Poetry Hanif Abdurraqib and Morgan Parker Chat Poetry and Blackness in AmericaVICE - Nicole ClarkThe poets found time between their busy touring schedules to talk about 'Magical Negro,' the current wave of contemporary poetry, and how white salons still can't handle black hair. By now, you should
Play buttonThe Muppets This 'GoT'/'Sesame Street' Crossover Would Be Way Better if Elmo Killed a GuyVICE - River DonagheyStake your claim to the Iron Throne, you trusting Muppet fool. Sesame Street packed up Hooper's Store and rolled Oscar's can over to HBO way back in 2015, but for some reason, it's taken until now for
San Francisco, CA The Amount of Poop on San Francisco's Streets Has Hit an All-Time HighVICE - River DonagheyThe city had a whopping 28,084 reports of turds in 2018. For the past decade, San Francisco's streets and sidewalks have been increasingly plagued by piles of human shit—and the poop problem is just getting
Politics What I Learned from Reading a Whole Bunch of Trump Tell-AllsVICE - Alex NorciaIt's not really selling out unless you cash in. When the Trump era ends, whenever that day arrives, the people who helped Donald Trump acquire and use power will have a simple question to answer: Was worth
Play buttonEaster Fireworks and Pipe Bombs: How Greek Towns Celebrate EasterVICE - Nafsika MavromoustakouOn the island of Chios, rival parishes launch makeshift rockets at each other, while on Andros, iron pipes filled with gunpowder blow up right next to the Easter procession. This article originally appeared
Four Of Kelsey Lu's Best Looks (So Far)VICE - Evan Ross KatzLu's friend and occasional collaborator, stylist Oluwabukola Becky Akinyode, spills the tea. "She's a star and once this album drops the take over will begin," stylist Oluwabukola Becky Akinyode says her
Donald Glover Donald Glover's New Line of Pre-Distressed Adidas Claims 'Rich is a Concept'VICE - Taylor Hosking[Holds butterfly] But what is rich? What is a shoe? Donald Glover released the first shoe designs from his partnership with Adidas today, and they’re intended, per the press release, to be a statement
Erasure Poets Are Turning the Heavily Redacted Mueller Report into ArtVICE - Adriane QuinlanToday is a goldmine for writers who craft poetry out of censored text. The readers who trudge through Attorney General William Barr’s version of the Mueller report on Thursday will be forced to navigate
Ecstasy (Drug) A Japanese College Professor Allegedly Taught Students How to Make EcstasyVICE - Gavin ButlerThe 61-year-old could face ten years in prison for showing students how to manufacture MDMA. This article originally appeared on VICE Asia. A Japanese college professor could face up to ten years in prison
'Vanderpump Rules' Star Stassi Schroeder Taught Me to Be BasicVICE - Allie ContiAfter one drink and three hours of waiting in line, I learned to embrace my nascent Bravo fandom. I'm relatively new to the Bravo Universe. I just started watching Vanderpump Rules at the beginning of
Michelle Obama The Best Tributes from the Time 100VICE - Taylor HoskingFrom Beyonce writing about Michelle Obama to Ava DuVernay on Gayle King, heavyweights gave the otherwise centrist list some powerful moments. Every year when Time's list of 100 Most Influential People
Bill Hader The Undeniable Appeal of NoHo HankVICE - Kate DriesThe 'Barry' scene-stealer is a murderer everyone loves to get behind. He's also one we can learn from. It was during the premiere of the second season of Barry, the HBO show starring Bill Hader about hitman
Tel Aviv University Israeli Scientists Just Created the World's First 3D-Printed HeartVICE - Shamani JoshiWhat a time to be alive. This article originally appeared on VICE India. In a development that has got hearts racing, the world just got its first 3D-printed heart, created using human biological cells.
