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I’m starting to think that the septum ring and the surface piercings and the connector chains and the filthy camo shirt with Discharge patches holding together the shoulder are all pretty integral to the overall shaved-headed look. When you take them away you just sort of look like you’re on your way home from concentration camp. Comments/Enlarge | See all


I’m starting to think that the septum ring and the surface piercings and the connector chains and the filthy camo shirt with Discharge patches holding together the shoulder are all pretty integral to the overall shaved-headed look. When you take them away you just sort of look like you’re on your way home from concentration camp. Comments/Enlarge | See all








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1450VIDEO GAMES KILLED THE RADIO STAR
Games Review - The History Issue
GRAND THEFT AUTO IV
This isn’t particularly fair. It’s like they’ve told me to review the universe in a text message, or to summarize all of À la recherche du temps perdu in five words...READ MORE
1451VICE MAIL
Letters - The History Issue
Analog Mail, A Nation of Retards, The Sweet Stink of Girl Shit, Ready For Action, Ketchup on Your Porridge, Sex Snoop...READ MORE
1452VICE COMICS
By Johnny Ryan
U.S. HISTORY FUN FACTS...READ MORE
1453COGITATIONS UPON THE NATURE OF HISTORY

They say that history is written by the winners.
One day the feral scum of Britain will win and roam the country free.
My problem is that they can't read or write.
And that'll be the end of history...READ MORE
1454LITERARY
Book Reviews - The History Issue
THE US IMPERIALISTS STARTED THE KOREAN WAR
This book is complete fiction. Every story in it is either fabricated or twisted so much as to be useless as an historical account. We South Koreans believe we could have...READ MORE
1455HISTORY ON REPEAT FOREVER AND EVER
Ophelia Field Traces Vice's Ancestors
Ophelia Field is a young and articulate graduate of Christ Church College, Oxford and the London School of Economics. She knows a lot more than you about the early 18th Century.
When she isn't acting as an expert consultant to the European Council on Refu...READ MORE
1457VICE FASHION - THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS

Photos by Valerie Phillips
Styling by Aldene Johnson...READ MORE
1458ENGLAND IS THE PLACE FOR ME
Val Wilmer's Hidden Photographs Uncovered. A Forgotten History of Black London
While certain rock stars with surnames that rhyme with "dagger" were making pained efforts to be seen to be hip on the 60s scene in London, Val Wilmer was living in the calypso, jazz and highlife alternative. She worked for London's main black magazines like...READ MORE
1459THE HISTORY OF DAD
The Vice Interview
My father Stephen has done a lot of pretty cool things that have been significant in recent British history. He started something called the Boilerhouse Project at the V&A in the 80s, set up the Design Museum, wrote a book called Sex, Drink and Fast CarsREAD MORE
1460VICE FASHION - BERLIN PUNKS LOOK BACK AND LAUGH

Photos by Christopher Voy

Over the last 10 years Berlin's punks have all but disappeared from the city's streets. The vast majority of the former squats that previously acted as social and economic...READ MORE
1461POGUE MAHONE MEANS KISS MY ARSE
An Interview With Shane MacGowan
We won't go too much into who Shane MacGowan is here because, for God's sake, you should know. He's got our vote for best lyricist of the 20th century, and he's a singer who can bring grown men to tears with just one well-turned phrase. Is he a drunk and a now...READ MORE
1463PRANCEHALL

I was walking down the street the other day when I had an epiphany. I turned to my reflection in a nearby shop window and said, "Hey, you know what? There's more to the world than just UrBaN Mu$iC in that Do It! column." In celebration of this sign from heaven...READ MORE
1468THE DISEASES OF OUR LEADERS
By Neil Hamburger, Comedian
Those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it. That's what someone said. Because I didn't learn who said it, I am condemned to repeat it: Those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it...READ MORE
1469THOMAS CAHILL IS SAVING CIVILIZATION

Over the course of books such as How the Irish Saved Civilization, Sailing the Wine-Dark Seas, and Mysteries of the Middle Ages, which is newly released in a paperback edition, historian Thomas Cahill has done more for making ancient history read...READ MORE
1472THE SAGA OF TRUE NORWEGIAN BLACK METAL

