Western world is run almost...
View ArticleRoger Ballen's Work Helped to Inspire Die Antwoord
Roger Ballen makes some pretty freaky art. You'll probably recognise his black and white photo of the thick-necked, large-eared twins from just about every single photo compilation book published over...
View ArticleThe Search for Deso Dogg, the German Rapper Turned Jihadi Poster Boy
Image via YouTube The careers of gangster rappers are usually short-lived, kind of like professional athletes. After all, there is something cringe-worthy about 50-year-olds rapping about drug deals,...
View ArticleWas Pavlos Fyssas' Funeral the Beginning of the End of the Golden Dawn?
Newspaper headlines read, "That's Enough!" and "We Won't Be Scared". On Thursday morning, I found myself in Athens' Schistos cemetery. As I arrived, I was met by hundreds of grieving Greeks, all...
View ArticleQuestion of the Day: What's The Most Honest Thing You've Ever Done?
A man called Shaun giving you tips on how to be honest. A few days ago, a homeless guy in Boston found a bag containing $41,000 (£25,600). Instead of blowing it on – IDK – housing, clothing and food,...
View ArticleVICE News: The São Paulo Protests in 7 Acts - Part 2
The first round of the bus-fare protests called by São Paulo’s Free Pass Movement were met with bursts of rubber bullets and clouds of tear gas. The images from the protests, broadcasted live by the...
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