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La Campanera was formerly one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in San Salvador, El Salvador. But with the area on the rebound, VICE sent journalist Fritz Pinnow to try a hangover cure at Mercado Central and then learn to make pupusas at a roadside stall with a devilishly spicy menu.

9 months ago | [YT] | 7

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Mathilda “Mayhem” Wilson is the first professional women’s bare-knuckle boxer in the whole of Scandinavia. She’s from Sweden, where the sport is still illegal. To compete, she has to travel across Europe to follow a hard-fought career as a ‪@BKFC‬ fighter.

We tagged along with Mathilda and her family for several months to document the duality of her life—unconditional love and unrelenting violence.

9 months ago | [YT] | 10

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After nearly seven years out of print, VICE magazine is back. To celebrate, ‪@TajCam‬ flew in from his home in Puerto Rico and took the mag out onto the streets of New York City, where it encountered grateful people, happy people, angry people, conspiracy people, and a whole lot of rude people.

If you weren’t lucky enough to get a copy from Taji, you can buy VICE magazine at branches of Barnes & Noble or subscribe to get 4 issues a year, delivered right to your front door: www.vice.com/en/youtubemembership/

9 months ago | [YT] | 11

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A new trend has emerged garnering widespread attention on social media: Death Diving.

With a name like Death Diving, it was evident that this extreme sport comes with inherent risks. In this new documentary on VICE, host Danny Sewell and filmmaker Jake Dowsett travel to Norway to seek out the daredevils behind this viral sensation, hoping to discover what drives them to risk it all.

10 months ago | [YT] | 10

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For years, New Zealand’s suburbs have been terrorized by the power ballads of Céline Dion and Mariah Carey. Since 2010, self-proclaimed Siren Kings have been strapping sirens ordinarily used for tsunami warnings onto their bikes and cars to play music as loud as they can. While they say their love of sounds is a form of creative self-expression and community building, their neighbors say it’s 3am and they can’t sleep.

Local investigators, the ‪@TheDepartmentofInformation‬, set out to meet these Siren Kings, hear from their sleepless neighbors, and try to figure out why they’re playing Céline Dion in the middle of the night.

10 months ago | [YT] | 10

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The California Model, a system-wide change within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, was inspired by prison operations in Norway and other Scandinavian countries where incarceration is considered an opportunity for recovery and rehabilitation rather than punishment.

The problem, according to whistleblower and retired correctional lieutenant Hector Bravo Ferrel, is that the implementation of this new model has actually led to more violence and corruption.

In this episode of I Was There, Ferrel exposes what working inside California's new prison model is really like, including the shocking events that led to his early retirement, and CDCR's attempt to both silence him, and discredit his story.

10 months ago | [YT] | 18

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If you were a skateboarder in the early 2000s, chances are you grew up on Jon Miner’s work. The visionary behind iconic projects like This is Skateboarding, Kids in Emerica, Stay Gold, and more, Miner helped define a generation of skate videos. Skaters couldn’t get enough of his signature look and feel — raw, stylish, unforgettable.

To kick off Season 2 of Let It Kill You, series creator Ben McQueen heads to Santa Rosa to dive into Jon’s personal life, tracing his journey through stories, memories, and candid moments. Jon gets real — personal, vulnerable, and unfiltered — opening up about skateboarding, life, and what it takes to be one of the best skateboarders to ever step behind the camera.

From Andrew Reynolds to Heath Kirchart, hear from the legends themselves as they reflect on what made working with Jon so special.

10 months ago | [YT] | 11

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The Hells Angels and Pagans MC are two of America's most notorious outlaw motorcycle clubs, and their longstanding rivalry has led to violence, retaliation, and deep-rooted animosity.

In this episode of United Gangs of America, dive into the innermost workings of two of the most dangerous gangs in the U.S.

11 months ago | [YT] | 15

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For over 40 years, New York's most creative characters have been gathering in Coney Island to participate in the Mermaid Parade. There's no ethnic, religious, or political connection between participants, but locals call it the official opening of summer in the city.

In this episode of GATHERINGS, VICE host Jackson Garrett hitches a ride to Coney Island to find out what NYC's oddest tradition means to those who celebrate it.

11 months ago | [YT] | 11

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The highest concentration of one of the most venomous snakes in the world is located about 90 miles off the coast of Santos, Brazil, on a small, craggy chunk of otherwise uninhabitable land.

11 months ago | [YT] | 15