Vice Magazine – Volume 9, Number 8
Cover photo by Terry Richardson
This issue dives into Vice’s usual mix of culture, provocation, and underground energy. Terry Richardson provides the cover and shoots inside spreads, setting the tone for a raw, unfiltered aesthetic.
One of the standout features is “Bosom Buddies,” revisiting Larry Clark and Harmony Korine, whose collaboration on Kids (1995) changed independent cinema forever. The piece reflects on their bond — from their chaotic early days through the film’s legacy — capturing the way their partnership blurred the line between art, exploitation, and raw documentation of youth culture. It looks at how Clark’s gritty lens and Korine’s writing fed off each other, and how both figures, still controversial, reshaped what teenage rebellion could look like on screen.
Other highlights include “The Saddest Day,” a personal recollection of memory and loss, and “Electroclash – The Second Coming,” charting the resurgence of the downtown music scene. Amy Gartrell delivers darkly playful art with “Depressing Flowers,” while “Never Mind the Dogtown” gives Vice’s skewed take on skateboarding history. There’s also a profile of a New York rapper institutionalized for mental illness, and “Beachcombers,” an essay on scavenging, crime, and survival.
The back half packs in cultural fragments: Mussolini’s death through personal accounts, Colombian art students pushing creative limits, and “Plastic Locks,” a meditation on early digital tech. Regulars include Beats and Rhymes, Electric Independence, reviews, fashion, comics, and Skinema.