I met Metalion during a drunken night at Oslo's Inferno Festival in 2003. I was impressed by his kind nature and unparalleled knowledge of extreme metal, so we stayed in touch over the next few years, occasionally geeking out over cameras and records. My frien...READ MORE
1473X'ED
Eight Photographers Look Back
Photos by Jonathan Black, Brandon Herman, David Titlow, Carolina Manaigo, Ben Ritter, Ed Zipco, Alex Sturrock and Jamie Warren...READ MORE
1474BLOODCLOT!
John Joseph of the Cro-Mags Makes the Rest of Us Look Like Pussies
One morning on my way to work, hungover and feeling sorry for myself, I ran into John Joseph, who I knew a little bit through our mutual friends in the hardcore scene in New York. John was the lead singer of the Cro-Mags, who are responsible for Age of Quar...READ MORE
1476SHAFTED
A Guide to Sex and Death in the Old West
Harry S. Truman once said, "America was built on courage, on imagination, and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand." But that's bullshit: It was built by thieves, drunks, and whores whose job at hand was giving hand jobs. Thanks to Deadwood...READ MORE
1477OUR FATHER
Six Artists Draw Washington
Illustrations by Brian Degraw, Jon Vermilyea, Laura Park, Victor Cayro, Aran Darling & Milano Chow...READ MORE
1478IRON LADY
Seven Artists Draw The Woman Who Changed Everything
Illustrations by Jiro Bevis, Rose Blake, Jo Sinclair, Mimi Leung, Ted Pearce, Georgia-Rose Fairman & Liam Sparkes...READ MORE
1479THE EPICLY LATER'D PAGE
by Patrick O'Dell
I remember Jerry Hsu coming to New York in 2001 and 2002, back before he knew anyone here. He was probably 17 but I thought he was 24. We were at my house on Graham Avenue in Brooklyn and he turned to me and said, "Do you wanna go to Supreme and...READ MORE
1482NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
The Vice Interview
The worst thing about history is the fact that most of the really cool stuff happened centuries ago so anyone who can tell you anything remotely vivid about it has been dead for ages. We have to rely on books, and books are generally full of shit. So you can i...READ MORE
1483VICE FASHION - NIGHT SKATING IN OLD LONDON TOWN

Photos by Jonnie Craig
Styling by Kylie Griffiths

Last month I went skating with some friends around London's most...READ MORE
1484JOHN CHEEVER GOES UNDER
by Blake Bailey
In 1974, John Cheever accepted a teaching position at Boston University, the better to distance himself from his family and drink in peace. One of the first things he did on arrival was order stationery: "John Cheever/71 Bay State Road/Boston, Massachusetts 02...READ MORE
1486SAMMY DEVIL JR.
The Candy Man Was a Satanist
If nobody else is willing to say this out loud, I'll step up to the plate. Barack Obama is totally ripping off Sammy Davis Jr. I'm willing to overlook their general similarities (cross-racial appeal, Amazon brides, chain smoking), but the senator's appropriati...READ MORE
1487VICE FASHION - OH WHAT A PARADISE IT SEEMS

Photos by Roe Ethridge
Styling by Annette Lamothe-Ramos and Mordechai Rubinstein...READ MORE
1488THE KIDS WERE ALRIGHT
Selections From Ryan McGinley's Early Work, 1998-2003
These are photos from the fucked-up party days, from when Ryan first started taking pictures of all his crazy friends up to when he had his solo show at the Whitney Museum, which flung him like a wet young noodle into the boiling pot of the art world...READ MORE
1489I DON'T FEEL AT HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE
J. Spaceman on the Strange and Beautiful Canon of Mississippi Records
I've always had this belief that if you produce something beautiful, and it's packaged beautifully and has had some love and attention invested in it, then somebody will want it.
Unfortunately, the record industry is the opposite of that. It's all about "...READ MORE
1490BLOOD SPLASHED ON A DAISY IN THE SUNSHINE
An Interview With Siouxsie Sioux
When Siouxsie Sioux climbed onstage at the 100 Club in September 1976 with a band made up of nonmusician buddies-Marco Pirroni, Steven Severin, and Sid Vicious-she probably wasn't thinking about world tours with roadies, lighting rigs, and costume changes...READ MORE
1491DAVID WALLECHINSKY IS A HUMAN ENCYCLOPEDIA

A longtime reader of this magazine (such as yourself) already knows about David Wallechinsky because you read the People's Lists feature in every issue. That's the column that takes excerpts from Wallechinsky's (along with his late father and sister) brilliant...READ MORE
1492RECORDS
Music Reviews - The History Issue
PAPER ROUTE GANGSTAZ
Fear and Loathing in Hunts Vegas

If you aren't up on Paper Route Recordz, get familiar. These dudes have been putting it down in Bama for a minute now. With a little push from Benzi and Diplo, the crew...READ MORE
1494CHINESE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

Last year, Belgian photojournalist Nick Hannes took a year off from shooting warzones all over the world and travelled from Antwerp to Vladivostok and somehow then ended up in Beijing. While there, he heard things about their Museum of Natural History which ma...READ MORE
1495MORE CHINESE BODY SHOTS
A Viceland Exclusive
As a Sunday afternoon bonus, here are a few more shots taken at the body-part wing of the Beijing Natural History Museum by the VBS camera crew who shot the Supergirl series. Enjoy! ...READ MORE
1496SKINEMA
By Chris Nieratko
AMY FISHER/JOEY BUTTAFUOCO CAUGHT ON TAPE
How was your weekend? Mine was shitty. Me and my wife went down with the flu for two weeks and were running 102 fevers, bedridden, and about to tear each other's...READ MORE
1497A CONVERSATION WITH LEWIS LAPHAM

