Think
'outside the box'?
That's my MIDDLE NAME.
YEAH, Literally, I had it legally changed.
(^_^)
I'm on a quest to figure out the real reason behind why we walk into a room and forget why we went there. Is it a memory glitch or a portal to an alternate dimension?
(^_^) I'm on a quest to figure out the real reason behind why we walk into a room and forget why we went there. Is it a memory glitch or a portal to an alternate dimension?
I learned the secret sauce
of STORYTELLING
I’M NOT YOUR RUN-OF-THE-MILL FILMMAKER. I'M THE GUY WHO TURNS AUDIOVISUAL NARRATIVES INTO EXPERIENCES THAT HIT YOU RIGHT IN THE FEELS. FROM DOCUMENTARIES THAT TUG AT YOUR HEARTSTRINGS TO SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT THAT SETS THE TREND – I'M ALL ABOUT BREAKING THE MOLD. TAKE "ARTICLE 12," FOR EXAMPLE. THAT WAS MY BRAINCHILD, AND THAT WASN'T JUST A FILM; IT WAS A FIRESTARTER; IGNITING DEBATES ON PRIVACY LIKE A WILDFIRE.
Who's This Guy?
MEET JUAN (ME),the film scene's ultimate rebel.
a guy who doesn't just play by the rules – he sends them up in smoke. I didn't just fall into this gig; I was baptized by fire under a Hollywood royalty. That's where I learned the art of shaking things up, making waves with a filmmaker’s touch. Regular Joe? Nope. I turn coffee runs into Viral-worthy memes. Call me the Spielberg of Starbucks.
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CAMPAIGN Drop in with Samsung - The Korean spirit of ‘Tu-hon’
IT EXPLODED WITH A MIND-BLOWING 18 MILLION SOCIAL IMPRESSIONS. PEOPLE WEREN'T JUST WATCHING; THEY WERE ENGAGING – TO THE TUNE OF 3 MILLION ORGANIC CONTENT VIEWS AND A WILD 70K ORGANIC ENGAGEMENTS.
SO, HERE'S THE SCOOP ON WHAT WENT DOWN: WE TORE UP THE SCENE AT LONDON'S BAYSIXTY6 SKATE PARK, LAUNCHING SOMETHING THAT WAS ANYTHING BUT YOUR RUN-OF-THE-MILL EVENT. PICTURE THISSCENE: A GANG OF THE SLICKEST PRO SKATEBOARDERS JOINING FORCES WITH SKATEBOARD GB. THEIR GAME? SHOWCASING THEIR INSANE SKILLS TO A CROWD OF YOUNG, LOCAL SKATEBOARDERS, ALL UNDER THE BANNER OF SAMSUNG'S 'DROP IN' EXTRAVAGANZA.
AND THAT WAS JUST THE BEGINNING. WE WEREN'T CONTENT WITH JUST RULING THE SKATE PARK. NAH, WE TOOK THIS REBELLION DIGITAL. INSTAGRAM, TIKTOK, YOUTUBE – YOU NAME IT, WE CONQUERED IT. FROM THE CRISP DAYS OF SEPTEMBER STRAIGHT THROUGH THE CHILL OF DECEMBER 2023, WE WERE THE UNMISSABLE STORM IN YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA FEED.
THIS WASN'T JUST MARKETING. IT WAS A FULL-SCALE, WHEELS-ON-THE-GROUND MOVEMENT, AND IT ROLLED RIGHT THROUGH THE DIGITAL WORLD LIKE A THUNDERSTORM.
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Inside a Home DMT Lab Run by A Chemistry Teacher | High Society
How I Stole $2.8M as a Teenager | Fakes, Frauds & Scammers
With a jaw-dropping 97% retention rate, it's not just catching eyes; it's holding them captive until the final frame.
