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We sat down with Mauritius-Melbourne fashion designer, Erik Yvon, to chat about his beginnings in the industry, collaborating with musicians, and his proudest career moment so far.

Fashion Designer Erik Yvon on Breaking Into the Industry

We had Young Franco speak to us about finding influences in music, first gigs at 3am, and how each song has changed his life.

Young Franco On How To Make Music That Matters

Jacksonville, FL

Lane Pittman is a Jacksonville legend. Though he’s best known as the guy who headbanged in a Category 5 hurricane, Pittman was actually a local star long before that. In fact, he’s one of the rare oddballs to have earned the name “Florida Man” in news headlines not once but twice.

The Florida Man Who Headbanged in a Hurricane

I dabble in woo-woo. I know my big three (Aries sun, Scorpio moon and Pisces rising). I’ve had a tarot deck since I was 15 when my friend and I both bought a deck from a self-proclaimed witch with long grey hair from a shop in Launceston. I frequently delete my Co-Star app and then re-download it whenever I want to be negged by my phone and the Co-Star copywriters. I fucken’ froth a sparkly rock. And I rewatch Practical Magic every year.

I Went to the Ballarat Psychic Expo at a Table Tennis Centre

In the UK, hip-hop culture started emerging in the early 80s with rappers, DJs, graffiti writers and breakdancers taking their cues from what was happening stateside and putting their own spin on it. Crews formed across the country as like-minded people started making music together and building communities. And in London, there was a British-Jamaican teenager with a film camera documenting it all.

An Insider’s Guide to the Golden Era of UK Hip-Hop

If you are struggling with a break-up and need to talk to someone, email lovebetter@youthline.co.nz or text “lovebetter” to 234. In an age where most of our relationships exist (or begin) in the digital world, we’ve had to create a whole new lexicon to define the dating patterns many people are experiencing.

What is Breadcrumbing and How to Know if it’s Happening to You

Miami, FL

How do you know when you’ve officially made it as a “playboy?” Do playboys put “playboy” down on admin forms when asked to list their occupation? How do they get there, and how do they stay there without burning out or dying?. For now, definitive...

Is This Miami's Most Legendary Playboy?

“From Romford” … “to Sydney”. The crowd whooped as the words illuminated the stage of the Sydney Opera House’s concert hall behind party pioneers Underworld. British duo Karl Hyde and Rick Smith have been producing rousing techno ballads and all-consuming, charging dance tracks for three decades. Climbing from Wales, to east London, to the silver screen with “Born Slippy (Nuxx)” (one of the 90s’ most iconic songs that scores the climax to Trainspotting), to music directing the 2012 London Olympic Games’ opening ceremony, and now to headline Vivid, a state-government funded arts festival, in the most famous building in the world.

Underworld Review: Does 'Born Slippy' Make Sense In the Opera House?

Say what you want about Sydney clubs—you can still find a solid dance floor if you know where to look. Even the best clubs in Sydney have had a rough few years: between lockouts, shut downs, and early close times, the city hasn’t exactly gained the best reputation for nightlife. But there’s a reason it was once known as an international dance capital—and why new waves of hip hop and South-Asian creative collectives are energising the music scene once again.

The VICE Guide to the Best Clubs in Sydney

In news both strange and yet strangely predictable, wellness influencers on TikTok have started using an ancient laxative to try to cure itchy skin conditions and baldness. Castor oil has long been infamous for its ability to leave people groaning on the toilet. It was used in small quantities to induce labour in Ancient Egypt and in far larger doses as a humiliating torture method by Benito Mussolini’s fascist blackshirts.

TikTok Influencers Are Trying to Cure Baldness with Laxative

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Silicon Valley’s wealthy elite are viewing doomsday as a serious threat, building bunkers in preparation for the potential destruction of all mankind. In 2017, just after Trump’s inauguration, media theorist Douglas Rushkoff was invited to speak to tech executives at an exclusive resort about the digital future. However, when he showed up, his hosts had other plans. He recounted the story on VICE TV’s series ‘While the Rest of Us Die.’

