moral panic

Tech

‘GTA VI’ Has Already Sparked a Bizarre Moral Panic Fit For Our Age

12.05.23

By Matthew Gault
Life

I Went to a Maid Cafe That’s Been Called ‘Hooters for Incels’

03.16.23

By Helen Meriel Thomas
Identity

What to Say if a Friend Insists ‘800,000 Children Are Trafficked Each Year’

10.08.20

By Katie Way
Tech

‘Phones Cause Teens to Grow Horns’ Is a Dumb Tech Moral Panic

06.20.19

By Caroline Haskins
We Asked People to Share Their Least Acceptable Opinions

04.25.18

By Michael Migali
Health

How Mainstream Emo Made Us Talk About Mental Health

03.26.18

By Emma Garland
Identity

How Chemsex Helps Queer Men Find Their Place in Harsh Cities

03.12.18

By Matthew Broomfield
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Sex

Unpicking the Urban Legend of ‘Shag Bands’

02.10.17

By Hannah Ewens
Games

Dungeons & Dragons Is Now Part of the National Toy Hall of Fame

11.14.16

By VICE Staff
Tech

LinkNYC Discovers the Difficulty of Bringing Free Wi-Fi to City Streets

09.20.16

By Linda Huber
Games

The World’s Most Dangerous Game: Pokémon’s Strange History with Moral Panics

09.04.16

By Lana Polansky
Music

How Mainstream Emo Made Us Talk About Mental Health

05.18.16

By Emma Garland

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Life

Study Uncovers Promising Treatments for Tourette Syndrome

“These behavioral therapies are really straightforward approaches that patients of all ages can benefit from,” said a co-author of the study.

11.21.24

By Sammi Caramela
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Devin Townsend Announces 2025 Tour With Tesseract

Devin Townsend will be touring North America next year in support of his new album, PowerNerd.

11.21.24

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
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Music

Why Snoop Dogg ‘Chose No Sides’ in the Kendrick Lamar-Drake Beef

Snoop chose not to get involved in the Kendrick Lamar-Drake, beef but does believe that Kendrick’s song “Not Like Us” united “the West.”

11.21.24

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
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Life

‘AI Jesus’ Is Now Taking Confessions at a Church in Switzerland

AI Jesus has logged on.

11.21.24

By Paige Gawley
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Music

Jay-Z’s Team Roc Sues Kansas Police for Corruption and Abuse Records

Team ROC, a social justice organization run by Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, filed a lawsuit against Kansas City police over alleged corruption and abuse.

11.21.24