writers
Teju Cole on Trump, God, and How Twitter Makes Us Stupid
"I don't think Trump would be president without Twitter."
All Your Favorite Writers and Artists Were Constantly Fucking
A new book charts out the often messy love lives of famous artists, writers, and creative types.
We Asked Australian Sci-Fi Authors to Predict Our Shitty, Shitty Future
People who write doomsday scenarios for a living tell us what the actual doomsday will look like—Great!
Trump Edited the Jokes in His Own Roast to Sound Richer
Trump was lying about his finances well before the election.
Five Writers Who (Almost) Got Away With Lying
Laura Albert's creation of JT LeRoy wasn't the only identity-switcheroo pulled by a writer.
Artists Respond to Oscar Wilde's Woes Inside an Abandoned Prison
More than 30 artists, including Nan Goldin and Steve McQueen, teamed up with Artangel to bring Wilde’s work back to the jail where he composed one of his most haunting works.
Murderers Are the Best Restaurant Workers
From the beginning of my stints working front-of-house in restaurants, I always enjoyed dealing with different types of personalities.
How Machine-Generated Screenplays May Affect Artists
Artificial intelligence generated the screenplay for sci-fi short-film, Sunspring. Turns out, machines like this might actually benefit writers and artists alike.
Why Are Writers So Prone to Jealousy?
We asked some emerging Australian writers to tell us about their battles with insecurity.
Why New York Is So Terrifying and Alienating
In her new book, The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone, Olivia Laing explores the way various artists across several decades have interpreted New York's ability to alienate and exclude its inhabitants.
We Are Redesigning Our Magazine in 2016
Stay tuned for the big changes coming to VICE magazine next year.