Posts Tagged ‘VICE’
An Enslaved Family Worked A Plantation Almost 90 Years After The Civil War Ended (Documentary)
March 23, 2018
It’s one thing for post Civil War slaves to be freed on paper, to actually BE freed from slavery is a whole thing altogether. Consider the ‘lag time’ between that Emancipation Proclamation and the slaves coming to know that they can stop ‘slaving’ for no wages… that they can stop being mistreated, brutalized and/or otherwise denied basic human rights & dignity. Especially with no formal education, exposure to ‘outsiders’ (not even mass media or Internet). Think ‘Massuh’ went to them slaves right away to tell ’em, “Y’alls free now”? Hell no. But just how long were they still enslaved? VICE goes to ‘The Slavery Detective of the South’ to get her to tell the whole story.
Slavery might have ended on paper after the Civil War, but many White landowners did everything they could to exploit newly freed slaves well into the 20th century. Thousands of Black laborers across the South were forced to work against their will as late as the 1960s—a new form of enslavement that went on in the shadows of rural America.
VICE’s Akil Gibbons traveled to Louisiana to meet genealogist Antoinette Harrell, the “slavery detective of the South,” who tracks down cases of modern-day slavery and abusive labor practices. They talk to a man whose family was held on a plantation against their will into the 1950s, and explains how she uses decades-old records to uncover how slavery was perpetuated long after the Civil War ended.
– VICE
Watch The World’s Strongest Man Throw Back Some Kegs And Take Down 7 Meals A Day (Documentary)
March 22, 2018
Brian Shaw. Small-town Colorado dude. Three-time winner of the World’s Strongest Man contest. Check out VICE Sports’ coverage on him. And he is not only tossing kegs; dude can lift CARS!
Women Of Color Are Trying To Get Out Of The United States (Video)
February 15, 2018
Damn. Has it come to this? Our sistas go on retreats… women do, PEOPLE do… but the driver for WHY they are going in this piece. They need PEACE! And a SAFE space! A vacay trip is about ‘escape’ but this is an ESCAPE escape from the real harm they suffer.
It comes as no surprise that a time when White supremacist groups have gained increased public notoriety and the President has disparaged African nations as “sh!tholes,” many Black Americans are feeling isolated and unsafe in communities or workplaces.
Many of them are turning those frustrations into acts of self-preservation, and are spending significant money to get outside of the country and away from the people who make them feel that way.
Since the election of President Trump, at least 5 black-owned trip organizations have told VICE News that they’ve experienced upticks in interest from clients eager to get out of the United States.
VICE News followed a group of women to the Women of Color Healing Retreat in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica; a travel experience that emphasized yoga, vegan food, political education seminars, and specifically banned White people.
– VICE News Tonight
And the commentary of Trump, and his supporters. Just watch.
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Tags: Costa Rica, Puerto Viejo, VICE, VICE News, VICE News Tonight, Women of Color Healing Retreat | 
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The [Deep] Dish On Chicago Pizza (Video)
February 9, 2018
The Chi. Home of the deep dish pizza… inspired by Kate Upton… hahaaaa! But low-key understand the inspiration (well, not so low-key).
Chicago is not a one-note pizza city. From deep dish to tavern style thin, there are no hard and fast rules when it comes to pizza. Our host Frank Pinello has never been to Chicago but has an open pizza mind, even though he was raised on NY pizza. What makes this city so special is the people, hands down. So while we hate a lot of great pizza it was the people that really made our experience special. Whether Frank was learning about deep dish from Marc Malnati, making pizza with Rose at Vito & Nick’s or taking a dance lesson with the owner’s of Freddy’s pizza, one thing is clear in Chicago: this city has great pizza and even greater people.
– Munchies
Posted in Food, Series, Videos | Tags: BEST PIZZA, Chicago, FRANK PINELLO, Munchies, Pizza, THE PIZZA SHOW, VICE | No Comments »
Fold, Eat, Repeat: Experience New York A Slice At A Time (Video)
February 8, 2018
Nothing like a New York slice! And we got ’em (and the stories behind ’em) in this episode of The Pizza Show.
