Comedy Central Comedy Central's 'The New Negroes' Is Perfect for the Black TV RenaissanceVICE - Taylor HoskingThe all-Black stand up show broadens perspectives on Blackness in layered ways. When comedian Baron Vaughn and rapper Open Mike Eagle brought their all-Black stand up show from LA to Comedy Central and
Play buttonParrots A Parrot Got Detained for Yelling 'Police' to Warn Its Owners About a Drug RaidVICE - River Donaghey"He must've been trained for this." Police in Brazil took an alleged drug dealer's pet parrot into custody this week after the bird spotted cops preparing to raid his house and screamed at his owners watch
Gab This ‘Uncensored’ Right-Wing Facebook Clone Allows Racism but Not NudityVICE - Mack LamoureuxAccording to an expert, the attempted recruiting of far-right social media users by one Canadian man shows that deplatforming has its downsides. This article originally appeared on VICE Canada. As Facebook
Play buttonHong Kong How Did 137 Kilos of Canadian Weed End Up in Hong Kong?VICE - Lex CeleraIt has been sent via airmail to Hong Kong in the last three months and has been seized by customs. This article originally appeared on VICE Asia. If you've been living under a rock and haven’t heard yet,
Rami Malek Rami Malek Is the Perfect Villain for the New Bond MovieVICE - River DonagheyThe newly released details on 'Bond 25' are seriously promising. It's been four years since James Bond chased some dude around Mexico City and got a weirdly depressing origin story in Spectre, and now
Justin Bieber When an Influential Pastor Becomes an #InfluencerVICE - Allie JonesA new Instagram account tracking the luxury clothes favored by celebrity pastors begs the question: What (and for whom) are they actually selling? In the last five years, Pentecostal Christianity has one
Dominatrixes Tell Us What Makes a Good SubVICE - Graham IsadorEase in slowly, ask questions, and don’t mistake your domme for a therapist. This article originally appeared on VICE Canada. The Ritual Chamber is one of Canada’s foremost spaces for BDSM play and workshops.
Drugs Fentanyl Speedballs Are the Latest Disturbing Trend in America's Opioid CrisisVICE - Maia SzalavitzDeliberately mixing the powerful and deadly drug with stimulants like coke and meth is one (dangerous) way users are adjusting to a new market. High Wire is Maia Szalavitz's reported opinion column on
Netflix Oh God, It Looks Like NBC Might Pull 'The Office' off NetflixVICE - River DonagheyIt's not a sure thing, and it wouldn't happen until 2021—but the streaming service is at risk of losing its most-binged shows. The Office went off the air in 2013, and those last few years were deeply,
Game of Thrones A Definitive Guess at Which ‘Game of Thrones’ Characters Will Die NextVICE - Josh VisserTake these bets to the Iron Bank. This article originally appeared on VICE Canada. (Spoilers for all Game of Thrones episodes, obviously.) Barring an incredible narrative twist this weekend, Game of Thrones
Cannabis Industry The Weed Industry Is Burning Millions on DC Lobbyists and Getting NowhereVICE - Chris RobertsCannabis companies are learning that deep pockets aren't enough to influence Congress. In its quest to usher in a new world of legal profit where the global weed trade is no longer controlled by drug the
Tokyo Someone Illegally Drove a Real-Life Mario Kart over Tokyo’s Rainbow BridgeVICE - Gavin ButlerPolice are still on the lookout for the driver, who had disappeared into the night by the time they arrived. This article originally appeared on VICE ASIA. There’s this thing you can do in Tokyo where
Depression What It's Like to Be Diagnosed with Depression at Eight Years OldVICE - Kieron Passaway"In the fourth grade, getting up each day was a battle for me and my parents. I began finding it difficult to walk. I started getting excruciating headaches." This article originally appeared on VICE Looking
Cannabis Hip-Hop Pioneer Fab 5 Freddy Delves into the Cannabis Industry in New Netflix DocVICE - Danielle Corcione'Grass Is Greener' looks at the history of weed in music and how communities of color are impacted by racist drug policies. Cannabis prohibition is slowly fading away. As more regions pass legalization
California Why California Is Only Going to Keep BurningVICE - VICE StaffA look into the one massive utility company allegedly responsible for many of California's wildfires and dozens of deaths. Wildfires in California have been the worst in history these past few years. coverage