CLAIMING THE CROWN FOR THE HIGHEST RETENTION RATE OF ANY FILM IN THE COMPANY'S LINEUP FOR BOTH 2019 AND 2020, OUTSHINING ITS ENGAGING PEERS AND DOUBLING THE AVERAGE. BUT THIS SUCCESS DIDN'T ARISE FROM SHEER LUCK. IT WAS A STRATEGIC MASTERPIECE, BLENDING UNPARALLELED ACCESS WITH A DATA-DRIVEN EDITING STRATEGY. THIS APPROACH DIDN'T JUST PAY OFF; IT SET A NEW STANDARD IN CONTENT STRATEGY, PROVING THAT A BLEND OF ACCESS AND ANALYTICS CAN REVOLUTIONIZE VIEWER ENGAGEMENT.
WE (VICE) VISITS A HOMEMADE DMT LAB IN THE HEART OF LONDON AND SEES HOW THE PRODUCT IS MADE.
SPLITTING HIS TIME BETWEEN TEACHING CHEMISTRY AND MAKING DMT, ‘BOB’ SHOWS HE HAS BECOME A REAL LIFE, WALTER WHITE. FROM FINDING THE SOURCE MATERIALS ONLINE TO DEVELOPING THE CRYSTALS THEMSELVES, BOB LEADS VICE THROUGH THE STEP BY STEP PROCESS OF CREATING ONE OF THE MOST ELUSIVE AND POTENT HALLUCINOGENS IN THE WORLD.
BOB ESCAPES THE CLASSROOM DAILY TO WORK ON HIS PROFITABLE HOBBY AND EXPLAINS WHY THIS DRUG IS SO SOUGHT AFTER.
With over 14 million views, this film stands as one of Vice's most-watched masterpieces. And the clincher? An astonishing 90% retention rate.
IN A SERIES OF CANDID INTERVIEWS, WE RELIVE SOME OF THE MOST AUDACIOUS SCAMS AND FRAUDULENT STUNTS OF OUR TIME FROM THE MOUTHS OF THE PERPETRATORS THEMSELVES. WHETHER IT’S MONEY, FAME OR SIMPLY AN ADDICTION TO LYING, WE FIND OUT WHAT MOTIVATED THESE TRICKSTERS AND WHETHER THE HIGHS, LOWS AND RAMIFICATIONS WERE WORTH IT IN THE END.
IN THIS EPISODE OF FAKES, FRAUDS & SCAMMERS, WE MEET ELLIOT CASTRO WHO AS A TEENAGER STOLE £2.5M THROUGH CREDIT CARD FRAUD AND BLASTED THE LOT ON ROLEX WATCHES, CARS, TOP-END RESTAURANTS AND FIVE-STAR HOTELS IN EVERY COUNTRY IN EUROPE. BUT IT WASN’T LONG BEFORE HIS CHAMPAGNE LIFESTYLE WOULD SPELL HIS DOWNFALL.
exploding online with a million views in 24 hours.
PICTURE THIS: THERE'S A NEW PLAYER IN TOWN – A MYSTERIOUS PINK 'COCAINE' THAT'S GOT EVERYONE FROM THE HIGH-ROLLERS TO THE STREET-SAVVY HUSTLERS TALKING. THEY CALL IT 'TUCIBI,' AND IT'S THE LATEST CRAZE SWEEPING ACROSS COLOMBIA, EXPLODING ONLINE WITH A MILLION VIEWS IN JUST 24 HOURS.
THIS ISN'T YOUR GRANDDAD'S COCAINE. NO, TUCIBI IS THE HAUTE COUTURE OF HIGHS – SIX TIMES PRICIER THAN YOUR GARDEN-VARIETY WHITE POWDER, AND IT'S GOT ITS OWN SOUNDTRACK, A PULSATING BEAT KNOWN AS 'GUARACHA.' IT'S MORE THAN A DRUG; IT'S A CULTURE, BIRTHING A NEW BREED OF 'NEO-NARCOS' WHO ARE AS SAVVY IN MARKETING AS THEY ARE IN MOVING PRODUCT.