New York is the birthplace of many things, but for today’s purposes, we’re sticking to pizza. Frank starts with a quick history lesson from Scott Wiener, the owner of Scott’s Pizza Tours. Then, we hit the streets to see and taste the history for ourselves. The best thing about the city’s pizza scene is that it’s relatively young, so you can still eat slices from the ovens of the people that started it all and put New York pizza on the map.
We meet the granddaughters of the man that literally brought pizza over from Naples, and even see the ovens that he used. Then, we hit all the best slices from Greenwich Village to Soho, and finish in Brooklyn at Luigi’s Pizza, a place untouched by time.
– Munchies
Posted in Food, Series, Videos | Tags: BEST PIZZA, FRANK PINELLO, Munchies, New York, NEW YORK CITY, Pizza, Scott Wiener, THE PIZZA SHOW, VICE | No Comments »
Taking “The Pizza Show” On The Road… To Detroit (Video)
February 6, 2018
“Hey bruh, let’s get a slice” are words you have heard, or at least understand folks saying, in New York… and Chicago… and Detroit… and (record screeches, whimsical background music stops)… Wait what!!
Detroit might be known as the motor city, but it’s also the pizza city. Our host Frank Pinello heads west to try out the thick-crusted, rectangular pies unique to the city. We start our tour with the classics—Buddy’s, Cloverleaf, and Loui’s—before heading to some of Detroit’s newer spots like Amar Pizza and Suppino Pizzeria. And it wouldn’t be a trip to Detroit without a visit to one of the most infamous pizza names to come out of the Mitten State—Little Caesars. Motown is definitely the dough town.
– Munchies
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2 Chainz Gets Tatted With Some Of The Most Expensivest Ink (Video)
January 22, 2018
Sterilized, purified carbon from motorcycle burnout? That’s where the tattoo ink is from? THAT’S what ya [Titty] Boi is gonna have driven into his SKIN?? A’ight then…
2 Chainz heads to Hart & Huntington to get tattooed with special ink made from carbon that is extracted from motorcycles. Seriously. And only 10 bottles in the whole world were made.
– VICELAND
– @ojones1
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Let’s Visit 2 Chains At His ‘Most Expensivist’ Summer Home (Video)
January 13, 2018
When you got a ballin’ azz indoor racquetball/basketball court as a feature in your ballin’ azz vacation home on the Long Island sound… you are LIVING! 2 Chaaaaainz!
2 Chainz enjoys his vacation home and plays basketball in a $450,000 court. Watch more MOST EXPENSIVEST, Wednesdays at 10:30pm on VICELAND.
– GQ
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Trappy Is Doing The Fitness On This Dog-gone Treadmill (Video)
January 8, 2018
On National Championship day (or any other), we need to get it started like Trappy got it started… with 2 Chainz on his own treadmill. Sorta.
Hahaaaaa! This clip has me WEAK… from laughing… AND from Trappy being damned adorable!
(And yes. Honey holding the treat out for Trappy can most def get a ‘nibble’ from me. She cute.)
– @ojones1
Posted in Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Lifestyle, Videos | Tags: 2 Chainz, Doggie Treadmill, Doggy Treadmill, MOST EXPENSIVEST, Trappie, Trappy, Treadmill, VICE, VICELAND | No Comments »
“The Untitled Action Bronson Show” feat. Rickey Smiley & Jacques Torres (Video)
January 4, 2018
This is “The Untitled Action Bronson Show”… you muthaf**kers! Hahaaa!
Now how is Bronson gonna start in with a flattering comment on the career influence of Rickey Smiley, flip it into an admission that he was actually waiting to watch “BET Uncut” and move right into eating Smiley’s frosted flake encrusted mac-n-cheese to Rickey rocking it jazzy on the keys with the band???
Oh, who knows? Well, you will; once you watch this episode!
– @ojones1
Posted in Celebrity, Comedy, Food, Hip-Hop, Interview, Radio, Series, Videos | Tags: Action Bronson, Jacques Torres, Rickey Smiley, The Untitled Action Bronson Show, VICE | No Comments »
2 Chainz Paid $15,000 For A Birthday Cake… For His Dog? (Video)
January 3, 2018
Of course, 2 Chainz would cop the Most Expensivest birthday cake for his doggy, Trappy. Of course, he would. Cute li’l critter though. Ha!
(Actually, Chainz got the hook-up from The Cake Boss himself. So it was only… $12K. Still though. Woowwww!)
