Welcome to Basket case, wherein your trusty VICE editors scour the proverbial aisles of our favorite online retailers to bring you a smorgasbord of the absolute best things to buy. In this installment, we’re playing Supermarket Sweep at the iconic male sex toy brand Fleshlightbringing you everything from penis strokers to shower mounts. Few sex … Read more
“If someone’s a pile of shit and they say ‘we’re a pile of shit’ there’s nothing wrong with that,” says Jason Williamson, lead singer of the Nottingham post-punk outfit, Sleaford Mods, as he sips out of a cardboard coffee cup on the lower floor of his hotel. But it’s just once a pile of shit … Read more
“Kiss the cook” apron? Check. New Balances? Donned, and tied tightly. Grill brush multi-tool? Duh. Flask locked and loaded with pop’s fave whiskey. Mission accomplished.If this Sunday scene sounds familiar, you probably have a food dad. A noble, much-appreciated creature, the food dad is often observed participating in fascinating rituals to establish pack dominance when … Read more
If you live in a part of the United States where climate change (and gender reveal parties) cause *very normal*, not-at-all-insane things to happen—say, the sky literally turning orange—you’re probably familiar with the effects of regional wildfires. Beyond the devastation that comes with being in the direct path of one of these fires, there are … Read more
Image Credit: Getty Images Package delivery drivers worked through the wildfire smoke in New York City on Wednesday, even as the air quality became “hazardous” in the afternoon and clouds of stinging yellow smog descended over the city. Drivers said that, despite the outdoor conditions, UPS did not change their hours or take any precautions … Read more
The moon in Aquarius makes a harmonious connection with the sun in Gemini at 9:29 AM, which could find folks coming up with brilliant ideas! This alignment can generally inspire a sense of ease, as well as social connection. Surprises may pop up as the moon squares off with Uranus in Taurus at 2:37 PM, … Read more
I was an over-ear headphones guy for years. If you’re looking for top-of-the-line sound quality, airplane-proof noise-canceling, and Cloud Sofa-level comfort, you can’t beat a big old pair of, say, Bose QC-45s or Sony WH-1000XM4s. But at a certain point, I just got tired of lugging huge headphones around with me everywhere I went. They … Read more
On Wednesday, Microsoft announced it will now offer US government departments access to its artificial intelligence models, such as OpenAI’s GPT-4. As stated in a blog post by Microsoftits Azure OpenAI Service will now help Azure Government customers accelerate content generation, create summaries of reports and logs, optimize search, and simplify code. Many agencies require … Read more
We’re not sure how you you spent your indeterminally long traumatic time period between 2020 and 2021, but we were binging The Sopranos for the eight millionth time. Night after night, we watched Paulie and Christopher get lost in the woods, rooted for Carmela and Furio to just make out already, and indulged the horny … Read more
A photo of Italian woman Ornella Saiu that was posted to Facebook following her murder in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. MEXICO CITY — Three men have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the daytime murder of an Italian woman in a restaurant in the popular Mexican beachside tourist destination of Playa del Carmen. Ornella … Read more