AND NOW, THE CARTELS ARE EYEING EUROPE, READY TO PAINT THE TOWN PINK. IBIZA'S PARTY SCENE MIGHT JUST HAVE TO BRACE FOR THE TUCIBI WAVE – IF IT HASN'T HIT ALREADY.
BUT HERE'S THE KICKER – THIS PINK WONDER ISN'T EVEN COCAINE. IT'S NOT EVEN A DISTANT COUSIN OF 2CB, THE DRUG IT'S NAMED AFTER. SO, WHAT THE HELL IS IT? THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO FIND OUT.
I DOVE HEADFIRST INTO THE UNDERBELLY OF MEDELLIN, NAVIGATING THE LABYRINTH OF ITS SHADOWY STREETS AND WHISPERED SECRETS. MY QUEST LED ME TO THE SOURCE, THE CARTEL QUEEN HERSELF, THE MASTERMIND BEHIND TUCIBI. THIS JOURNEY WASN'T JUST ABOUT UNCOVERING THE TRUTH BEHIND A DRUG; IT WAS ABOUT PEELING BACK THE LAYERS OF A CITY THAT THRIVES ON MYTH, POWER, AND A RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF THE NEXT BIG HIGH.
Anuk’s fix - THIS LIVE-ACTION FEATURE FILM is a bold exploration into the realms of mental health and the untapped potential of psychedelics.
I'M WEAVING A STORY ABOUT ANUK, A TRAILBLAZING BIOTECHNOLOGIST WHOSE INNOVATIVE TREATMENT FOR MENTAL ILLNESSES, DERIVED FROM MAGIC MUSHROOMS, CATAPULTS HER INTO A VORTEX OF INTRIGUE AND DANGER. THE PLOT ISN'T JUST ABOUT SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY; IT DELVES INTO THE MURKY WATERS OF MORAL AMBIGUITY AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF UNCHECKED AMBITION.
Brita's Campaign Starring 'The Inbetweeners' James Buckley Hits 20M Views, Featured in The Guardian.
THE MASTERSTROKE? BRINGING ON JAMES BUCKLEY, FAMED FOR 'THE INBETWEENERS', AS THE STAR OF OUR HILARIOUS SPOOF ADS. BUCKLEY MOCKED THE OVER-THE-TOP ANTICS OF BOTTLED WATER COMMERCIALS, AND THE AUDIENCE LOVED EVERY BIT OF IT.
BUT WAIT, IT GETS BETTER. WE DIDN'T JUST STOP AT ADS. WE ALSO HAD BUCKLEY'S VOICE ALL OVER THE AIRWAVES WITH THIS CRACKING RADIO AD, CRANKING UP OUR CAMPAIGN'S VOLUME.
AND LET'S TALK SOCIAL MEDIA - THIS WAS WHERE THE REAL MAGIC HAPPENED. WE TOOK A DIG AT THOSE BOTTLED WATER BRANDS, ESPECIALLY THEIR FLASHY SPORTS EVENT SPONSORSHIPS. IT WAS ALL TONGUE-IN-CHEEK, BUT IT STRUCK A CHORD. SUDDENLY, EVERYONE ON OUR SOCIAL FEEDS WAS JUMPING IN, THROWING JABS, AND TURNING OUR LITTLE CAMPAIGN INTO A FULL-BLOWN MOVEMENT.
CAN I HACK IT? Unmasking the Real Mr. Robot
So here's the lowdown: Amazon Prime hits US up (at Motherboard) with a gig that's straight out of a cyberpunk novel. They want to promote 'Mr. Robot,' right? That gritty, mind-bending series about hackers and the digital underworld. And their plan? To drop a bombshell series of documentaries about real-life hackers – the shadowy figures behind the screens that keep the world on its toes.