Julian Assange A Guide to What's Happening with Julian AssangeVICE - VICE StaffSifting through all the news surrounding the WikiLeaks founder's recent arrest. From an FBI agent admitting that the Department of Justice doesn’t actually know whether Julian Assange’s offer to help Manning
Hong Kong Hong Kong Will Always Have My HeartVICE - Angela HuiBut I despise the way it's changing. This article originally appeared on VICE UK. Hong Kong: “one country, two systems.” Hong Kong’s identity as both part of, and apart from, China sounds a lot like my
Play buttonTucker Carlson Watch Tucker Carlson's Unhinged Rant About Eating Buttigieg Like a 'Hearty Stew'VICE - River Donaghey"Every last drop of Buttigieg. Yum." Tucker Carlson is a man who, by all accounts, says some truly, deeply unhinged shit. There was the horny panda bit, the time he proudly told a guest to go fuck himself,
Marianne Williamson Marianne Williamson Wants to Make Democrats the Party of FaithVICE - Issac J. BaileyFor progressive, religious people like me, the 2020 candidate has a powerful message I forget precisely when I first came across Marianne Williamson, but I know it was in my 20s when I read her bestseller,
Cannabis Law These are the Countries Most Likely to Legalize Weed NextVICE - David HillierMexico? Likely. India? Not so much. In October 2018, Canada became the second country after Uruguay—and the first G7 nation—to legalize the recreational use of cannabis. Led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,
Northern California This Is Why California Will Keep BurningVICE - Susie CagleOne massive utility company is responsible for many of the wildfires and dozens of deaths. Can we make our infrastructure stop killing us? California has always burned, but it hasn’t always burned like
Chocolate I Ate a Deep-Fried Chocolate Easter Egg and LivedVICE - Tom UsherIn celebration of the upcoming holiday, I ate a ton of savory-chocolate hybrid meals. This article originally appeared on VICE UK. Easter, or ‘The Christmas of Chocolate,’ is not the best holiday in the
Chocolate I Deep-Fried a Chocolate Easter Egg and LivedVICE - Tom UsherIn celebration of the upcoming holiday, I ate a ton of savory-chocolate hybrid meals. This article originally appeared on VICE UK. Easter, or ‘The Christmas of Chocolate,’ is not the best holiday in the
Jennifer Lawrence Jennifer Lawrence Is Starring in a 'Secret' Indie Movie from A24VICE - Nicole ClarkThe same distributor that gave us 'Lady Bird,' 'Eighth Grade,' and 'Mid90s.' Jennifer Lawrence is going to star in a film for A24 and IAC FILMS, Variety and Deadline report—and while we don't know a ton
Student Finance Paying Off Your Student Loans Early Shouldn't Be a Priority if You're CanadianVICE - Anne GaviolaSlay that low-interest debt last or you might regret it. This article originally appeared on VICE Canada. When Bridget Casey was 27 years old, she did something pretty incredible—she paid off the $21,000
Student Finance Paying Off Your Student Loans Early Shouldn't Be a PriorityVICE - Anne GaviolaSlay that low-interest debt last or you might regret it. This article originally appeared on VICE Canada. When Bridget Casey was 27 years old, she did something pretty incredible—she paid off the $21,000
Guava Island Donald Glover’s ‘Guava Island’ Is Rooted in Afro-Cuban SpiritualityVICE - Taylor HoskingThe film, co-starring Rihanna, evokes Santeria to drive home its message about the revolutionary powers of music. In Donald Glover’s new film Guava Island, he takes viewers on a journey to Cuba that reveals
Play buttonGame of Thrones Call Pepe Silvia: Mac from 'Always Sunny' Was in 'Game of Thrones' SomehowVICE - River DonagheyHBO needs to give Rob McElhenney his own 'GoT' spinoff immediately. Sunday night's premiere of Game of Thrones was a fantastic reset for the series after a lame-ass last season. But amid all the reunions
We Spoke to Devastated Parisians About the Notre Dame FireVICE - Célia MebroukineLast night, thousands gathered near the cathedral to sing and watch centuries of history burn. This article originally appeared on VICE France. It's 10 PM on the Pont de la Tournelle bridge in Paris. here
I Spent a Night with Protesters Willing to Be Arrested to Fight Climate ChangeVICE - Patrick HeardmanA timeline of what it's like to spend the evening with the climate activist group Extinction Rebellion. This article originally appeared on VICE UK. Planet Earth is hurtling toward irrecoverable destruction
Game of Thrones ‘Game of Thrones’ Went Back to Being a Good Show in Its Season PremiereVICE - Noel RansomeWhile season seven of GoT brought shock and awe, but also, a lot of disappointment, season eight’s ‘Winterfell’ reminded us of its roots. This article originally appeared on VICE Canada. Several seasons
Game of Thrones ‘Game of Thrones’ Went Back to Being a Good Show in Its Season PremiereVICE - Noel RansomeWhile season seven of GoT brought disappointment for some viewers, season eight’s ‘Winterfell’ reminded us of the show's roots. This article originally appeared on VICE Canada. Several seasons ago, you’d
