VICE Magazine Summer 2026 – The Self-Destruction Issue

VICE returns with its Summer 2026 edition, The Self-Destruction Issue, a 132-page exploration of the extraordinary ways people continue to push themselves, and each other, towards the edge.

Inside, VICE investigates a Miami pimp’s disturbing sex cult through the accounts of three survivors, heads to Japan to spend time with the Yakuza, and meets Taoists in Phuket, Thailand, whose extreme rituals feature on the cover.

The issue also dives into controversy within the Pokémon community, where cosplayers are taking action against sexual harassment at conventions.

A provocative new edition packed with the immersive reporting, photography and unconventional stories associated with VICE.