Gavin Newsom’s billionaire tax two-step: squeeze the rich nationally, spare California’s donor class
Gov. Gavin Newsom is trying to sell America on a national billionaire tax as he cultivates a likely White House...
One of 2025’s Best RPGs Achieves a Major Milestone
2025 was filled with a ton of major RPGs like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Avowed, The Outer Worlds 2, Octopath...
The spread of the 2x playback button is a sign of brainrot — and I love it
"Italian brainrot" character plushes, popularized on short-form video, and now your kids can snuggle them. RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty...
A call about illegal dumping in Palmdale leads to an 800-pound meth bust
Code enforcement officers in the city of Palmdale made an extraordinary discovery this week while responding to an illegal dumping...
Cleanup of rotting meat, scorched debris begins at Boyle Heights cold-storage warehouse
Idling trucks, sandbag piles, and large metal trailers stationed around a massive cold storage facility that burned for days in...
Vance channels Nixon playbook as he positions himself for 2028: analysis
Vice President JD Vance drew scrutiny this week after praising Richard Nixon and downplaying the severity of Watergate during an...
The surprising reason a sleep tracker can wreck a good night’s sleep
You wake up to your 7 a.m. alarm feeling relatively refreshed and ready to tackle the day ahead. But when...
Prison-Beating Avoidance Strategies and Our Very Own AI Ragebots—This Week on VICE: Members Only
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I took my kids to a family-friendly pub to watch the World Cup. It’s more socially acceptable now.
Jonathan Stone with his kids, Jameson, 3, and Parker, 6, watching the World Cup. Courtesy of Jonathan StoneJonathan Stone and...
Uber Enacts Stricter Background Checks for Drivers
Uber announced sweeping changes to its background checks on Friday after a New York Times investigation in December revealed how...
