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The Hallucinatory Terror of Unica Zürn
Unica ZürnIt's difficult to begin any discussion of German Surrealist Unica Zürn's work without first acknowledging the ongoing personal terror that was her life. Hers was a life spent under unending...
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Meet the Man Putting MDMA Therapy on Stage
A war veteran retreats into a box in the play 'Give Me Your Love.' All photos courtesy of Ridiculusmus To put on stage the histrionics that exist in someone's head is one of theater's greatest...
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Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau's Weird Song at Ottawa's MLK Tribute Was the Least of...
Not exactly the defining image you'd expect from Martin Luther King Day celebrations. Screenshot via YouTube According to the travel industry and junk science, the third Monday of every January is the...
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We Hung Out in Ferris Bueller’s Bedroom with the Artists Who Recreated It
All photos courtesy of Sarah Keenlyside Ferris Bueller was the original lifehacker, decades before that was even a thing. Any kid (or adult, for that matter) who has seen John Hughes' iconic film...
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Australian Dudebros Are Turning Canadian Ski Towns into a Never-Ending...
Undeniable photographic proof that no one knows how to party quite like Aussies. Photo courtesy of DeanToday in Whistler, BC and Banff, Alberta, two of Canada's most picturesque, prominent ski towns,...
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Shock, Race, and Fairytales: A Conversation with Swedish Artist Makonde Linde
Photo courtesy of Makode Linde The first time the world heard about Swedish artist Makode Linde he was in blackface and pretending to be a cake, in a performance art piece at a Museum of Modern Art...
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Remembering Sarah Kane, the Playwright Who Changed British Theater Forever
Sarah Kane. Screen shot via Curtains open on a hotel room in Leeds. A vile, middle-aged journalist is there to seduce a much younger woman. He's homophobic, misogynistic, and racist. She is emotionally...
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Brian Evenson’s Writing Is as Brutal as It Is Beautiful
For my money, Brian Evenson is one of the most consistently vital and unnerving voices in writing today. Spanning 11 full-length novels, as well as works attributed to various pseudonyms and works in...
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There’s Now a Play About the Women Duped into Dating Spy Cops
Photo via Wikimedia CommonsThis article originally appeared on VICE UKMost people have told a lie to get laid, but not many of us have done so backed by the state. Since a 2011 Guardian investigation...
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What’s It Going to Take for the British Art World to Stop Cozying Up to Big Oil?
Photo: London Mexico Solidarity This article originally appeared on VICE UK The British Museum's Great Court is a beautiful place. Light streams through its curved glass and steel roof, bouncing off...
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How to Write a 'Radical' Play About Mao, Modern Politics, and the Chinese...
Siu Hun Li (fake Mao), Stephen Hoo (Fake Mao), and Rebecca Boey (Fake Moa) in 'The Sugar Coated Bullets of the Bourgeoisie'. Photo by Nobby Clark Mao Zedong has become a symbol of revolutionary...
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We Asked Europeans How Much They Care About Shakespeare
This article originally appeared on VICE UKShakespeare has officially crossed over, and it only took a few centuries. Four hundred years after his death, a YouGov survey commissioned by the British...
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Talking to Artist Sean Scully About Addiction, Death, and Ai Wei Wei
Sean Scully in his studio. Photo by Liliane Tomasko After his grandfather killed himself, Sean Scully and his family left Ireland for north London. "He was going to be shot for desertion," says Scully....
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How TV Cop Thriller 'Undercover' Masterfully Handles Race in Britain
This article originally appeared on VICE UKRewind ten years ago. The buildup to Germany's World Cup. Indie still a relevant genre. James Corden just a fat guy who no one's really heard of. You would...
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Q&A With Artists Oddisee and Elle on the influence of Basquiat.
In its latest collection, the eyewear brand Etnia Barcelona, which finds inspiration in the art world, pays homage to Jean-Michel Basquiat. Drawing on graffiti and street art, the pieces in the series...
View ArticleVICE Meets: Talking Art, Acid, and Architecture with Filmmaker Jonathan Meades
A cult figure in Britain, journalist and documentary filmmaker Jonathan Meades has never run with the pack. He specializes in a provocative kind of revisionism—underlying all his best work is a deep...
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Why Iran's First Contemporary Arab Art Exhibit Was Important
From photographer Arwa Al Neami's 'Never Never Land' series, which exhibited at the Spheres of Influence show in Tehran last month. Image by Arwa Al NeamiPhotographer and filmmaker Arwa Al Neami...
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'Lady Dynamite' Is the Funniest Show About Mental Health That You're Not...
There's always been something weirdly magnetic about comedian Maria Bamford. You may have also come across her years ago on Comedy Central Presents, where her sensibility immediately had me hooked as a...
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What It’s Like to Take Opioids for Pain
Photo via Flickr user romana kleeThis article originally appeared on VICE CanadaNorth America is in the grip of an opiate epidemic that now kills more people than car crashes. But despite all the...
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High Wire: The Difference Between Being Happy and Being High
This guy is definitely one or the other. Photo via Getty Images/razyph Many people think of drug use, or other potentially addictive experiences like gambling, as more profane than sacred. Chemical or...
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