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VICE: Inside Powerlifting's Most Controversial Gym

VICE: Inside Powerlifting's Most Controversial Gym

I travelled to Westside Barbell in Columbus, Ohio which has has become legendary for its brutal form of strength training. The gym's founder Louie Simmons attracts people from around the world to study with him, but the gym's unconventional methods and some members' views on steroids have brought controversy to Westside.

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VICE: Leeches Are Bizarrely Good for Human Health

VICE: Leeches Are Bizarrely Good for Human Health

For most of us, the only relationship we've ever had with leeches was cringing during that scene in Stand By Me when the kids go swimming in a pond only to find their junk being sucked by the bloodthirsty devils. But we might have been wrong to be terrified. According to modern research, leeches are undeserving of the Stephen King treatment...

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VICE: This Rooftopping Photographer Tells Us About His Near-Death Experience

VICE: This Rooftopping Photographer Tells Us About His Near-Death Experience

Rooftopping photographer John Tablate is better known by his Instagram handle, ASVPShooter. He's captured stunning views of Toronto's skyline from the tops of skyscrapers and construction cranes, but he's also risked his life and those of others to do so. We met up with him on a roof to find out why.

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PODCAST: George Mumford Talks Teaching Michael Jordan & Kobe Bryant Meditation

PODCAST: George Mumford Talks Teaching Michael Jordan & Kobe Bryant Meditation

George Mumford's road to becoming an influential author & mindfulness coach to Micheal Jordan, Kobe Bryant & other pro sports legends was filled with peril.

He grew up in the Boston in the 60s during a time of massive racial tension, constantly having to be on his toes & aware.

In College, he roomed with future NBA legend Dr. J. George was hoping for a similar destiny until his athletic career was cut short...

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PODCAST: Demo Castellon Talks Working with Jay Z, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake And The Pitfalls Of Success

PODCAST: Demo Castellon Talks Working with Jay Z, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake And The Pitfalls Of Success

Madonna, Jay Z, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Wyclef Jean, Ludacris, Rihanna, Nelly Furtado... the list is long but only the tip of the iceberg of who this man really was. Despite working with some of the greats as an engineer & producer, Demo is most proud & passionate about people. Everyday people with the same challenges and dilemmas that he faced as a kid in mean Miami, dreaming of artists he hoped to work with one day...

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PODCAST: Mango Peeler Talks Running, RomComs, Creativity, Iverson & Power Songs

PODCAST: Mango Peeler Talks Running, RomComs, Creativity, Iverson & Power Songs

He cannot be described in words. You can only  talk about him in colours. 

I met Mango Peeler - I don't really remember his real name - for the first time almost 5 years ago. We immediately clicked, and would jam out ideas on movement, athletics, art, clothing and philosophy over the course of several coffee sessions...

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