Michael Cuby
Ask An Expert
We Asked An Expert Why People Believe In—and Hunt—Ghosts
Justin McDaniel, one of the founders of the Penn Ghost Project, an interdisciplinary group of academics that explores humanity's relationship with the otherworldly.
Michael Cuby
4.27.17
LGBTQ
James Baldwin's Queerness Was Inseparable from His Blackness
Though 'I Am Not Your Negro' doesn't address Baldwin's homosexuality, it was integral to his political philosophy in ways that can give us hope today.
Michael Cuby
2.3.17
Film
‘Moonlight’ Captures the Complexities of Growing Up Gay and Black in America
The film, which sees release this Friday, navigates the intersection of two distinct experiences in ways most cinema hasn't.
Michael Cuby
10.19.16
Culture
The New Season of 'Transparent' Is Ushering in the Trans Revolution
With season three of the Amazon show, showrunner Jill Soloway highlights a wide cross section of trans experiences, creating awareness around the divergent struggles of trans people from different walks of life.
Michael Cuby
9.23.16
Stuff
Talking to 'Black-ish' Creator Kenya Barris About Putting the New Black Middle Class on Screen
We spoke to the creator behind ABC's consistently funny and cutting family comedy about politics, 'The Cosby Show,' and aspirational TV.
Michael Cuby
2.3.16
Tech
Meet the People Who Respond to Emails to Santa Claus
What happens when a kid emails Santa? And what happens if that email asks sad, depressing questions about life?
Michael Cuby
12.23.15
The VICE Guide to Right Now
No, the Sinaloa Cartel Doesn't Have Beef with ISIS
After an email went viral claiming that El Chapo had declared war on ISIS, the author behind the original report admitted that it was all satirical.
Michael Cuby
12.11.15
The VICE Guide to Right Now
Sorry, We Probably Haven't Found Megastructures Made By Aliens
Scientists thought a "swarm of megastructures" in the cosmos may have been created by aliens, but a new paper debunks that theory.
Michael Cuby
12.9.15
The VICE Guide to Right Now
America's White Nationalist Party Is Crazy About Donald Trump
The chairman of the American Freedom Party says his members are ready to "energize the masses" for Trump's campaign.
Michael Cuby
12.9.15
The VICE Guide to Right Now
KimYe Named Their Son 'Saint West'
He was born the day after Kim tweeted a selfie with the caption, "Ready whenever you are lol."
Michael Cuby
12.7.15
The VICE Guide to Right Now
A Group of Girls Is Petitioning to Join the Boy Scouts
"When we get into the real world, we're going to have to work with other people who are, like, not just girls."
Michael Cuby
11.23.15
The VICE Guide to Right Now
Facebook Is Making It Easier for Ex-Lovers to Mute Each Other
Nobody wants to keep being reminded of a former flame. Facebook is making it so that you don't have to.
Michael Cuby
11.20.15
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