Rites of passage

Each year, thousands descend on Phuket in Thailand to take part in the Vegetarian Festival and witness one of the bloodiest religious festivals in the world.

VICE joins French Free Solo Climber, Alexis Landot, as he prepares for his hardest climb yet, The Mercury Tower in Paris.

When Naeem saw the violence around him evolve from fists to weapons, he knew that something had to change. He decided to settle disputes in the ring, not on the streets with weapons.

VICE follows 16-year-old Bo Tyler Vocu, a third-generation Native American bull rider, before he faces some of the strongest competitors in the touring rodeo circuit.

VICE follows the orchestrators behind the Brutal Black Project, the tattoo collective where mandalas go to die and pain is prioritized over aesthetics.

VICE followed a young prospect in Brooklyn looking to join the Crips to see what it takes to get initiated, from finding a way to meet gang members to getting "squared in"—a vicious beating at the hands of the members.