Ryan Bassil

Editorial Director

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Editorial Director.

Email: ryan.bassil@vice.com.

knife crime

I Was Stabbed Multiple Times. Here's the Support I Wish I Had

Knife crime victim Aodh Breathnach was stabbed four times. His new film “Scars: Surviving a Stabbing” examines the aftermath.
Ryan Bassil
12.20.23
Crime

Enterprising Millennial Steals Museum Art to Pay Off Debt

The former Deutsches Museum employee then blew the rest on a Rolls Royce and expensive watches before getting caught.
Ryan Bassil
10.6.23
Politics

Debunking All the Nonsense from the Tory Party Conference

From a nonexistent meat tax to railing against “luxury beliefs”, the Conservatives truly outdid themselves this year.
Ryan Bassil
10.5.23
Music

Why Do Kanye West Albums Keep Leaking Online?

In-progress Ye projects, including “Jesus Is King II”, are everywhere on the internet – if you know where to look.
Ryan Bassil
9.27.23
Gaming

Nostalgic Photos from the 90s of People Gaming Together IRL

Fall head first into golden era gaming nostalgia.
Ryan Bassil
4.24.23
Framed

Photos of the Japanese Subculture Where People Wear Giant Cyclops Masks

Introducing tanganmen, one of the more underground movements in Japanese style.
Ryan Bassil
4.3.23
Obituaries

British Music Wouldn’t Be the Same Without Jamal Edwards

After the SB.TV founder passed away yesterday at 31, legions of musicians and fans celebrate his huge impact on UK rap and grime.
Ryan Bassil
2.21.22
2021 In Review

19 Songs That Defined the Hope and Hopelessness of 2021

At the end of a year of extremes, here are all the songs that rode shotgun on our collective trip to hell.
Emma Garland
Lauren O'Neill
Daisy Jones
Ryan Bassil
12.9.21
Food

I Recreated Salt Bae’s Gold-Encrusted Steak at Home for £16

The Golden Tomahawk Steak usually goes for around £850 at the Turkish chef's Nusr-Et rests.
Ryan Bassil
11.19.21
London

Who Are the People Paying to Ride London’s Extremely Loud, Expensive Rickshaws?

Forget nightclub noise. Central London in 2021 is full of pedicabs blaring diva-house remixes to extremely rich tourists and fools.
Ryan Bassil
11.12.21
Music

Kanye West's Confusing 'Donda' Album Rollout, Explained

Time to engage some low-level theory.
Ryan Bassil
8.23.21
Culture

'Carol', the 'Anti-Karen', is Here

Unlike her manager-complaining pal, "Carol" is wholesome. Supposedly.
Ryan Bassil
8.18.21
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