Billionaires Are Building Luxury Bunkers to Escape Doomsday

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. — Thomas Manzo, the ex-husband of a star from Bravo's "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," was convicted today of planning an assault on his ex-wife’s current husband in exchange for a lavish wedding reception, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. The 59-year-old Franklin Lakes resident was found guilty after a two-and-a-half-week trial before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in Newark federal court.

Real Housewives Star's Ex Convicted of Violent Assault

Lockout laws, lockdowns, and the increasing residentialisation of Australia’s biggest city: What didn’t manage to kill Sydney’s underground only made it stronger. In the midst of it all, dstreet was born. Named for Douglas Street, the location of a big, silly sharehouse, the party collective was formed through a series of “pretty stupid house parties”. What followed out of lockdown were a slew of inner west location TBAs, outdoor parties and bush raves. Their “first licensed venue party” was held at the Sydney Opera House, as a part of Vivid Live’s studio party series.

From the Underground to the Opera House

Asha Puthli shines like the brightest star in the solar system. The 79-year-old jazz singer’s escapades include shooting for Studio 54, acting in a James Ivory film, and singing about finding a lover in outer space. But Puthli has been retired for almost 40 years since then, skipping past the 90s and much of the 21st century. Her 1976 album The Devil is Loose is easily one of the most spellbinding and influential albums to come out of the 70s and is said to have inspired enigmatic disco legend Donna Summer. A sonic concoction of psych rock, free-jazz, pop, rock and disco throughout the album forged a path for radical musical experimentation at a time when many artists had only begun to scratch the surface. And Puthli has always been a renegade – almost 50 years after the album’s release, her freak flag continues to fly.

Asha Puthli Forever

Here's one of the funniest facts about humans: every single one of us thinks we've figured it out. Other people and their opinions are simply not as good as ours. Travel is one of those things everyone thinks they do right and best. We interviewed three people whose holiday habits...

Three Maligned Modern Tourists Defend Themselves

As a ten-year-old in the backseat of my Mum’s old Holden Barina, the bass of Timbaland and Missy Elliott’s iconic “Get Ur Freak On” felt best when my hand was placed upon the car speakers. The booming Indian tabla hand drums and the instantly catchy six-note base melody played on the Punjab tumbi sit underneath Elliott’s bars like kindling while she does what she does best: ignite the song.

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More information on Kate Middleton’s diagnosis has come to light! On June 6, Prince William released a statement updating the world on his wife’s condition. According to several reports, Kate Middleton is currently undergoing preventative chemotherapy and recovering well after her shocking cancer diagnosis. If you haven’t been following the royals and are unfamiliar with what’s happening with the Princess of Wales lately, we’ll break down all things Kate Middleton health-related for you below.

More Info on Kate Middleton's Diagnosis Has Come to Light!

Brigid Pfeifer

She danced with Fred Astaire and toured with Bob Hope. These were among the many Hollywood stars who had the opportunity to work with her. On Sunday June 2nd, actress Janis Paige passed away. She was 101 years old.

Hollywood and Broadway Star Dies at 101

Tattoo artist and skateboarder Ben McQueen was always going to feature Mike Gigliotti in the first episode of his new VICE series, Let It Kill You, which you can now watch below. Based on McQueen’s 2022 photo book of the same name—and blurring a day-in-the-life style with that of Epicly Later’d—the series will chart the creative union between skating and art as seen through the lives and careers of heavyweights in the space. Gigliotti, or Lottie, was high up on the list because A) he’s a good friend of McQueen’s, but B) he’s a constant fountain of artistic output, and his skate shop, Lotties, was a huge deal for the LA skate community and beyond.

The First Episode of ‘Let It Kill You’ Is Out Now

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What To Do If An Ex Is Posting About You After A Break-Up

If you are struggling with a break-up and need to talk to someone, email lovebetter@youthline.co.nz or text “lovebetter” to 234. Your ex may have been hot...

What To Do If An Ex Is Posting About You After A Break-Up

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