North Korea Is About to Have its Annual 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 militaries have begun their annual military...
View ArticleWhat Happens When a Fire Gets into a Coal Mine?
A coal mine is currently burning the hell up in Australia. For obvious reasons, fires in coal mines are extremely problematic – the exposed coalface burns, just as coal should, and smolders through...
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 ArticleJon Langford on Drone Warfare, Alternative Astronomy, and Honky-Tonk
Jon Langford has been one of my favourite artists for more than a decade now. He is also probably my favourite punk rocker, though you might not immediately recognise his new record, Here Be Monsters,...
View ArticleThe Porn Star Who Swapped Lesbian Scenes for the Lord
A photo of Teresa Scott taken during her modelling career (Photo courtesy of nicebutnaughtygirls.com) "It was just a normal day; I'd been out having sex with some girls, and then I saw Jesus," said...
View ArticleThe Police Used Martial Arts Against Anti-World Cup Protesters in São Paulo
The second major anti-World Cup protest of 2014 took place in downtown São Paulo, Brazil this weekend. There were about 1,500 protesters present and the police were out in force, including a special...
View ArticleCopenhagen Is a Paradise
Denmark's captal has more on offer than Michelin stars, Carlsberg and public giraffe executions. It's actually quite the paradise – at least until your bike gets stolen (back). Lousy Auber's latest...
View ArticleThe Creators Project: Olafur Eliasson Made a Sun You Can Fit in Your Pocket
Artist Olafur Eliasson is something of a master of the elements. Known for bringing roaring waterfalls to NYC, a rainbow to Denmark and a misty sunset to London's Tate Modern, Olafur meshes the...
View ArticleRussia Are Still Building Their 'Rural Berlin Wall' Through Georgia
The barbed wire fence at the village of Gogeti, Georgia "Three days ago, they moved the fence 30 metres closer to my home," says Georgian farmer Georgi Chatlitschvi. "The Russian border guards told me...
View ArticleEpicly Later'd: Ed Templeton - Part 2
In part two of our Ed Templeton episode, Ed takes us through joining Schmitt Stix Skateboards, losing his virginity to the sound of The Smiths, and putting out his first video part in New Deal’s...
View ArticleWelcome to the VICE News Private Beta
Behold, dear reader: a message from VICE founder and CEO Shane Smith about our new news website, VICE News, which is now in Private Beta. Join now at vicenews.com. Hello, my diamonds, Welcome to the...
View ArticleCian Oba-Smith's Photos Will Make You Feel So Alone
Cian Oba-Smith is a photographer from London, who is currently in the final year of a photography degree in Bristol. I like his pictures because each of them seems to capture a moment in time when the...
View ArticleThe Guy Who Wants to Sell Lab-Grown Salami Made of Kanye West Is '100% Serious'
The Guy Who Wants to Sell Lab-Grown Salami Made of Kanye West Is '100% Serious'
View ArticleVICE News: Hanging Out in President Yanukovych's Mansion
As protesters in central Kiev took over the parliament building on Saturday, others headed to President Yanukovych's highly controversial private estate of Mezyhrhrya, just outside the city. The...
View ArticleNot Too Long Ago, Frogs Were Used As Pregnancy Tests
Founded in 2007, the Museum for Contraception and Abortion in Vienna, Austria, is one of its kind. Namely, there's no other internationally supported collection in the world that pays such extensive...
View ArticleThe Vice Guide to Travel: Miss Camel Beauty Contest
The desert may be one of the last places on earth you'd expect to find a beauty pageant. But on Christmas Day, while you were busy testing the limits of your digestive system, VICE's Charlet Duboc was...
View ArticleThe Man Who Decapitated His Seatmate on a Canadian Bus Is Set to be Released
Vince Li, soon after his arrest in 2008, via. After sawing off a man’s head with a Rambo knife six years ago, Vince Li will soon be able to leave the psychiatric unit behind for short periods of time...
View ArticleFuck Shitty Housemates
A home is meant to be a refuge. It's somewhere we're supposed to go to seek brief solace before re-entering a painful outside world of tedious conversations, obligatory tipping, bosses and buskers...
View ArticleTalking Metalheads with Ragnar Bragason
The Icelandic film Metalhead premieres tonight in Sweden followed by Norway, Finland and Denmark within the next couple of weeks. The film has gained a rare pre-premiere popularity, which probably is...
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