Weary traveler, welcome. We know you’re into the classics when it comes to Valentine’s Day—you’re in the floral aisle, for goddess’ sake—and we respect that. That tells us you’re an intentional gifter who wants their presents to arrive on time, and you stick with the original plot of the V-Day movie: FLOWERS. And before you […]
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The Best Unique Valentine’s Gifts That They’ll Never See Coming
Alright, Valentine’s Day is coming sooner than you think, you procrastinating jabroni. Try as we might to pretend that we’re judging, the truth is that we’ve all been in Crunch Time before, desperately trying to identify a gift that will say just the right sweet nothings to our awaiting beloved, and none of the wrong […]
Read MoreThe Best Cool Lingerie and Underwear Brands
The Best Cool Lingerie Brands, From Sexy to Super-Comfy 2024 VICE may receive a commission if you buy products through the links on our site. Read more here. It’s always a good time for treating yourself or a partner to fancy undies. Here are 14 lingerie brands that make the underthings of our dreams. February […]
Read MoreThe Best Valentine’s Day Gifts for Friends, ‘Cause They Were Here First
Composite by VICE Media Valentine’s Day is for lovers, but it’s also for the people who love you the most—and unless you’re Macbeth or Ramona Singer, we’re talking about your friends. Your best buds have been with you through it all, from that time you were doored by an idling PT Cruiser while biking, and […]
Read MoreThe Best Valentine’s Day Gifts Under $100
All the best stuff for under $100. We know, we know: “Valentine’s Day was invented by Hallmark to sell cards!!” But this year, take a breath, log off Twitter X, and accept the fact that Valentine’s Day is happening whether you like it or not—so you might as well embrace it. Now, if you’re griping […]
Read MoreGood Boyfriend Alert: Get Her a Nameplate Necklace for V-Day
As we approach Valentine’s Day, it’s important to take stock of gifts that give the ick (you know who you are, Zales tilted heart pendant), and gifts that inspire thoughts such as, Maybe we should finally move in together, because he clearly has good taste. Sadly, it’s bad jewelry that runs rampant. That’s why we […]
Read MoreThe Best Personalized Valentine’s Day Gifts, From Earbuds to Engraved Steak
What’s better than a donut on Valentine’s Day? Eight donuts that spell out “I love you,” placed on a Swarovski-studded platter and served to your boo after she’s scarfed down a tomahawk steak with the words “MARRY ME, BRENDA??” engraved into the side. Customization has come a long way since the Gutenberg Bible, baby, and […]
Read MoreThis Mindfulness Subscription Box Says It’s the ‘Netflix of Crystals’
Don’t know what to gift your crunchy crush for their birthday? Are you struggling to find the right present for the aunt who insists on picking up bird feathers on the beach because she “was a snowy plover in a past life”? Well it’s 2024, starlight, and it turns out there’s a subscription box for […]
Read MoreThe Best Gift Ideas for a Cool Person You Just Started Dating
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner—and while it can be kinda exciting to spend it with a new boo, it can also strike fear. What should you gift someone who has only just become an actual someone to you? Meaning, a few months ago, they were just a contact in your phone with a […]
Read MoreThe Best Self-Care Gifts for the Person Who Never Treats Themselves
When was the last time you did something nice for you? We’re not just talking about your nightly ASMR YouTube binge of “fancy AskJeeves LARPer massages your scalp.” We’re talking about the last time you got a little something for yourself, just because, or a thoughtful gift for someone who just doesn’t treat themselves enough, […]
Read MoreThe Best Hot-Ticket Tech Gifts of 2023, From Laptops to Speakers
We’ve been told that the holidays are about merriment and togetherness, but it doesn’t take that hard of a look to see past the yuletide-palooza and discover that it’s all a not-so-subtle front for promoting our times’ latest and greatest tech. And frankly? That’s fine. The rest of the year, it’s hard for us to […]
Read MoreThe Best Gifts for Women, According to 19 Hot Girls
