MetaFilter posts tagged with vice

Nurturing Creativity

The Devil Tesla — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:28:06 -0800

The Seven Vices of Highly Creative People vs. Elizabeth Gilbert on How We Kill Geniuses Previously, when only the text of Gilbert's talk was available. "7 Vices" is via Kottke.

Road Erections

Count — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:48:04 -0800

Street Boners is Gavin Mcinnes', (co-founder and author of Vice magazine's DOs and DON'Ts) current project after splitting with Vice.

Babies & Burkhas

domdom — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 03:38:57 -0800

A never-before-seen look inside a hospital in the Middle East. Yemen is a country where women have an average of 7.9 children compared to 2.7 in the rest of the world. This disparity might have something to do with a culture that censures contraception and allows marriages to be consummated when the bride is as young as nine years old. VICE gains exclusive access to a Yemeni hospital maternity unit...

US Vice President insulates himself against identification

lee — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:45:21 -0800

Interview of a Senior Administration Official by the Traveling Press. It appears that the official doesn't want to be identified. The reason is not known.

Suggestion of Torture

shiska — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 12:27:35 -0800

Cheyney the Torturer? According to Dan Froomkin today, Lawrence Wilkerson (former chief of staff to the secretary of state) said that he had uncovered a "visible audit trail" tracing the practice of prisoner abuse by U.S. soldiers directly back to Vice President Cheney's office.

Surveillance Society: Operation Smapshot.

Esco757 — Thu, 26 Aug 2004 10:38:37 -0800

Winnipeg Police Service's Operation Snapshot: Winnipeg is the first Canadian city to post pictures of johns picking up hookers on their website: "The goal is to discourage customers of street prostitution in these areas. It is NOT to publicly identify individuals. These are random video clips of vehicular and pedestrian traffic in the areas known to be frequented by sex trade workers and their customers. The Winnipeg Police Service acknowledges that not everyone depicted in these clips are sex trade workers or their customers. As a result the faces of all persons and the license plates of all vehicles have been blurred out." However, at least one activist is posting licence plate numbers of johns: "Rev. Lehotsky, of the New Life Ministries, said some people complain he is violating their privacy, but he doesn't have much sympathy. "People have privacy concerns," he said. "But I say, if you're pulling your weenie out in a laneway, you've forfeited your right to privacy." ('Police 'john-cam' riles critics', Winnipeg Free Press, August 26, 2004)

Ever get the feeling that someone is watching you?

dejah420 — Tue, 24 Feb 2004 08:29:55 -0800

We libertarians can be forgiven for suspecting that legal sanctions against vice are not the concern of normal, healthy human beings. They are the concern of busybodies. And busybodies, for the record, are people who spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about what other people do in private. They hatch plans to catch their victims, engage in voyeurism as they peep into windows, and then break into homes and businesses to arrest their prey with the help of professional“busybody enablers”(pdf) called vice cops.

The Shiznet

boost ventilator — Sun, 28 Dec 2003 15:58:07 -0800

The Poop on Poop [an A to Z courtesy of Vice]

UnethicalInvesting

srboisvert — Sat, 08 Nov 2003 20:02:40 -0800

Vice Fund. Put your money where your black heart is.

Budget Orgy Calculator

madamjujujive — Mon, 09 Dec 2002 21:07:02 -0800

Budget Orgy Calculator - tis the season for festivities, but all those galas can be a bit hard on the wallet. This handy party planner helps you to calculate your costs in advance and keeps you from forgetting important details.

David Cross

boost ventilator — Thu, 28 Nov 2002 20:35:23 -0800

You've been Crossed. Comedian's comedian David Cross would rather open for bands than typical comics and has had some funny roles in some unfunny movies and TV shows, but Cross has taken centre stage with his new double comedy album on Sub Pop and several biting columns in vice magazine. There is also a newly published behind-the -scenes look at his cult sketch comedy show ("Mr. Show") and Cross recently appeared at a Autism fundraiser called "Clash of the Titans" alongside his Mr. Show alumni and Janeane Garafolo, Triumph the Insult Comic dog and the Kids in the Hall (here is a related auction and show review). Even though it looks like the feature "Run Ronnie Run" has been shelved by New Line, the future is looking bright for Mr. Cross (including the possible addition of more live dates for "Hooray for America" in the spring). For a brief look inside his mind, check these out.

me3dia — Tue, 03 Sep 2002 10:32:26 -0800

Anti-PC investing.
Tired of all those namby-pamby "socially responsible" mutual funds out there? Me too. That's why I'm putting my money in the Vice Fund, the first socially irresponsible mutual fund. It started trading today, investing in companies that benefit from smoking, drinking, gambling and defense spending.

"It is our philosophy that although often considered politically incorrect, these and similar industries and products...will continue to experience significant capital appreciation during good and bad markets. We consider these industries to be nearly 'recession-proof.'"

baylink — Tue, 09 Jan 2001 13:32:36 -0800

TPD to NFL: Sure, we'll arrest your quarterback for getting a lapdance. Oh, do I wanna see them be dumb enough to try this.