Rocco Castoro

Stuff

​The Economics of the Islamic State: Terror as a Global Start-Up

Talking to Loretta Napoleoni, whose new book, The Islamist Phoenix: The Islamic State and the Redrawing of the Middle East, looks at how unique and singular the Islamic State is as a terrorist organization.
Rocco Castoro
12.2.14
Film

Why Movie Reviewers Are Missing the Point of ‘Child of God,’ and Probably Life Itself

James Franco's adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's 1973 novel about a necrophiliac serial killer hit theaters last Friday. On the whole, reviews weren't good. Child of God may well be my favorite book, and the adaptation is exactly what I was hoping...
Rocco Castoro
8.6.14
News

The Week in GIFs

"Approval rating? Hahaha. Hey folks, how about you approve this wicked Mexican-American deuce that in a few hours will be dropping from my ass to your mouth, you ungrateful motherf—Wait, what's that? Yes, extra sour cream, please."
Rocco Castoro
6.27.14
News

The Week In GIFs

The Week In GIFs
Rocco Castoro
6.8.14
News

The Week In GIFs

Sup, dawg? I'll tell you sup: The Week In GIFs. GIF OR DIE, DAWG!!!
Rocco Castoro
5.24.14
News

The Week In GIFs

Another week, more GIFs. Here they are.
Rocco Castoro
5.17.14
News

The Week In GIFs

Yo yo yee-yah! It's Saturday, which means it's time for the Week In GIFs. Catch up on what you didn't hear about this week because you were out getting drunk and being a degenerate!
Rocco Castoro
5.10.14
Stuff

The Week in GIFs

This week was at least ten times weirder than last week. Maybe even 15. Let’s GIF about it.
Rocco Castoro
5.2.14
Stuff

The Week in GIFs

After finally coming to terms with the fact that most people barely have the attention span to tie their shoes, let alone read more than five sentences of text, we've created a new column about GIFs.
Rocco Castoro
4.19.14
The Holding Court Issue

It’s Little, But It’s Mean

Irving Zisman is the sexually vigorous 86-year-old who serves as a role model for horndog octogenarians. He stars in Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa. He was kind enough to talk to me about the new movie and give me hope that as an old person I don...
Rocco Castoro
10.22.13
Film

The VICE Podcast - 'Escape from Tomorrow'

This week, VICE's editor in chief, Rocco Castoro, speaks with Randy Moore, the filmmaker behind Escape from Tomorrow, a fantasy thrill ride through the darkest depths of Americana that follows one man's nightmarish family vacation to...
Rocco Castoro
10.12.13
Stuff

Danny McBride Talks About the Final Season of 'Eastbound & Down'

A few days before last night's premiere of season four of Eastbound & Down, I spoke with Danny McBride to glean some insight into what happens to Kenny Powers in the end.
Rocco Castoro
9.30.13
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