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Identity

When Being a New Mom Means 30 Days of Staying Home Without a Shower

10.15.15

By Roseann Lake
Food

The Mooncake Is East Asia’s Answer to Holiday Fruitcake

09.25.15

By Angela Hui
Travel

Mød ofrene for Camerouns tradition for at “stryge” pigers bryster

09.19.15

By Matthieu Bidan
Travel

Hanging with the People Who Ritualistically Suspend Their Bodies from Hooks

09.09.15

By VICE Staff
Travel

Photos of Navajo Who Have Refused to Leave Their Land

09.08.15

By Camille Summers-Valli, Words by Wessie du Toit
Music

I’m 16 Years Old and This Is What I Thought of My Very First Reading Festival

09.02.15

By Savannah Speechly
Entertainment

We Talked to the Artist Burning Sex Toys for Ghosts

08.25.15

By Dylan DeRose
Let Three Fireworks Technicians Teach You About Blowing Stuff the Hell Up

07.02.15

By Luke O'Neil
Food

Don’t Expect the Marketing Manager to Do the Office Tea Round

06.17.15

By Phoebe Hurst
Sports

How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Shift

06.08.15

By Robert O'Connell
If the British Government Wants to End Female Genital Mutilation, Why Is It Returning a ‘Cutter’ Back to Gambia?

06.01.15

By Charlotte England
Travel

The Mexican Town That Bashes Piñatas Full of Live Animals

05.19.15

By Hugo Borges, Words by Tomás Martín

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Music

Remember When Rick Rubin Held a Surprisingly Star-Studded Fake Funeral Connected to His Pioneering Hip Hop Label?

From Reverend Al Sharpton officiating, to a New Orleans-style procession, to a repast at a bowling alley, no one holds a fake funeral like Rick Rubin.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

3 Psych-Rock Albums That Sound Just as Good Today as They Did in Their Prime

These wildly underrated psych-rock albums still hold up decades later.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Life

‘Uniboob’ Is an Actual Medical Condition. Here’s How It Happens.

Doctors call it “bread-loafing.” Make of that what you will.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

The 37% Rule Says This Is How Many People You Should Date Before Choosing One

Get enough experience to know what you actually want

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

If You Feel Guilty All the Time, You Probably Have a High IQ. Here’s Why.

Of course Freud is involved.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike