Charley Lanyon
charley.lanyon@vice.comThe Hottest New Variety of Pepper Is Not Hot at All
Pepper grower Noah Robbins says the "heatless habanero" is a "real mindfuck": "Your taste buds brace for the heat, but it never comes."
This 18-Carat Gold 'Kale Cuff' Can Be Yours for the Low Price of $1,400
So, what happens when you combine two of the most obnoxious trends of the last decade—ostentatious luxury jewelry intended to show the world that the wearer is “charitable,” and kale?
Remembering That Time on 'Divorce Court' When a Woman Complained that Her Husband's Incredible Cooking Made Her Fat
Chief among Rashida's grievances were that her husband said “I love you” too much—more than twice a week—and that he cooked delicious meals for her too often.
Company Claims Condom Found in Jar Is Natural Part of Jam-Making Process
As adults, most of us have seen a used condom before, and whatever is in that jam jar certainly looks like a used condom.
30-Year Fortune Cookie Fortune Writer Steps Down, Citing Writer's Block
For 30 years, Lau has worked as the Chief Fortune Writer (as well as the Chief Financial Officer) for Wonton Foods, the Brooklyn-based company which claims to be the world’s largest supplier of fortune cookies.
North Dakota Reps Argue Blue Laws Should Remain So Women Make Their Husbands Breakfast
One representative, Bernie Satrom, shrewdly saw the attack on the blue laws for what it was: a liberal attempt to smack the skillet out of his wife’s dish-soap-chapped hands.
These Teenagers Made a Rap Song About Healthy Eating and It's a Total Banger
We’d share some lyrics, but honestly, they might give you the idea that the song sucks —i.e., “Screaming 'Hot Cheetos and Takis,' but you better eat your broccoli”—which is not the case.
Marxist Vegan Restaurant in Michigan Closes for Predictably Marxist Reasons
Unfortunately for Grand Rapids' Garden Diner & Café, refusing to be a traditional business proved to not be very good for, uh, business.
Japan Is Trying to Get the Elderly to Stop Driving by Bribing Them with Ramen
A driver's license may be an emblem of independence, but ramen is delicious.
Activists Want to Stop the Practice of Eating Live Octopus
Those killjoys over at PETA reason that butchering a living creature and then consuming its still-convulsing limbs for pleasure is somehow cruel.
Activists Want to Stop the Practice of Eating Live Octopus
Those killjoys over at PETA reason that butchering a living creature and then consuming its still-convulsing limbs for pleasure is somehow cruel.
Sit Down, Sriracha—We Need to Talk
Two sriracha-related news stories out this week could mark the final nails in the spicy coffin of the maniacal trendiness surrounding this beloved condiment.