The Remarkable Tale of Ethiopia's Last Crocodile Hunters
EMBARK ON A JOURNEY WITH RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHER JOEY LAWRENCE AS HE ENDEAVORS TO CAPTURE ONE OF ETHIOPIA'S MOST ELUSIVE AND DARING TRADITIONS. FOR 12 YEARS, JOEY HAS BEEN CHRONICLING ETHIOPIA'S FADING CUSTOMS, YET ONE HAS CONSISTENTLY ESCAPED HIS LENS: THE NOCTURNAL CROCODILE HUNTS OF THE DASSANACH TRIBE. THESE FEARLESS HUNTERS, ARMED ONLY WITH WOODEN HARPOONS, NAVIGATE THE TREACHEROUS WATERS OF LAKE TURKANA, CONTINUING A PRACTICE STEEPED IN ANCIENT WISDOM AND RAW COURAGE. AS THIS TRADITION TEETERS ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION, JOEY'S MISSION TO IMMORTALIZE IT BECOMES A RACE AGAINST TIME. "IN PURSUIT OF SHADOWS" IS NOT JUST A STORY OF DOCUMENTATION BUT A TESTAMENT TO THE LENGTHS ONE WILL GO TO PRESERVE A DISAPPEARING WAY OF LIFE. JOIN US IN THIS GRIPPING NARRATIVE AS JOEY RISKS EVERYTHING TO SHINE A LIGHT ON THE DASSANACH'S REMARKABLE, YET VANISHING, LEGACY.
DOCUMENTARIES
We Found Out If Ritalin Can Make You Smarter
DOES RITALIN ACTUALLY MAKE YOU SMARTER?
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY ARE OPENING THE FRONTIER FOR DRUGS THAT MAKE YOU MORE INTELLIGENT - BUT IS THIS MYTH OR REALITY? WE PUT RITALIN TO THE TEST.
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GHB: The Party Drug Killing Ravers
GHB CAN MAKE YOU HAPPY AND HORNY WITH NO COMEDOWN BUT A MILLILITRE TOO MUCH CAN PUT YOU IN A COMA, OR BE FATAL. AND WHILST YOU’RE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE HEARD ABOUT GHB IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CHEMSEX SCENE, OR ITS ABUSE AS A DATE RAPE DRUG, THERE’S A LACK OF REPORTING ABOUT ITS PREVALENCE IN THE DANCE MUSIC SCENE.
The Most Dangerous City in Europe?
IN MARSEILLE, GANGS FIGHTING FOR TERRITORY HAVE BECOME MORE VIOLENT; SETTING ON FIRE THEIR RIVALS, KIDNAPPING, TORTURING AND KILLING YOUNG PEOPLE TO SEND MESSAGES TO RIVAL GANGS. MOST OF THESE CRIMES HAVE BEEN HAPPENING IN THE QUARTIERS NORD, AN AREA THAT ACCORDING TO THE FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS, HAS BEEN NEGLECTED BY THE STATE WHICH ALLOWED CRIME TO PROLIFERATE.
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TripAdvisor’s #1 Fake Restaurant
THE SHED AT DULWICH WAS THE NUMBER ONE RATED RESTAURANT IN LONDON, WITH FOODIES, CELEBRITIES AND BLOGGERS TRYING TO GET A TABLE. THE MAIN OBSTACLE FOR THEM, HOWEVER, WAS THAT IT DIDN'T EXIST.
OVER THE COURSE OF 8 MONTHS VICE'S OOBAH BUTLER USED AN ASSAULT OF FAKE REVIEWS TO GET HIS 'RESTAURANT' TO THE HALLOWED TOP SPOT ON TRIPADVISOR. WITH HIS PHONE PERPETUALLY RINGING, PR AGENCIES BEGGING TO REPRESENT IT AND TV CREWS PITCHING SHOWS, OOBAH DECIDED HE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO OPEN ITS DOORS FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY. HERE IS OOBAH'S JOURNEY INTO A FALSE REALITY THAT CAPTURED THE WORLD'S ATTENTION.
Liam Gallagher Vs Cute Kids
WITNESS THE BREAKING OF THE INTERNET AS NOISEY INVITES A GANG OF CUTE KIDS TO ASK ROCK’N’ROLL ICON LIAM GALLAGHER ANY QUESTIONS THEY WANT. THEY DISCUSS EVERYTHING FROM NAUGHTY BROTHERS WITH SMALL FEET TO WHETHER HUMANS CAN FLY AND WHETHER LIAM GETS TREATS AFTER A SHOW.
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Inside The Laughing Gas Black Market
BRITISH PEOPLE USE NITROUS OXIDE MORE THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, AND IT RECENTLY BECAME THE SECOND-MOST POPULAR DRUG IN THE UK. THE MEDIA BECAME OBSESSED WITH THE DRUG AFTER A HANDFUL OF DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH IT – OFTEN OVER-INFLATING ITS DANGERS.
The Viagra Epidemic Among Young Men And Its Dangers
WHY ARE MORE AND MORE YOUNG MEN USING VIAGRA? OBI, A 24-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO WOULD LIKE TO STOP RELYING ON VIAGRA, EXPLORES WHAT’S BEHIND THIS NEW BONER RENAISSANCE AND WHETHER YOUNG MEN LIKE HIM REALLY SHOULD BE TAKING ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION MEDICATION.
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Cartels Are Making Millions on Fentanyl-Laced Medicine
THE SHED AT DULWICH WAS THE NUMBER ONE RATED RESTAURANT IN LONDON, WITH FOODIES, CELEBRITIES AND BLOGGERS TRYING TO GET A TABLE. THE MAIN OBSTACLE FOR THEM, HOWEVER, WAS THAT IT DIDN'T EXIST.
OVER THE COURSE OF 8 MONTHS VICE'S OOBAH BUTLER USED AN ASSAULT OF FAKE REVIEWS TO GET HIS 'RESTAURANT' TO THE HALLOWED TOP SPOT ON TRIPADVISOR. WITH HIS PHONE PERPETUALLY RINGING, PR AGENCIES BEGGING TO REPRESENT IT AND TV CREWS PITCHING SHOWS, OOBAH DECIDED HE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO OPEN ITS DOORS FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY. HERE IS OOBAH'S JOURNEY INTO A FALSE REALITY THAT CAPTURED THE WORLD'S ATTENTION.
The Secret Ways The Oil Industry Brainwashes You | Smog + Mirrors
ENERGY COMPANIES HAVE SECRETLY BEGUN TO INFILTRATE GOVERNMENTS, COURTS AND BANKS TO ENSURE THAT SOCIETY WILL ALWAYS BE POWERLESS TO STOP THE OIL.
A HIGHLY PAID NETWORK OF POLITICIANS, LOBBYISTS AND INVESTORS ARE CONSPIRING FROM THE SHADOWS TO BLOCK CLIMATE ACTION, SACRIFICING HUMANITY ITSELF FOR SHORT TERM PROFIT. THESE PEOPLE ARE THE BIGGEST THREAT TO OUR PLANET RIGHT NOW AND THEY’RE WINNING.
UNDER THE COVER OF ANONYMITY, FOUR WHISTLEBLOWERS HAVE AGREED TO REVEAL TO US HOW THESE DARK ARTS WORK, AND HOW THEY’VE CHANGED THE FABRIC OF REALITY ITSELF IN ORDER TO KEEP SELLING US FOSSIL FUELS.
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Buying Drugs Over Snapchat
| High Society
DRUGS HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE MARKETED THAN THEY ARE NOW. THE MOST RECENT EUROPEAN DRUG REPORT REFERS TO THIS AS AN “UBERISATION” OF THE DRUG MARKET, WITH IT NOW BEING EASIER TO ORDER A GRAM OF COCAINE THAN A PIZZA.
