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Watch Yung Gutted's Video for 'Hustle or Starve'
This video, for Tower II's song "Hustle and Starve," features rappers Czarquan and Shogun Ack making great use of low-key lighting as they mob around New York City.
A Female Sex Worker Compares Notes with a Gigolo
I hired a male counterpart to see what the other side of the transaction looks like.
My Bizarre Twitter Beef with Azealia Banks and Her Homophobia
The rapper's homophobic Twitter rant about me revealed how little she knows about gender and sexuality in 21st century America.
Instagram Art Is a Joke, and It's On You
A growing number of artists are using Instagram to take the piss out of our relationship with technology.
Why Isn't Art Funny More Often?
A roundtable discussion between critic Whitney Kimball and artists Jamie Warren, Jibz Cameron, and Guy Richards Smit.
This Poo Painting of Mark Zuckerberg Is the Digital Era’s 'Piss Christ'
The street artist KATSU says he crafted his own feces into a portrait of the Facebook CEO, and the work is on display at a New York art gallery.
Should New York Release Sex Offenders?
As New York state considers releasing sex offenders previously held in civil commitment, forensic psychiatrist Dr. Michael Welner's research on the Depravity Standard asks the public to consider how to judge the worst crimes people can commit.
The 'Charlie' Hebdo' Attacks Showed When We Need Cops
We should salute cops when they do their jobs, but law enforcement heroism can't be used to delay police reform.
The NYPD Is Taking a Holiday from Arresting People
This past week saw New York City cops shift from symbolic protest—turning their backs on the mayor—to actually packing it up and not doing their jobs.
My Year of Being a Drunk Balding Loser Homo
Photographer Dan Allegretto's 2014 sucked. He bounded from job to job, gained weight, fucked a handful of "mediocre dudes," and lost his hair.
A Black and White Game: The Chess Players of Union Square
VICE columnist and former competitive chess champion Giancarlo T. Roma talks to chess players in NYC's Union Square about life and the game.
The Feds Are Suing New York City Because Rikers Island Is a Hellhole
US Attorney Preet Bharara says Mayor Bill de Blasio is taking too long to reform the notoriously horrific collection of jails.