Literature
How the CIA Infiltrated the World's Literature
The new book, Finks, reveals how great writers such as Baldwin, Márquez, and Hemingway became soldiers in America's cultural Cold War.
Krampus Is the Fucked-Up Santa we all Deserve This Year
We talked to Al Ridenour, the author of 'The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas Roots and Rebirth of the Folkloric Devil,' about the goat-hoofed punisher of misbehaving children.
Cuban Humor Owes Everything to Fidel Castro
Most Americans don't realize this, but 'el Líder Máximo' was the inspiration for—and butt of—a lot of very excellent jokes.
You'll Soon Be Able to Smoke from Hunter S. Thompson's Personal Weed Stash
Guess we know what weed the guys in your English 201 class will be smoking.
We Asked a Dominatrix to Review Some of this Year's Worst Sex Writing
A quick sample: "I entered her. Not only my prick, but the whole of me entered her, into her guts, into her darkness."
Funny Writers of Color Are Finally Being Taken Seriously
Paul Beatty's Man Booker-winning novel 'The Sellout' is part of a new wave of very funny, very serious literary works.
Bob Dylan Is the Perfect Nobel Winner
As a translator of one Nobel Prize contender and the former student of another, I'm not outraged. In fact, I think he's is the perfect choice.
The October Issue of VICE Magazine Is Now Online
This month you'll find stories about a group of reporters being murdered for covering the destruction of Cambodia's forests; a profile of Phoebe Robinson from of '2 Dope Queens'; and an interview with NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake.
The Origins of an Impostor: JT LeRoy's First Story
Read the first story written by the pseudonymous author who scandalized the literary establishment.
The Future of Sex Is Orgy Domes
We spoke to Emily Witt about her brilliant new book 'Future Sex', which takes on cultural myths around sexuality and sexual experimentation with a serious, radical eye.