– @ojones1
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Food/Lifestyle: 2 Chainz Enjoys The ‘Most Expensivist’ Food And Smoke (Video)
November 14, 2017
Sitting down to $300 steaks and $4900 chicken wings with Action Bronson, chomping on thousand-dollar doughnuts, and smoking on $4000 cigars… 2 Chainz treats himself while showing you how.
(The steak though. Might have to try one. It’ll “hurt”… but soooo good!)
– @ojones1
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VICE on HBO: Heroin Crisis & The New Age of Nukes (Video)
October 26, 2017
Two topics that are about ‘blowing up’ in their own ways. Truthfully always thought that the drug game was going the way of pills more so than that ‘ron… And “modernizing” our nukes, never really thought of that. But VICE did. Glad they are on the job.
America is facing the worst drug epidemic this country has ever seen: more people are dying from overdoses than from car accidents-and at the center of it is an explosion in the use of heroin. Thomas Morton traces the causes and impacts of the crisis, from the poppy farms of Mexico to the hills of West Virginia, and investigates how users, first responders, and government officials are responding to the new reality of American drug use.
Twenty-five years after the end of the Cold War, America’s vast nuclear arsenal is beginning to show its age, and the government has embarked on the largest nuclear modernization effort in our history, costing American taxpayers as much as $1 trillion. Kaj Larsen goes aboard a ballistic missile submarine and visits the facilities on the front line of our nuclear weapons program to see why the military wants to upgrade the nukes we have-and why that might be a dangerous idea.
– VICE
Posted in Film, Investigation, Politics, Series, Television, Videos | Tags: Episode 14, Heroin Crisis, Kaj Larsen, Season 4, The New Age of Nukes, Thomas Morton, VICE, VICE on HBO | No Comments »
The Most Bizarre Tradition Of Donkey Sex (Documentary)
October 17, 2017
Some of the locals… They f*ck donkeys.
– Ryan Duffy
They are so wrong right for flipping that “Gimme That Donkey Butt” sample for the backbeat for this in the beginning. Haha!
Having sex with donkeys is a part of growing up for some of the local boys on the northern coast of Colombia. We went to investigate this obscure tradition and foolishly said, “we’ll believe it when we see it.”
– VICE
Oh, you didn’t think we were playing about actual DONKEY F*CKING, did you? You might need to schedule a therapist visit BEFORE you watch this. Crazy!
Posted in Investigation, Lifestyle, Relationships, Travel, Videos | Tags: Cartagena, Colombia, Donkey Sex, Ryan Duffy, The Most Bizarre Tradition, VICE | No Comments »
Big Boi Makes The News With His Music Reviews (Video)
September 13, 2017
VICE News’ new music critic, Big Boi (of Outkast) reviews some new music in the debut of his Music Critic segment. In the debut, Big Boi will review “The Lovers†by Nine Inch Nails, “Summer Bummer†by Lana Del Rey (featuring A$AP Rocky and Playboi Carti), “Learn To Let Go†by Kesha, and “Bodak Yellow†by Cardi B.
Posted in Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Opinion, Series, Television, Videos | Tags: Big Boi, Ep. 1, HBO, Music Critic, New Music, VICE, VICE News, VICE News Tonight | No Comments »
VICE News Reports On ‘Race and Terror’ In Charlottesville (Video)
August 16, 2017
Here is a VICE News piece on the protests, counter-protests, why everyone is REALLY there, the points of view, passionate responses and tragedy coming out of Charlottesville.
On Saturday hundreds of white nationalists, alt-righters, and neo-Nazis traveled to Charlottesville, Virginia to participate in the “Unite the Right†rally. By Saturday evening three people were dead – one protester, and two police officers – and many more injured.
– VICE News
The lens through which we observe events that affect us should be handled responsibly. The lens in this instance is journalistic reporting. There is stuff we ought to know. A free press should (read again: SHOULD) keep our eyes on what is important, tell us why, and provide proper focus long enough for us to make up our own minds about it. Extending the metaphor, the lens should be kept clear of clutter so we can see the TRUTH. That truth is left to each of us to find for ourselves.
