Brian McManus
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New York, NY, United States
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Past articles by Brian:
The Gear You Need to Take Perfect Food Photos
According to professional food photographer Michael Persico. → Read More
The Total Skeptic's Guide to 'the World's Largest UFO Convention'
Ignore, ignore, and ignore until you can't ignore anymore. → Read More
Anthony Bourdain Made Us All Proud to Be Line Cooks
After Bourdain, we tried to become better—as cooks, as people—and began to reexamine why it was we punched the clock and one another in the dicks. → Read More
Anthony Bourdain Made Us All Proud to Be Line Cooks
After Bourdain, we tried to become better—as cooks, as people—and began to reexamine why it was we punched the clock and one another in the dicks. → Read More
We Asked People at a UFO Conference About Their Alien Encounters
"My first abduction experience happened in the womb because my mom was abducted." → Read More
I Used a 'Human Uber' Surrogate to Do My Job for Me
And it was terrible. → Read More
Tip: Make Everyone at Your Halloween Party Dress Like Darth Maul
These photos prove it's the only way to avoid the holiday's two most embarrassing pitfalls. → Read More
These Parents Are Proud as Hell of Their Lame-Ass Teens
Today's teenagers don't drink, don't smoke. What do they do? Study, mostly. → Read More
Waiting Out Harvey in My Parents' Trailer Is a Slow-Churning Nightmare
In the drive leading up to their spot outside our hometown of Houston, a sign reads "Ruff Enuff." My parents' place isn't flooded, but this is the worst storm we've seen. → Read More
Why a Music Festival Let the World Believe a Harambe Hologram was Part of Its Lineup
A last second joke addition to a lineup exposed a ton about meme culture, clickbait, the state of journalism, how news is shared, and affection for a dead gorilla. → Read More
We Read One-Star Reviews of 'Run Lola Run' to Franka Potente
"I'd rather you felt strongly one way or the other than not at all." → Read More
The VICE Guide to Getting Sloshed at the DNC
They don't call it the "Democratic Party" for nothing. → Read More
We Read One-Star Reviews of 'Run Lola Run' to Franka Potente
"I'd rather you felt strongly one way or the other than not at all." → Read More
People Told Us About the Weirdest Thing They Ever Ate While Stoned
Sushi. On a hotdog. → Read More
People Told Us About the Weirdest Thing They Ever Ate While Stoned
Sushi. On a hotdog. → Read More
The Power, Majesty, and Glory of the Avon Duct Tape Festival
There's only one place where you can see a giant duct tape Empire State Building next to a 350-pound duct tape cheeseburger. → Read More
Gravediggers in Hungary Held a Race to Show the Kids Gravedigging Is Cool
At a gravedigging competition in Debrecen, Hungary, the fastest two-man team dug one in an impressive 34 minutes. → Read More
What We Know So Far About the UCLA Shooter and His Kill List
Cops say the shooter was 38-year-old Mainak Sarkar, a former PhD student who's also suspected of killing a woman in the Midwest. → Read More
What We Know So Far About the Crash of EgyptAir Flight 804
Egyptian officials suggested terrorism may be the culprit, and Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were quick to weigh in after 66 people were presumed dead. → Read More
Robert Ellis and the Lost Art of Narrative Songwriting
We sit down for a chat with the acclaimed Houston songwriter, and he premieres his new song "California." → Read More