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Latest Articles

I Asked ChatGPT to Control My Life for 24 Hours

There’s a lot of talk around ChatGPT at the moment. From the fear of it being able to write full university degrees, to making anyone from lawyers to artists obsolete, this mysterious AI chatbot has seemed to spring into public consciousness out of thin air. But it’s actually been a …

By Jack Ramage
20th March 2023 • Vice

Is the ‘Superstar’ Going Extinct in India and Does Gen Z Have Something To Do With It?

The latest Shah Rukh Khan-starrer “Pathaan” has the country dancing in the streets. Gen Z tells us why he may be one of the last celebrities left in India who has the power to manifest this scale of frenzy

By Nidhi Gupta | Writer & Editor
13th February 2023 • Vice

Nostalgic Photos of Black British Music Scenes Over the Ages

In the endlessly reverberating words of Birdman, when you speak about Eddie Otchere you better put some respeck on his name.

By Carly Lewis-Oduntan
28th October 2022 • Vice

What It Feels Like to Relearn Your Own Black British History

Most of us go to school on autopilot: attending lessons, polishing off assignments and sitting exams till we’re no longer obliged to. You implicitly trust the curriculum – it’s school, right? – and what your teachers drip feed into your malleable little mind.

By Carly Lewis-Oduntan
17th October 2022 • Vice

Manos Amigues: Inside Mexico City’s First LGBTQ Soup Kitchen

In Mexico, gender-neutral Spanish is not yet widely embraced, but here in Guerrero, it has gained a foothold thanks to Manos Amigues. Here, people of all ages, genders, and sexualities dine side by side on iridescent tablecloths, between walls adorned with work by queer and trans artists, as Mexican cantina …

By Delilah Friedler
7th June 2022 • Vice

Franco's Abandoned Holiday Resort

Although it’s long been abandoned, the Perlora Holiday Village in Spain’s Asturias region still shows signs of the paradise it once was. Established by Franco’s Vertical Trade Union (Sindicato Vertical) in 1954, during the height of his dictatorship, Perlora was as a cheap vacation rental spot, serving workers from the …

By PELAYO DE LAS HERAS
25th October 2021 • Vice

Instagram Is Punishing Users by Taking Away Their Link Stickers

Many Instagram users saw a notification that if they have violated the platform's Community Guidelines in the past, they will no longer be allowed to use links in Stories.

By Liara Roux
19th October 2021 • Vice

A Decade Later, 'Alan Wake Remastered' Remains a Gripping Thriller

Despite a lead who’s prone to dramatic displays, this remaster of Alan Wake looks set to be a classic that will reach a new audience.

By Khee Hoon Chan
14th October 2021 • Vice

Researchers Want to Protect Your Selfies From Facial Recognition

'Fawkes' may be the most advanced system yet for fooling facial recognition tech like Clearview AI—until the algorithms catch up.

By Liara Roux
12th October 2021 • Vice

"Escribir sobre las muertes de mi familia no me tranquiliza"

Con su segunda novela, Gilmer Mesa se acerca a la historia de violencia de la familia de su madre.

By Santiago Cembrano
4th October 2021 • Vice

Alcolirykoz: a la cima solo vuelve el que recuerda el camino

El grupo de hip hop de Medellín lanzó su álbum "Aranjuez", una fiel radiografía de su barrio.

By Santiago Cembrano
15th July 2021 • Vice

Anticonceptivos para n̶o̶ a̶b̶o̶r̶t̶a̶r̶ disfrutar: el futuro del aborto es desestigmatizarlo

En México, algunas colectivas y organizaciones feministas dieron un giro y le apuestan a una lucha por el aborto que va más allá de la legalización y despenalización.

By Gina Jiménez
28th June 2021 • Vice

This Guy's Drunk Texts to an Aquarium Are Ridiculously Wholesome

Every one of us has hit that point after three or four drinks when it seems like a super idea to pick up our phones and get in touch with… somebody. That’s when we start regrettably swiping our way through dating apps, when we text ‘wyd’ to the first ex …

By Danielle Raub
28th May 2021 • Vice

Qui sont les fausses victimes des attentats du 13-Novembre ?

Sur 325 pages, Alexandre Kauffmann nous replonge dans l’ambiance singulière de l’après-13 novembre 2015, en s’intéressant à une certaine Florence M., coupable d’une machination à peine croyable.