On what’s going on in Charlottesville, VICE News does that. Like they always do: They go to the hot spot and embed, clear out the clutter and show us what it going on and why we should care; and viewers can go from there. Elle Reeve was there for VICE News to show us the raw truth, including what everyone said… including the U.S. President and White supremacist leader Chris Cantwell. Their words. Footage of actions and aftermath. Truthfully presented. Point blank period.
(You will likely feel enraged, sad, confused, helpless, or some combination. But if you feel anything like akin to Cantwell’s smirk at the end of this piece, LEAVE. And NEVER come back!
Posted in Activism, Cover Story, EVENTS, Investigation, News, Television, Videos | Tags: Charlottesville, Chris Cantwell, Elle Reeve, HBO, Race, Race and Terror, Terror, VICE, VICE News, VICE News Tonight, white supremacist, white supremacist leader Chris Cantwell | No Comments »
‘The Therapist’ Talks To Prodigy (Of Mobb Deep) [Trailer]
July 7, 2017
Mannnn, this could churn up all kinds of happy-sad-wow feelings. VICELAND’s series THE THERAPIST is dropping the episode featuring the recently departed Prodigy.
Rapper Prodigy of Mobb Deep discusses living with Sickle Cell Anemia and receiving supernatural spiritual messages.
– VICELAND
File this under ‘must watch.’ Peep the trailer above.
#RIPProdigy
– @ojones1
VICE On HBO: Boko Haram & Unnatural Selection (Season 4, Episode 1) [Video]
July 5, 2017
The National Resource Center For Mutant Mice?? WTF?? Oh, wait, VICE is back for Season 4. Ohhhhh! Now, that does not explain it. But be damned sure that VICE will explain everything. We have the first episode of this season from the HBO investigative docu-series embedded above. Read the episode summary below.
The terrorist group Boko Haram is responsible for thousands of deaths in Nigeria. Now, the government is determined to drive these militants from the country. But is the hunt for insurgents causing as much harm as it’s preventing? Former Navy SEAL and new VICE correspondent Kaj Larsen travels to Nigeria to see what this cat-and-mouse game means for the people caught in the middle of the fight.
For centuries, scientists have been working to change the genetic traits of plants and animals. Now, the new gene-editing method CRISPR has made that process astonishingly simple – so simple it could easily be used on humans. Isobel Yeung reports from Brazil, Scotland, China and the U.S. on the technological advances that could reshape evolution as we know it.
– VICE
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SWOLE: A Docu-Series On Bodybuilder Culture (Video)
July 4, 2017
SWOLE is a new series by VICE that will focus on bodybuilder culture.
Episode 1 (above) follows 40-year-old Greg Doucette pushing himself to see if can place high enough to continue competing after being away from contention for three years. Episode 2 of SWOLE follows bodybuilder Helle Trevino as she prepares for the Rising Phoenix competition, talks to eight-time Ms. Olympia Lenda Murray and others about how they push to keep competitive women’s bodybuilding alive as a sport. Episode 3 focuses on folks in the culture trying to get that ‘advantage’ as they pump while following Mike Bolkovic, a bodybuilder whose daily routine includes injecting testosterone.
Great series. Another incredible series from VICE Sports!
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Government Mind Control: Is It Happening? (Video)
June 5, 2017
Damn. This looks straight out of a sci-fi TV series. The people suspect clandestine government activity and a coverup. Psychiatrists say it’s a mass delusion; so government will likely go with that. What’s the truth behind allegations of individuals being targeted and tortured in the most unique, high-tech ways? VICE Reports went to find out.
Recently, thousands of people around the world are claiming to be having the exact same terrifying experience. They all report the same symptoms: hearing operator voices in their heads, suffering from ‘electronic torture’ and being subject to organised stalking – they call themselves ‘Targeted Individuals.’
Whilst psychiatrists have warned this is mass delusion on a global scale, the community are determined to prove that they are not mentally ill, but victims of a global trans-humanist agenda that will eventually be rolled out to take control of us all.
Across online blogs and forums the targets have been sharing their experiences and in doing so have formed a growing community, validating each other’s place in the ‘targeting programme.’
Targeted Individuals have tried many things to relieve their pain – from living life on the run to surgically removing their own flesh because they believe it’s implanted with microchips.
In this film VICE follows the lives of several targets as they try to fight for official recognition of the targeting programme.
– VICE
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