The VICE Guide to Right Now
This Store Sells Stuff From People’s Exes To Mend Broken Hearts
The Once-Loved Store sells rings, cameras, and even a portable air conditioner.
Frankie Lantican
2.15.21
The VICE Guide to Right Now
The US Ambassador to Vietnam Just Dropped a Rap Song for the Lunar New Year
“I’m from Nebraska, I’m not a big city boy / Then three years ago, I moved to Hanoi.”
Frankie Lantican
2.10.21
Travel
How This Guy Traveled From Singapore to Canada Without Flying
He's currently busy with uni life but in 2018, Ganesha Balakrishnan was hitchhiking and couch-surfing his way across the world.
Frankie Lantican
2.5.21
Lunar New Year
These Lunar New Year Face Masks Are for Single People With Nosy Relatives
“Gong Xi Fa Cai. I don’t have a boyfriend. I don’t have a girlfriend,” one Chinese New Year-themed face mask says.
Frankie Lantican
1.29.21
ANIMALS
Meet Simba, Singapore’s First Lion Born Through Artificial Insemination
Sadly, Simba’s father Mufasa died before the lion cub was born.
Frankie Lantican
1.27.21
TV
‘Bling Empire’ Is a Huge Hit. Here Come the Memes.
Passive aggressive frenemy parties! A fight over a penis pump! People can't look away from the new Netflix series, and now they're reacting with memes.
Frankie Lantican
1.26.21
VICE K-Pop
These K-Pop Music Videos Were Banned by TV Networks for the Strangest Reasons
For Blackpink's “Kill This Love” music video, the issue centered around a seat belt.
Frankie Lantican
1.25.21
VICE K-Pop
Has K-Pop Fan Fiction Crossed a Line?
For some, fan fiction is all about creative self-expression, but whenever real people are involved, it demands discussions on sexual violence and consent.
Frankie Lantican
1.21.21
japan
In Japan, You Can Rent a Person To Do Nothing
One man makes a living out of meeting up with clients who hire him just to be with them.
Frankie Lantican
1.15.21
world china
What It’s Like To Live in a Cashless Society
In Sweden most people don’t carry cash anymore and in China, even panhandlers have QR codes for donations.
Frankie Lantican
1.13.21
The VICE Guide to Right Now
Student Asks Girl Out on a Date With Google Forms
The form came complete with a meme and multiple choice questions.
Frankie Lantican
1.11.21
world singapore
Why Singapore Is Offering Couples Thousands of Dollars To Have a Baby
Many Singaporeans say that they’ll likely postpone plans of marriage or having a child because of the pandemic.
Frankie Lantican
1.8.21
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