By Soisic Belin
11th May 2021 • Vice

Velandia y sus canciones que se han hecho panfleto en el paro en Colombia

"Les estoy diciendo a las cosas por su nombre. Por eso las llamo panfletos, porque el objetivo es político. Sin tapujos, sin anestesia, sin filtro".

By Santiago Cembrano
11th May 2021 • Vice

El narcotráfico en Colombia es más viejo de lo que parece

Hablamos con el historiador Eduardo Sáenz Rovner sobre su libro Conexión Colombia, los vaqueros de la cocaína y si el país fue (¿es?) una narcodemocracia.

By Santiago Cembrano
10th May 2021 • Vice

Inside the Spirituality ‘Cult’ Whose Members Allege Sexual and Financial Exploitation

VICE World News spoke to dozens of ex-Modern Mystery School members, who described bizarre initiations, sexual coercion, and rampant profiteering.

By Mark Wilding
4th May 2021 • Vice

Loop Giveaways: Das Riesengeschäft mit echten Followern auf Instagram

Mit einem genialen Trick treiben deutsche Influencer ihre Follower-Zahlen nach oben. Die Deals werden in geheimen Telegram-Gruppen gemacht. Offenbar fließen Zehntausende Euro.

By Sebastian Meineck
3rd May 2021 • Vice

“Tragedia vivir en un país que no se conmueve con nada”, y otros mensajes de luz de la Nueva Banda de la Terraza

En Medellín, Colombia, un grupo de personas que se declara en “oposición creativa y colectiva” hace grafitis con luz desde terrazas, expresando entre paredes lo que muchos tienen enredado en la garganta.

By Santiago Cembrano
29th April 2021 • Vice

Raperos latinos te recomiendan las mejores canciones para acompañar este 420

La relación entre marihuana y música es fuerte, y entre marihuana y hip hop aún más. Exploramos las canciones favoritas para acompañar la fuma de MCs de toda la región.

By Santiago Cembrano
20th April 2021 • Vice

Grieving Without God: How Atheists Deal with Death

As part of an unabashedly Catholic family, I was shaped and moulded for a life of guilt from a young age. My Colombian grandmother, who was taught by nuns, lived by reminding us to give thanks to Jesus and avoid all sin. Just to play it safe, she often Our …

By JAMIE VALENTINO
14th April 2021 • Vice

Tracing the Sprawling Roots of Flash Preservation

Communities are working to salvage as much Flash content as possible—even possibly bringing the Flash player back to the web.

By Khee Hoon Chan
20th March 2021 • Vice

Criminal Gangs Are Cashing In On Humanity’s Plastic Crap

It's the new hustle in organized crime: plastic.

By Saqib Rahim
15th March 2021 • Vice

How to Invest Your 401(k) in Green Funds That Don’t Screw Over Your Kids

By Sandra Parsons
11th March 2021 • Vice

Black Doctors Are Being Targeted For Debunking Anti-Vaxxers on Clubhouse

Influencers are retaliating against Black doctors who fight vaccine misinformation on the voice-only app.

By Gabrielle LaRochelle
25th February 2021 • Vice

The Women Fighting to Make Marital Rape Illegal

It wasn’t until late last year that sexual harassment finally became illegal in Lebanon, perhaps not surprising in a country where 95 percent of MPs are men and there has never been a woman prime minister or president.

By Matilda Martin
17th February 2021 • Vice

Diez preguntas que siempre quisiste hacer sobre los toques de queda

“Confundir los medios con los fines, cuando se trata de la libertad de los ciudadanos, es potencialmente trágico”.

By Santiago Cembrano
9th February 2021 • Vice

¿Sientes ansiedad y no puedes dormir? Hablemos sobre el consumo de café

Es hora de hacer un alto en el camino para reflexionar sobre el teletrabajo, la borrosa división entre trabajo y casa, el peso de la cuarentena en la salud mental y las sustancias para hacerle frente a todo esto.

By Santiago Cembrano
27th January 2021 • Vice

La hazaña de Sison Beats: un concierto de rap en medio de la pandemia

El rapero de Medellín presentó su álbum en lo que fue el primer gran concierto de rap desde que llegó la pandemia a Colombia.

By Santiago Cembrano
22nd December 2020 • Vice

Six Reasons Why Google Maps Is the Creepiest App On Your Phone

Google Maps knows everything. Not just about every street, and every cafe, bar and shop on that street, but the people who go to them.

By Sebastian Meineck
12th November 2020 • Vice