Derek Mead
derek.mead@vice.comIt’s Official: VICE's Reporting Makes Readers Take Drugs More Safely
A study found that a VICE headline about fake MDMA encouraged people to test their drugs.
The Amazon Rainforest Was Once a Human Success Story. It Could Be Again
For millennia, Indigenous practices have enhanced the biodiversity, fertility, and carbon-sucking powers of the most biodiverse region on land.
DMVs Are Selling Your Data to Private Investigators
You gave them your data in exchange for a driver’s license. DMVs are making tens of millions of dollars selling it, documents obtained by Motherboard show.
The Fleshlight Is a Portal to the Future of Sex
The ubiquitous masturbation device marketed to men was ahead of its time—and became the bellwether for a more fluid, inclusive future.
The People Lost Between Consciousness and Death
“I knew that I was myself. And that something really bad had happened.”
Toronto Woman Sues Uber For $5 Million After She Says Her Driver Raped Her
The 20-year-old woman said Uber failed in its duty to get her home safely.
Welcome to Metropica, a Supposed City of the Future
Florida developers have long promised utopia. Will their latest attempt—an Instagram-friendly, experience-led community-slash-shopping mall—finally deliver?
How Cam Models Changed the Porn World Forever
Camming and customized content has turned our experiences with porn into uniquely personal moments.
How a UK-Born Accused Terrorist Suddenly Became Canadian
'Jihadi Jack' is the latest example of what one expert calls 'anti-terror NIMBYism.'
T-Mobile ‘Put My Life in Danger’ Says Woman Stalked With Black Market Location Data
Telecom giants are giving up customers' real-time location data to stalkers and bounty hunters. Now, Motherboard speaks to a victim.
Synthetic Drugs Will Change the Global Drug Trade Forever
Drug traffickers thrive on their ability to penetrate national borders, but a new era of toxic, man-made highs could dissolve those boundaries and transform the global drug trade.
The Latest Issue of VICE Magazine Explores the Physical and Invisible Borders That Shape Our World
We have stories on how European microstates’ draconian abortion laws force women to travel, the hidden stress that comes from growing up a child of immigrants, examine the fantasy of authenticity through the rise of bespoke online porn, and more.