Vice (magazine)

Vice is a free glossy magazine founded in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and currently based in New York City that covers contemporary independent arts and youth culture. The magazine's readership comprises young postcollegiate bohemians, often labelled "hipsters." Known for its controversial content, it often strikes a sardonic and ironic pose on debauchery, sex, drugs, violence, and social issues involving race and economic class.

Vice publishes editions in Australia, Austria, Great Britain, the United States, Japan, Scandinavia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, Italy, the Netherlands, and Belgium. It is available for free and supports itself primarily through advertising. The magazine has published collections of its most popular work:The DOs and DON'Ts Book, along with, The Vice Guide to Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll. Vice has also created a retail clothing chain, Vice Retail, and a record label, Vice Records, as well as nascent ventures like Vice TV and Vice Film.