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Written by chrystal galloway

Wednesday, 10 February 2010 00:53

By AtaliVice Magazine began as a way for some Canadian drug addicts to get a check from the government to score more dope. It has since exploded into an underground media force to be reckoned with, now offering a bitchin’ website, books, DVDs, and a record label. That’s a pretty hefty feat for some junkies. Irreverent, subversive, opinionated and incredibly risqué, Vice in any form is not for the faint of heart.
                I first heard of Vice after picking up Bella’s copy of The Vice Guide to Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll. I was hooked. The writing was spot-on hilarious, I was laughing for the duration, even when I was pretty sure I was mortally offended. One of the best things about Vice is that it’s an equal opportunity xenophobe, equally as likely to make fun of one section of the world population as any other. The writers can be alternately sexist or racist, they most certainly do not pull any punches, and that is so refreshing in this day and age of the uber politically correct.
                Vice’s website (http://www.viceland.com/index_us.php) is all that and more, with new articles posted daily. There’s no line between highbrow and lowbrow on this site - absolutely anything and everything is up for grabs here, be it in-depth examinations of evil corporations, art, fashion or the genitalia of snails. The most personally addicting thing about the site for me is the Do’s and Don’ts, which are completely unpredictable and kept distracting me from completing this article. You’ll see one person reviled and another praised for wearing practically the same outfit, but the captions are priceless, and seeing what some people actually wear out of the house is baffling.
                VBStv gives the world videos on everything from gaming to traveling the least hospitable countries on the globe. I watched the travel guide on North Korea fretting the entire time that the host would end up murdered, but cheering them on for the balls to do something illegal. The defiant six-year-old in me loves that they really just don’t give a fuck, but they are determined to bring you their version of the truth.
                The record company is discriminating for good reason, only putting for records by the highest caliber of musical acts, from dance luminaries Chromeo to the unfortunately now-defunct Death From Above 1979. The music review section of the site offers your expected blurbs about new albums (with a smiley face/pukey face system in lieu of stars), and also gives props to the best and worst album covers. Yes, I know I shouldn’t judge a record by it’s cover, but we all do it, Vice just does it out loud.
                I know some of you hipsters out there are rolling your eyes, “Funniest shit you’ve never seen? I knew about Vice eons ago…” well STFU, buddy, some people haven’t and this is for them. Go give yourself a hug for being such an awesome motherfucker. And even if you are well versed in Vice, the website offers so much that you’d be hard-pressed to have taken it all in, so go revisit the vision of everyone’s favorite drug addled friends from the north. Get offended, get your eyes opened, get some laughs. Vice is here for you.

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