Jordan Peterson What I Learned at the 'Debate' Between Jordan Peterson and Slavoj ŽižekVICE - Jordan FoisyŽižek was less a cognizant thinker and more a pathological sacred cow tipper while Peterson was a bard for the reactionary elite and emo as hell. This article originally appeared on VICE Canada. It was
Karaoke Watch Nic Cage Scream 'Purple Rain' at Karaoke After Annulling His MarriageVICE - River DonagheyThe man seems to be going through something only the sweet sounds of Prince can solve. Nic Cage has had an exceptionally weird month, and that's saying a lot for a guy who was stalked by a mime and once
Meditation My Journey Through the World of Rich-People Meditation ProductsVICE - Justin CaffierIs it possible to buy your way to enlightenment? I tried to find out. Meditation is undeniably one of self-care’s all-time greats. Few other millennia-old practices have stood the test of both time and
'Native Son' Proves How Little Has Changed for Black People in AmericaVICE - A.T. McWilliamsHBO's modern adaptation of Richard Wright’s 1940 novel shows the fears and anxieties that constrain so many Black people. HBO’s Native Son, an adaptation of Richard Wright’s 1940 novel of the same name,
Nigeria Hollywood Needs to Start Hiring Actual Africans to Play African CharactersVICE - Tayo Bero In a time when we’re finally getting to celebrate culturally specific content, mainstream film and television continues to fail characters of African descent. This article originally appeared on VICE When
Keanu Reeves Screw Sundance, 'KeanuCon' Is the Only Film Festival That MattersVICE - River DonagheyYou'll get to see 'Speed,' 'The Matrix,' both Bill and Ted movies, and something called "Wyld Stallyns live"—what more could you want? Keanu Reeves is more than just a mere actor. He is a meme, a myth,
Cannabis Law Weed Drinks Are Set to Dominate the Cannabis Market in CanadaVICE - Manisha KrishnanFrom cannabis beer to margarita-flavored THC tonics, weed companies are betting big on beverages. This article originally appeared on VICE Canada. As I sit here writing a story about the future of edibles,
Gorillas Why the ‘Selfie of the Year’ Might Do Wonders for Endangered GorillasVICE - Shamani JoshiThe latest selfie breaking the internet is garnering great support for an anti-poaching group in Congo. This article originally appeared on VICE India. We’ve all had enough of our social media being flooded
Cannabis London's Annual 4/20 Smoke-Up Has Gone LegitVICE - Alex RorisonThe event—traditionally a fairly amateur gathering—felt legitimate and well-organized, perhaps because legalization is getting closer. This article originally appeared on VICE UK. With medicinal cannabis
Cannabis The 'Wild West' of Weed Is Dying Out. Here's What's Replacing ItVICE - Danielle Simone BrandWorking in cannabis used to be a crime, but now it's looking like a real career, complete with benefits. Alicia Ashley works in what is essentially a weed factory. Her job is to roll joints by hand, run
Elizabeth Warren What Elizabeth Warren's Plan to Cancel Student Debt Would Mean for YouVICE - Allie ContiHer far-ranging proposal would transform how Americans pay for college. With the possible exception of the actual millennial in the race, Elizabeth Warren may be the Democratic presidential candidate attuned
Iowa The Wild, Terrifying Story of an Influencer's Plot to Steal a URL at GunpointVICE - River DonagheyHe's facing up to 20 years in prison for hiring someone to put a gun to a man's head and demand his domain name. A 26-year-old social media influencer is facing up to 20 years in prison after masterminding
Relationships How to Be TogetherVICE - Kate CarrawayExisting with another human is a difficult thing to do. Luckily, Kate Carraway's got advice. We’ll talk about dating and getting into a relationship some other time. This is about “being” in a thing. is
Penguin Random House Prince's Memoir Is Finally Coming This FallVICE - Taylor Hosking’The Beautiful Ones’ tells his life story, partly in his own words. Just a month before Prince died in 2016, he invited guests to the Manhattan nightclub Avenue to announce he was working on a personal
Penguin Random House The Memoir Prince Worked on in His Final Months Is Coming This FallVICE - Taylor Hosking’The Beautiful Ones’ tells his life story, partly in his own words. Just a month before Prince died in 2016, he invited guests to the Manhattan nightclub Avenue to announce he was working on a personal
