personal essays

Tech

Confessions of a Reddit ‘Karma Whore’

05.31.19

By Brian Burlage
Food

My Wedding Feast Gave All of My Loved Ones Salmonella

03.12.18

By Katinka Oppeck
Identity

My Parents Told Me I Was White—Until a DNA Test Uncovered the Truth

05.22.17

By Georgina Lawton
Identity

I Met a Pastor Who Thinks ‘Transgenders’ Are Deceptive—He Didn’t Know I’m Trans

04.17.17

By Diana Tourjée
Entertainment

Dear Students: A Letter from Your Muslim American Teacher

11.17.16

By VICE Staff and Zaina Arafat
Identity

My Father Was a Child Molester and I Put Him in Prison

05.19.16

By Anonymous
Entertainment

Why Katherine Dunn’s ‘Geek Love’ Was a Bible to Weird Kids Like Me

05.15.16

By Molly Crabapple
Sex

What Happens When a Pessimist Dates an Optimist

03.29.16

By Jordan Foisy
Health

What It Was Like to Grow Up Fat

03.10.16

By Eternity Martis
Identity

That Time as a Gay Guy When You Lose Your Girlfriends to Some Sham Like Marriage

02.17.16

By Ryan O'Connell
Identity

Growing Up as the Daughter of a Real Housewife

02.16.16

By Christine Staub
It Sucks to Be Sober in New Orleans

02.03.16

By Megan Koester

The Latest

Gaming

Xbox Game Pass Surprises Users With a New 2025 Game Today

Xbox Game Pass adds a 2025 title today and gives players a chance to catch up on the latest installment in the franchise.

04.03.26

By Denny Connolly
Screenshot: The Pokémon Company

Gaming

Pokémon Champions Mega Abilities Leak Reveals Overpowered New Forms

A new leak might have just revealed most of the new Mega Abilities in Pokémon Champions. If true, it makes some Pokémon overpowered.

04.02.26

By Brent Koepp
PlayStation 5s – Credit: Sony

Tech via

Amazon Is Still Selling the PlayStation 5 at Its Old, Lower Price

I don’t often urge people to run, run, run and buy a deal, but if you want a PS5 before the price hike kicks in, I wouldn’t wait long past lunch.

04.02.26

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan
Tunvarat Pruksachat/Getty Images

Life

This ‘Healthy’ Ingredient You’re Probably Eating Might Give You a Stroke

If you’ve had a protein bar that wasn’t inedible, it’s probably because of erythritol. It’s just too bad that it might give you a stroke.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada
Sugar, The Surfing Dog

Life

Remembering Sugar the Surfing Dog, World Champion Dog Surfer

RIP Sugar.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada