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Pizza Hut Is Trying to Become Pizza Hut Again, Which Honestly Might Work
https://www.vice.com/en/article/pizza-hut-is-trying-to-become-pizza-hut-again-which-honestly-might-work/
Published: May 18, 2026 08:00
One guy who owns a ton of Pizza Hut franchises has a bold idea that he thinks will revitalize the once-beloved pizza chain. And to be honest, it might just be crazy enough to work. Tim Sparks is the president of Deland Corporation, a private restaurant…
Someone Stole the Skull of an 800-Year-Old Saint From a Church in the Czech Republic
https://www.vice.com/en/article/someone-stole-the-skull-of-an-800-year-old-saint-from-a-church-in-the-czech-republic/
Published: May 18, 2026 07:00
Stealing the 800-year-old skull of a beloved saint from a basilica in broad daylight really raises questions about whether your priorities are in line. There are better things to steal. Money, for instance. A candy bar. It also raises some questions of…
Researchers Found the Exact Amount of Sleep Linked to Slower Aging, and the Window Is Surprisingly Narrow
https://www.vice.com/en/article/researchers-found-the-exact-amount-of-sleep-linked-to-slower-aging-and-the-window-is-surprisingly-narrow/
Published: May 18, 2026 06:00
There’s a sleep sweet spot, and missing it is aging you faster than you think. We’re not talking puffy eyes and some deeper wrinkles. Your brain, your organs, your blood, your heart. Biological aging, across the board, is happening faster than it should. A…
A City-Killer Asteroid Just Passed Shockingly Close to Earth, and Scientists Barely Saw It Coming
https://www.vice.com/en/article/a-city-killer-asteroid-just-passed-shockingly-close-to-earth-and-scientists-barely-saw-it-coming/
Published: May 18, 2026 05:00
A bus-sized asteroid passed within 56,000 miles of Earth on Monday. That’s roughly a quarter of the distance between Earth and the moon. Scientists confirmed there was no chance of impact, which is the good news. The bad news is that nobody knew it was…
Everything We Know About Chud the Builder, the Streamer Charged With Attempted Murder After a Courthouse Shooting
https://www.vice.com/en/article/everything-we-know-about-chud-the-builder-the-racist-streamer-charged-with-attempted-murder-after-a-courthouse-shooting/
Published: May 15, 2026 21:56
“Chud the Builder,” the unambiguously racist 28-year-old streamer who looks like a 40-year-old MLB benchwarmer, has been charged with attempted murder after a gunfight outside a Tennessee courthouse. Sadly, if you’re at all familiar with his hateful…
A Customs Dog Named Nitro Sniffed Out $44,690 in Undeclared Cash Hidden by a Traveler Headed to Cancun
https://www.vice.com/en/article/a-customs-dog-named-nitro-sniffed-out-44690-in-undeclared-cash-hidden-by-a-traveler-headed-to-cancun/
Published: May 14, 2026 12:40
Nitro would like a word. The three-year-old chocolate Lab working with Customs and Border Protection at Philadelphia International Airport recently sniffed out $44,690 in undeclared cash from a passenger headed to Cancun, and federal officials are using…
10 Travel Mistakes That Could Accidentally Turn You Into Patient Zero, According to a Doctor
https://www.vice.com/en/article/10-travel-mistakes-that-could-accidentally-turn-you-into-patient-zero-according-to-a-doctor/
Published: May 14, 2026 12:37
Nobody books a vacation expecting to come home as a public health event. And yet, that’s what happened to Leo Schilperoord, a 70-year-old Dutch ornithologist who toured an Argentinian landfill looking for a rare bird before boarding the luxury expedition…
Things We Hate and Love Online This Week
https://www.vice.com/en/article/aristocratic-micropenises-bjork-dj-set-things-we-hate-and-love-online-this-week/
Published: May 14, 2026 09:25
Welcome to Rated and Slated, the column that is terminally online so you don’t have to be. There’s a video going round this week of a guy vomiting out the window of a robotaxi in San Francisco and, frankly, I know the feeling buddy. We’ve all been him,…
This Nightly Habit Seems Harmless, but Experts Say It Could Be Sabotaging Your Relationship
https://www.vice.com/en/article/this-nightly-habit-seems-harmless-but-experts-say-it-could-be-sabotaging-your-relationship/
Published: May 14, 2026 05:30
Nobody puts “incompatible bedtimes” on the list of reasons a relationship fell apart. It doesn’t make the highlight reel of big fights or defining moments. It’s more of a slow bleed, one person already asleep when the other finally feels like talking,…
Gen Z Is Ignoring Phone Calls, and Their Reason for Doing So Is Actually Pretty Valid
https://www.vice.com/en/article/gen-z-is-ignoring-phone-calls-and-their-reason-for-doing-so-is-actually-pretty-valid/
Published: May 14, 2026 04:30
The phone call peaked sometime around 2009 and has been losing ground ever since. What was once the fastest, most direct way to reach someone is now competing with spam calls, scam attempts, and robocalls about extended warranties on cars nobody remembers…
An OnlyFans BDSM Shoot Ended With a Man Suffocating to Death While the Cameras Still Rolled
https://www.vice.com/en/article/an-onlyfans-bdsm-shoot-ended-with-a-man-suffocating-to-death-while-the-cameras-still-rolled/
Published: May 14, 2026 01:03
Contrary to what most people probably assume (and the story you’re about to read), the world of BDSM is usually a lot safer than it looks from the outside. The entire culture is built around the understanding that things can become physically dangerous…
WATCH: This Deer Got So Drunk on Fermented Plants That Police Had to Warn Drivers to Be Careful Nearby
https://www.vice.com/en/article/watch-this-deer-got-so-drunk-on-fermented-plants-that-police-had-to-warn-drivers-to-be-careful-nearby/
Published: May 14, 2026 00:55
Somewhere in rural eastern France, a deer recently discovered the joys of fermentation. It’s good for your gut. It provides a wide range of beneficial probiotics that improve digestion. It can also get you f—ked up. Police in the Saône-et-Loire region…
Gen Z Is Using AI to Figure Out If Their Pets Are Depressed. But Does That Actually Work?
https://www.vice.com/en/article/gen-z-is-using-ai-to-figure-out-if-their-pets-are-depressed-but-does-that-actually-work/
Published: May 13, 2026 13:34
We didn’t collectively decide to turn pet ownership into a wellness practice. It just sort of happened, the same way therapy-speak did, and oat milk, and 11 p.m. doom-scrolling. Now your dog has anxiety, your cat has depression, and you have a Google…
Searches for ‘Tired at Work’ Are Up 243%. Here’s What to Do If You Feel Like Crap on the Clock.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/searches-for-tired-at-work-are-up-243-heres-what-to-do-if-you-feel-like-crap-on-the-clock/
Published: May 13, 2026 13:27
You’ve blamed the mattress. You’ve blamed the manager, the open-floor-plan office, the fluorescent lighting, and the guy who microwaves fish in the break room. And still, every afternoon around 2 p.m., your brain turns to wet cement. But, ask yourself a…
Men Are Paying to Give Themselves Cauliflower Ear to Look Like MMA Fighters
https://www.vice.com/en/article/men-are-paying-to-give-themselves-cauliflower-ear-to-look-like-mma-fighters/
Published: May 13, 2026 13:18
Cauliflower ear has never been something people aspired to. For most of combat sports history, it was the thing wrestlers and boxers just accepted as an occupational hazard, a permanent disfigurement from repeated blows to the ear that left the cartilage…
Your Peace Sign Selfie Might Be Giving Scammers Your Fingerprints
https://www.vice.com/en/article/your-peace-sign-selfie-might-be-giving-scammers-your-fingerprints/
Published: May 13, 2026 05:30
The peace sign selfie has been a fixture of social media since basically the beginning of social media. Billions of photos, same gesture, nobody thinks twice about it. That might need to change. Security researchers say the ‘V’ hand gesture, index and…
The Real Reason Your Sex Drive Dies When You’re in a Long-Term Relationship, According to Science
https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-real-reason-your-sex-drive-dies-when-youre-in-a-long-term-relationship-according-to-science/
Published: May 13, 2026 05:00
The beginning of a relationship is its own drug. There’s the novelty, the anticipation, the constant gravitational pull toward another person. Sex is frequent and charged with an electricity that feels, in the moment, like it couldn’t possibly wear off.…
New Theory Suggests That Alternate Universe Versions Of You Are Determining Your Fate
https://www.vice.com/en/article/new-theory-suggests-that-alternate-universe-versions-of-you-are-determining-your-fate/
Published: May 12, 2026 13:29
What if you aren’t actually in control of your own destiny? What if another version of you from some parallel universe is steering the wheel of your life? Or, what if an infinite number of alternate “yous” are all tugging at the controls simultaneously?…
Scientists Have Finally Discovered Whether Humans Are More Like Cats or Dogs
https://www.vice.com/en/article/scientists-have-finally-discovered-whether-humans-are-more-like-cats-or-dogs/
Published: May 12, 2026 13:23
It’s an argument that goes back millennia. You’re either a cat person or a dog person, and no amount of reasoning, evidence, or cohabitation is going to change that. Science, however, just threw its weight behind one side, and cat people are going to be…
Here’s How Long You Can Use AI Before Your Brain Starts Rotting, According to Scientists
https://www.vice.com/en/article/heres-how-long-you-can-use-ai-before-your-brain-starts-rotting-according-to-scientists/
Published: May 12, 2026 12:55
Sure, by now we all know that overusing AI can rot your brain. If you stop doing the critical thinking needed to solve your own problems and start outsourcing everything to a chatbot, eventually your mental muscles are going to atrophy a little. So all you…
An Antelope So Rare It’s Called the ‘Ghost of the Forest’ Is Being Saved From Extinction. Here’s How.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/an-antelope-so-rare-its-called-the-ghost-of-the-forest-is-being-saved-from-extinction-heres-how/
Published: May 12, 2026 01:11
A once critically endangered antelope has been reintroduced to Kenya’s forests, though now that it’s there, good luck actually finding it. Its nickname tells you pretty much everything you need to know: “ghost of the forest.” The animal earned that title…
Everything We Know About the Monster El Niño That Could Make the Whole World Even Hotter in 2026
https://www.vice.com/en/article/everything-we-know-about-the-monster-el-nino-that-could-make-the-whole-world-even-hotter-in-2026/
Published: May 12, 2026 01:02
It’s mid-spring here in my home of South Florida, and it’s already punishingly hot. It’s only May, but the temperatures are already routinely climbing into the 90s. If the latest climate forecasts are correct, we’re all about to suffer through one of the…
Longtime UFO Investigator Says ‘The Government Will Never Disclose’ the Truth About Aliens: ‘It’s All Smoke and Mirror Stuff’
https://www.vice.com/en/article/longtime-ufo-investigator-says-the-government-will-never-disclose-the-truth-about-aliens-its-all-smoke-and-mirror-stuff/
Published: May 12, 2026 00:56
The government released over 160 declassified UFO files last week after President Trump ordered maximum transparency on alien life and unidentified aerial phenomena. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard called it a commitment to giving “the…