Lewis Lapham is one of our most distinguished editors and essayists. Called "a connoisseur of the perfect word," he was editor of Harper's magazine for almost 30 years, assuming emeritus status in 2006 to start his own journal, Lapham's Quarterly...READ MORE
1499HEY, WHERE DID BRIDGET CROSS GO?
Alaska, If You Must Know
How cool is Bridget Cross? She was the bassist for Unrest, the king of all early-90s indie bands, plus she was in Velocity Girl and Air Miami. If you cared about underground music in the 90s, she's already one of your crushes/heroes. Bridget played bass like a...READ MORE
1500RAW CHINA
Wash Your Body
When I first moved into the neighborhood I took a walk with my friend who's an old China hand and helped me find an apartment. We checked out the surrounding area and she pointed out some local features, the Italian restaurant, a laundry, a western supermarket...READ MORE
1501AMERICAN EROS
From the Hypothermic to the Hypothetical
It made little difference when the icy water finally reached my crotch; anything of mine living in that vicinity had already yelped in alarm, scrambled up into my torso, and perched itself safely atop my liver, chattering like a castanet. The last time my he-r...READ MORE
1503WHSSHKKKK!
Rat Bastard Is the King of Noise
Some facts about a man named Rat Bastard: Born Frank Falestra and unceremoniously given his current moniker by a shitty punk band he recorded 20 years ago, he lives in Miami, three blocks away from the thong-riddled shores of South Beach. He's 50 years old and...READ MORE
1505ZINN AND THE ART OF HISTORY MAINTENANCE
A People's Chat With Howard
Though not quite yet a household name, as historians and public intellectuals go, Howard Zinn has in the last few years become increasingly present in the public eye (whatever that is). Though it is safe to say that some 20 years ago, when his magnum opus A...READ MORE
1506OUR HERO
Four Artists Draw Ned Kelly
Illustrations by Brendan Keogh, Justin Williams, Kelly Smith & Rowan Tedge...READ MORE
1507PEACE IN THE MIDDLE WEST
How Israel Almost Ended Up In The Kimberleys
When you think about it, there's got to be a better place for Israel than the Middle East. It's one of the worst neighborhoods on earth. Crowded, violent, dusty, and hated by pretty much every-one on the block. Holy sites aside, wouldn't it be better if it was...READ MORE
1509OUR WILLY
Five Artists Draw Willy Brandt
Illustrations by Chriss Kunst, Jakob Hinrichs, Vanskap, Mario Wagner & Mathieu Desjardins...READ MORE
1510ROGUES & UPSTARTS
Here Be the Standouts of Our Convict Stain
Over 160,000 poor, poor convicts were stuffed into the hulls of tall ships and transported from the Mother Land to Australia between 1788 and 1868, during what was, by all accounts, up there as one of the least fun centuries of all time. The voyage took around...READ MORE
1511BIG AND UGLY
Primitive Calculators On Kick-Starting the Aussie "Little Band" Scene
It's 1979 and Robert 'Simply Irresistible' Palmer stands at the back of a dingy Melbourne venue in his best pop star finery looking at the stage in mild disgust. Someone from his entourage has dragged him along to a Little Bands night and he doesn't like what ...READ MORE
1512YESTERDAY'S TOMORROW IS TODAY'S COLOSSAL DISAPPOINTMENT
A History of the Future (in Movies)
For 100 years, movies have tried to show us what the future might hold. Now, in 2008 (which is officially "the future"), we can look back and say: They were almost entirely wrong. Nevertheless, here are their best efforts....READ MORE
1513A DIRTY LITTLE RAG WITH FILTH IN IT
Richard Neville Looks Back On Oz
Back in the late 1950s, when Richard Neville finished high school, Australia was in many ways, uh, what's the word? Oh that's right…totally fucked. Monarchy-loving Menzies, then in his mid-70s, had been in power since 1949; the White Australia Policy was still...READ MORE
1514THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON THAT'S NOT QUITE RIGHT
Wire Still Do Care
Wire occupy a special place in the history of London 77. Unlike all the bands who broke up after losing steam only to cash in 20 years down the road with reunion after reunion, they never lost steam. And unlike other punk bands such as the Stranglers and the D...READ MORE
1515MASTER OF MINUTIA
Martin Monestier Really Knows His Shit
You've probably never heard of Martin Monestier, but he is literally one of the best people ever. He used to be a photojournalist but after taking his millionth photo, he went through a bizarre phase which involved boarding himself up in his flat and contempla...READ MORE
1517THIS GUY HUNTS DOWN NAZIS
What Have You Been Up to Lately?
Dr. Efraim Zuroff oversees Operation: Last Chance, an organization that tracks down the remaining geriatric dickheads who were responsible for the Holocaust. He is after the true dregs of humanity, bona fide war criminals such as Dr. Aribert Heim, whose contri...READ MORE