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The Secret History of Gavin McInnes

Gavin McInnes used to be known as a Vice magazine co-founder with controversial political leanings and an affinity for darkly unfunny jokes. Now, he’s also known as the founder of the far-right group the Proud Boys.

Adam Leith Gollner Vanity Fair Jun 2021 Permalink

Media

The Year in Pivoting to Video

There’s only ever so much you can control at any job.

David Roth Hazlitt Dec 2019 15min Permalink

Media Movies & TV

How ‘Desus & Mero’ Conquered Late Night

“In a landscape in which black people dominate the culture but have few recognized channels to respond to it, the show, which stars two American black men, provides a venue for black authority in the mainstream.”

Jazmine Hughes New York Times Magazine Jun 2018 15min Permalink

Business Media

A Company Built on a Bluff

How Shane Smith built Vice.

Reeves Wiedeman New York Jun 2018 30min Permalink

Caitlyn Jenner's Quest for Acceptance

The icon opens up about her mistakes, her family, and her journey to become a better person.

Diana Tourjée Vice May 2018 25min Permalink

Media

At Vice, Cutting-Edge Media and Allegations of Old-School Sexual Harassment

How the media company failed to create “a safe and inclusive workplace” for women.

Emily Steel New York Times Dec 2017 15min Permalink

Media

The Bad-Boy Brand

The past, present, and increasingly optimistic future of Vice.

Lizzie Widdicombe New Yorker Apr 2013 30min Permalink

Sex

An Avenue of Vice

On Queens’ stubbornly unchanging Roosevelt Avenue, where immigrants pay $2 a song to grind against hired dancers and shuttered houses of prostitution have given way to rolling brothel-vans.

Sarah Maslin Mir New York Times Oct 2012 10min Permalink

Arts

An Interview with William Gibson

An interview with William Gibson on the “dark, dark world of marketing, advertising, and trend forecasting.”

Jesse Pearson Vice Sep 2010 Permalink