BUT WITH THIS EASE OF ACCESS AND GLOSSY MARKETING HAS COME A DARK OUTCOME; A SHARP UPTAKE IN DRUG USE IN CHILDREN, AS YOUNG AS 10. THE WORLD HAS BEEN HIT BY A WAVE OF DEATHS OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE TAKEN CLASS A DRUGS SUCH AS ECSTASY, AND MANY HAVE BEEN FOUND TO HAVE BOUGHT THOSE DRUGS ON INSTAGRAM AND SNAPCHAT.
VICE’S TIR DHONDY INVESTIGATES HOW EASY IT REALLY IS TO PICK UP, AND WHETHER IT’S POSSIBLE TO REGULATE THIS DIGITAL WILD WEST.
The Rise and Rise of Psychedelics
| High Society
THE UK IS EXPERIENCING A PSYCHEDELIC RENAISSANCE. YOUNG PEOPLE IN ENGLAND AND WALES ARE TAKING THREE TIMES MORE LSD THAN THEY DID FIVE YEARS AGO, SCIENTISTS AT TOP UNIVERSITIES ARE CLAIMING HALLUCINOGENS CAN REVOLUTIONISE HOW WE TREAT MENTAL ILLNESS AND THE USE OF MAGIC MUSHROOMS HAS BEEN INCREASING BY AROUND 40 PERCENT YEAR ON YEAR.
WHAT IS MAKING THIS NEW GENERATION OF DRUG TAKERS SO INTERESTED IN SELF-TRANSFORMATION? AND AS THE SELF-HELP TREND GROWS, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE START TRYING TO SOLVE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS THEMSELVES BY TAKING POWERFUL HALLUCINOGENS IN UNREGULATED SETTINGS?
An Arranged Marriage Ceremony with Romania's Teen Witches
A FEW YEARS AGO, BROADLY’S MILÈNE LARSSON MET THE SUPPOSEDLY MOST POWERFUL WITCH IN EUROPE, MIHAELA MINCA.
THIS YEAR MILÈNE IS INVITED TO MIHAELA’S SON ANTONIO’S LAVISH WEDDING. HE IS 17 AND IS ARRANGED TO BE MARRIED WITH A YOUNG VIRGIN WITCH NAMED BEATRICE, WHO IS ALSO HIS COUSIN.
BUT CAN THE WITCH TRADITION OF ARRANGED MARRIAGE TO A RELATIVE WORK IN TODAY’S WORLD?
The Ex-Undercover Cop Exposing the UK’s Police Corruption
A FORMER UNDERCOVER COP SPEAKS TO VICE ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCES WORKING ON CASES INVOLVING DRUGS, FIREARMS, HOMICIDE, PAEDOPHILIA AND INTERNAL POLICE CORRUPTION.
Meet the Targeted Individual Community
RECENTLY, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ARE CLAIMING TO BE HAVING THE EXACT SAME TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE. THEY ALL REPORT THE SAME SYMPTOMS: HEARING OPERATOR VOICES IN THEIR HEADS, SUFFERING FROM ‘ELECTRONIC TORTURE’ AND BEING SUBJECT TO ORGANISED STALKING - THEY CALL THEMSELVES ‘TARGETED INDIVIDUALS’. A NUMBER HAVE ATTEMPTED MANY THINGS TO RELIEVE THEIR PAIN - FROM LIVING LIFE ON THE RUN TO SURGICALLY REMOVING THEIR OWN FLESH BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE IT’S IMPLANTED WITH MICROCHIPS.
10 Questions You Always Wanted To Ask a Skyscraper Climber
"IF I MAKE ONE LITTLE MISTAKE, THAT'S THE END OF ME. SAFE IS BORING."
WE ASKED AN URBAN CLIMBER ABOUT SCALING LONDON’S TALLEST BUILDINGS AND TAKING PHOTOS FROM THE TOP BEFORE HE GETS SPOTTED.
The People Vs Big Shaq
BIG SHAQ (AKA MICHAEL DAPAAH) TAKES ON THE HATERS WHO DIDN'T RATE HIS "MAN'S NOT HOT" FIRE IN THE BOOTH.
