Alex Jenkins

TV

How Going on University Challenge Changed My Life

The pursuit of knowledge, the myth of Paxman and the story of my own doomed run to the show’s semi finals.
Tom Whyman
8.24.22
Festivals

How to Deal With a Festival Comedown

So you've spent all weekend doing MDMA or coke and now you're crashing? Here's some tips to help you cope.
Izzy Copestake
6.6.22
Money

Nightmarish Stories from the Nannies of Super Rich Children

“They had three horses and the boys would literally pick up poo and throw it at me.”
Anna Samson
7.19.21
psychedelics

2020 Was the Year of the Magic Mushroom

During an incredibly anxious year, the therapeutic and spiritual benefits of psilocybin were welcomed with open arms and open minds.
David Hillier
12.31.20
Drugs

I Wore a FitBit On the Sesh to Study the Effects On My Body

Over four separate nights, I took ecstasy, ketamine, valium and cocaine, and monitored my heart rate, sleep, steps and number of calories burned.
Mac Hackett
3.2.20
best of the 2010s

The 22 Best Albums You May Have Missed in 2019

It's time to highlight the scrappy, underdog LPs that we spent the most time with this year.
VICE Staff
12.24.19
The Best of 2019

The 100 Best Songs of 2019

2019 yielded an abundance of slappers beyond just "Old Town Road." Here are our favorites.
VICE Staff
12.18.19
Best Of 2019

The 100 Best Albums of 2019

It was a great year for throwback hip hop, sex-positive R&B, ice-cold dance music, ambitious metal, and downright weird pop.
VICE Staff
12.12.19
Food

Invested Money in a Craft Beer Company? We Have Some Bad News

The crowdfunding boom among breweries in the UK is leaving a sour taste in many investors' mouths.
Rob Eveleigh
11.21.19
Internet

These Are the Real Reasons You Get Muted On Instagram

Turns out it's complicated, but rarely because someone actively dislikes you.
Daisy Jones
11.21.19
housing

People Share Their Most Fucked Up Airbnb Stories

"The host led me up some pitch black steps to the door, and said: 'We have one rule: no speaking'."
Daisy Jones
11.13.19
best of the 2010s

The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s

How do you narrow an entire decade of genre-breaking music down to a list of 100 albums? It's an impossible task, but we did it.
VICE Staff
11.6.19
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