VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesIndia This Islamic School in India Is Giving ‘Nationalism Classes' as a Form of Self PreservationVICE - Cheena KapoorIf you walk down the narrow lanes of the Jalalabad town in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, on a regular morning, you’ll come across Indian patriotic songs wafting through the boundaries of Madrasah Rahimiya
VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesTihar Jail Tourists Will Soon Be Able to Live Like Prisoners in Asia’s Biggest JailVICE - Shamani JoshiWhat better way to escape reality than to lock yourself up in a jail cell amongst hardcore criminals and high security? It is this idea that’s driving Delhi-based Tihar Jail’s ‘Feel Like Jail’ project.
VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesSpace Space Beef Is Here and It's Beef, But in SpaceVICE - Jelisa Castrodale'Space beef' sounds like the kind of insufferable jam band that would be relegated to a Thursday afternoon slot at Bonnaroo, but thanks to a collaboration between an Israeli cultivated meat company, a
VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesGhosting Just Break Up With People, You Heartless Cowards!!!!VICE - Harron WalkerMen. Dudes. My boys. Jaunterinos. I get it. Breaking up with someone is hard. It’s usually not fun, and you’ll probably hurt the other person’s feelings in the process. But I swear to god, you can’t just
VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesMedicine Meet the Anarchists Making Their Own MedicineVICE - Daniel OberhausThe first time I encountered Michael Laufer, he was throwing thousands of dollars worth of homemade medicine into a packed audience at Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE), a biennial conference in New York
VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesBees Bees in Australia are Getting Drunk on Fermented Nectar and Being Refused Re-Entry to the HiveVICE - Gavin ButlerShitfaced bees are falling from the skies around Parliament House as the silly season gets underway. A number of the boozy insects have been spotted staggering around near the parliamentary building after
VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesHealth Absolute Obedience to My Asian Parents Affected My Mental HealthVICE - Doris LamGrowing up, I’ve always been scared of leaving my bedroom. I knew my parents were always on the other side of the door, a long list of accusatory questions and remarks at the ready. Whether it’s about
VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesQAnon 8chan Is Back from the Internet Grave — and It Has a New NameVICE - David GilbertThe owners of 8chan, the defunct message board that was filled with hate speech and hosted the rants of at least three mass shooters, are preparing to relaunch the site under a new name — and they want
VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesNature This Global Map Shows You How Nature Benefits You DirectlyVICE - Becky FerreiraMost people recognize that the natural world is essential to our physical health and mental wellbeing. But it’s one thing to understand that dependence intuitively, and another to actually witness the
VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesHong Kong China Called the App Hong Kongers Use to Avoid Tear Gas 'Poisonous.' So Apple Removed It.VICE - David GilbertApple has removed an app from its Hong Kong app store that residents used to help avoid tear gas hours, after Chinese officials criticized the company. The company claimed it made the decision to remove
VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesNike These Nike 'Jesus Shoes' Filled with Holy Water Are Already Sold OutVICE - Bettina Makalintal"Jesus walks," Kanye West memorably claimed back in 2004. If that remains true in 2019, let's be real: Jesus wouldn't walk in Yeezys (I'd wager that not even the Most High can actually time that drop),
VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesAsia Fan Finds Japanese Idol’s Home by Zooming In on Her SelfiesVICE - Lia SavilloThis week’s latest example of toxic fan culture comes from Japan, where a man managed to find an idol group member’s house by zooming in on photos she posted on social media. Hibiki Sato, 26 years old,
VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesIndia India is Arresting Tibetans Ahead of Chinese President’s VisitVICE - Pallavi PundirNine Tibetan activists were arrested by the Tamil Nadu state police on October 5 and 6, ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to India today and tomorrow. President Jinping and PM Modi are to part
VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesMadhya Pradesh Toilet Selfies Are Becoming a Pre-Wedding Ritual in Madhya PradeshVICE - Shamani JoshiWeddings, especially the big fat kinds in India, are not just about legalising love. They’re also a way for families to display their party planning capabilities, for brides to show off their shiny new
VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesMental Health I Tried to Take My Own Life but Survived. Here’s Why Talking About Mental Health Is Important.VICE - SukritThis World Mental Health Day, the World Health Organisation launched a campaign on suicide prevention and awareness. Data shows that 2.2 lakh lives are lost to suicide every year in India. Most suicides
VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesMovies Indians Are Watching More Movies in Theatres to Escape Economic SlowdownVICE - Shamani JoshiWhether you’re having a bad day or going through a breakup, going to the movies is a surefire way to escape your emotions and get immersed in someone else’s. Reel life has always helped real life be more
VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesSelfies An Indian Family Drowned After Trying to Take a Selfie by a DamVICE - Edoardo LiottaWith our societies pervasive “do it for the gram” culture, people regularly get themselves into risky situations for the right photo. No one usually expects to get into serious harm, but a recent tragedy
VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesKerala Kerala Man Shaves Head to Smuggle Gold Under His WigVICE - Shamani JoshiAfter a 32-year-old man used a wig to look 81-years-old so he could flee the country under a false identity, a recent incident involving wigs is just as head-scratching. A man named Noushad was caught
VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesMakeup The YouTuber Blending Make-Up Tutorials with Radical PoliticsVICE - Sophie Hemery"Hello Combabes, and welcome to my channel! Today I'm going to show you how to do this classic look, and also tell you why the housing system is completely fucked." This is how Clementine Boucher aka 'Combabe
VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesMindfulness 'Mindfulness' Isn't the Answer to Our Completely Hellish WorkplacesVICE - Katie WayPracticing mindfulness on a regular basis is good for you and you should do it, if you aren’t already. This take isn’t controversial; it’s really barely even an opinion, given the abundant, well-established
VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesMortality Of COURSE Having a Dog Helps You Live Longer!!!VICE - Hannah SmothersI took exactly the amount of science classes that the state of Texas requires for all college graduates, which was more than enough for me. Still, I’m not quite a “scientist,” per se. But when I saw this
VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesPlayStation 5 The PlayStation 5 Will Launch in Time for the 2020 HolidaysVICE - Matthew GaultSony announced the release date for its next generation PlayStation console today in a press release. “I’m proud to share that our next-generation console will be called PlayStation 5, and we’ll be launching
VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesChina Watch the 'South Park' Episode That Got the Show Banned in ChinaVICE - River DonagheySouth Park has been busy pissing off everyone from Barbara Streisand to the Church of Scientology since before the turn of this century, but now, the long-running show managed to make a new and even bigger
VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesChina After a 'South Park' Censorship Episode, China Deleted the Entire Show From the WebVICE - Taylor HoskingSouth Park landed in hot water with the Chinese government last Wednesday after airing an episode called "Band in China" that called out Hollywood for bending to Chinese censorship rules. Now, according
VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesMiddle-class How to Beat Imposter SyndromeVICE - Nathalie OlahNathalie Olah's debut non-fiction book sprouted from a few years of rumination. As a 'culture' journalist, she felt frustrated by having very little culture of merit or political dynamism to engage with.
VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesDeepfakes Most Deepfakes Are Used for Creating Non-Consensual Porn, Not Fake NewsVICE - Joseph CoxWhile media, politicians, and technologists panic over the risk of deepfakes impacting elections, a new study has found that the vast, vast majority of deepfakes are pornographic in nature. On top of to
VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesCondoms Sailor Moon Condoms Are a Thing and the Japanese Government Is Giving Them Away for FreeVICE - Edoardo LiottaSailor Moon is one of the most universally popular superheroes of all time, so it only makes sense for the Japanese government to use the character against one of today’s biggest problems. To fight against
VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesYouTube The New ASMR Trend Is Being Extremely NormalVICE - Dominique Sisley“When did you last shave?” whispers Amy with urgency. “Have you shaved in all the bits that needed to be shaved?” I am at her electric pink beauty salon, somewhere in Essex, getting ready for my fake appointment.
VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesMental Health Universities Must Confront the Student Mental Health CrisisVICE - Emily GoddardWe’re in the middle of a crisis. Students across England and Wales are experiencing the impact of mental health problems on a devastating scale. Ninety-five students died by suicide in the year to July
VICE INDIAflipped into All StoriesHong Kong Hong Kong Is Threatening to Roll Out the Chinese Military if Protests Get WorseVICE - David GilbertHong Kong’s leader warned Tuesday that if protests continue to escalate, she will be forced to ask the Chinese military to intervene. The message is a chilling warning to the tens of thousands of protesters
