Here Is the VICE Style Guide

Hamilton Nolan · 09/25/14 01:20PM

Many media outlets have style guides, which governs all matters related to writing style. We got a copy of Vice's style guide. Here it is.

Jay-Z Was Better Than Beyoncé Is

Jordan Sargent · 09/25/14 12:03PM

The main reaction to Jay-Z and Beyoncé's On the Run Tour seemed to be some variation of "Jay-Z sucks! Get this old asshole off the stage!" I don't disagree—Jay-Z is old, and in 2014 he doesn't really belong on a stage with Beyoncé. But let us not forget that Jay-Z was better than Beyoncé is.

Caity Weaver · 09/25/14 11:50AM

Taylor Swift recently joined Tumblr, and all she found there was even more Taylor Swift.

Pregnant Woman: NYPD Beat My Belly With a Baton

Allie Jones · 09/25/14 11:40AM

New details have emerged in the case of Sandra Amezquita's rough arrest last Saturday that was in part captured on video. In the video, an NYPD officer slams Amezquita, who is pregnant, belly-first into the ground. She and her attorney now say cops beat her belly with a baton.

Derek Jeter Was OK

Tom Scocca · 09/25/14 11:35AM

After tonight—or as of yesterday, depending on the rain—Derek Jeter will have played his final game in Yankee Stadium. It's as fine a time as any to note, for the record, that Derek Jeter was an OK ballplayer. He was pretty good at playing baseball, overall, and he did it for a pretty long time.

Mississippi Jails People For Months With No Charges

Hamilton Nolan · 09/25/14 10:40AM

Even in 2014, it is still possible to come across facts about the American justice system that stagger even the most cynical of minds. For example: do you know how long people are sitting in jail in Mississippi without being charged with a crime?

Six Weeks Later, Ferguson Police Chief Says "I'm Truly Sorry"

Andy Cush · 09/25/14 10:22AM

In a video released today, Ferguson, Mo., Police Chief Thomas Jackson says that he is "truly sorry" to the Brown family for the death of Michael Brown and the way that his body was handled. He also apologizes to peaceful protesters "who did not feel that I did enough to protect their constitutional right to protest," and accepts full responsibility "for any mistakes I have made."

Hamilton Nolan · 09/25/14 09:52AM

"To succeed in this environment you must believe, or at least pretend to believe, that you are an expert in matters where no expertise is possible." Michael Lewis is very good at describing the underlying truths of Wall Street.

Manhunt Underway for Suspect After Teen's Rape Posted on Snapchat

Kelly Conaboy · 09/25/14 09:46AM

Police in Saugus, Massachusetts are searching for a man who is accused of drugging, raping, and leaving for dead a 16-year-old girl. He, along with two others involved in the assault, allegedly posted video of the rape to the photo and video sharing app Snapchat.

Fox News Host Calls Female Fighter Pilot "Boobs On the Ground"

Allie Jones · 09/25/14 09:32AM

On Wednesday, Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle attempted to do a nice segment on "The Five" about the United Arab Emirates' first female fighter pilot. Fellow hosts Greg Gutfeld and Eric Bolling cut in with titty jokes because ha ha, the pilot is a lady doing a man's job, ha ha ha.