Here’s the thing, buddy [dismounts mechanical bull], all our lady friends are hot. Every last one of ‘em, for as it is written in the Book of Thotness, the chief requirements for being a Hot Girl are 1) identifying as a woman, and 2) being a rad woman—meaning, the kind of woman you can trust […]
Read MoreThe Best Camping Gifts For the Person Whose Instagram Is Full of Nature Pix
You know the type: Their Instagram is full of camping pics, they seem to constantly be bopping around state parks, and you’re high-key jealous of the stamp pages of their passport. They have a mysteriously high number of vacation days, they’re caught up in vanlife, and their feed is full of Yosemite, Joshua Tree, and secret […]
Read MoreThe Best Gifts for Your Friend Who Wants to Be Don Draper
Mad Men ended back in 2015, but years later we’re still scratching our heads at how a show about advertising burrowed its way so deeply into contemporary culture—yes, we’re looking at you, mid-century furniture obsessives and old-fashioned-orderers. Regardless of how often you make Pete Campbell jokes, if you’re a young-ish professional-ish person, you know the […]
Read MoreThe Best Gifts for Men, According to the Real Guys Who Received Them
Every year, we wonder what to give the menfolk in our life for the holidays. A jar of dirt? An axe? Deodorant? What are the best gifts for guys, anyway? All of these offerings are presents we would happily receive ourselves, but what about The Dudes™? We decided to just ask men what gift ideas […]
Read MoreThe Best Gifts Under $100
All the best stuff for under $100. OK, so real talk. If your budget for gift-giving is $100 for a special someone, they’re probably not the inflatable arms guy from the corner car dealership. Whether a family member, ride-or-die friend, or serious boo, they’ve probably been in your life for a minute, which is 10 […]
Read MoreThe 22 Best Weed Gifts for Your Stoner Pals
With recreational cannabis use legal in more and more places with each passing election cycle, weed use is becoming less stigmatized by the day, which is really great news for everyone, from your pal who burns mad trees to your grandma with chronic pain. Legality means greater research, and more information passed on to the […]
Read MoreThe 18 Best Gifts for Your In-Laws, Bosses, and Other Adults
Oh geez, it’s the most nerve-racking time of the year again: the time when you have to focus all your time and energy on buying gifts for bosses, in-laws, or other Important People in Your Life That You Have No Choice But to Buy a Gift For—someone who’s a real adult and doesn’t function in […]
Read MoreThe Best Last-Minute Gifts, Because You Procrastinated Again This Year
Put down the elbow macaroni, hot glue, and “one free hug” coupon book—it’s time for you to pick up a thoughtful, last-minute gift that doesn’t involve construction paper or figurative IOUs. We know you procrastinate on holiday present shopping, and we forgive you in advance. Your friends, significant others, and family members, however.… Well, they […]
Read MoreThe Best Gifts for Runners, Marathoners, and Joggers
Collecting shiny babies (medals) and hitting a new personal record is no easy feat. It requires physical and mental strength, demanding training, and choking down a meal of bland chicken and broccoli a couple of times a week (we need more seasonings). Is it more fun than hitting the bar for several rounds of Cosmopolitans? […]
Read MoreThe Best Gifts for Gamers (Besides a Girlfriend)
Do you see Takis in the cupboard? Mountain Dew in the fridge? You’ve got a gamer on your hands, chap. We’re not about stereotypes and clichés, but when it comes to gifts, we’ll take all the context clues we can get. Gamers are an interesting breed. Sitting for hours at a time, staring at a […]
Read MoreThe Best Cheap Holiday Gifts (Because You’re Broke and That’s OK)
Anyone who says the art of gift giving isn’t about money is full of it (meaning, money and “stuff”). Money matters, and not just because we love the feel of gold doubloons on our bare cheeks; it matters because it’s one of the most necessary (albeit fickle) means for helping us show people how much […]
Read MoreThe Best Secret Santa Gifts (So It Looks Like You’ve Been Paying Attention)
Why is it that, sometimes, Secret Santa feels like a trap? Not in a Panic Room way, even though last-minute gift shopping sure makes our brains spin out, but because we often fall prey to the self-inflicted pressure of finding the perfect present for a friend, co-worker, or family member that says, “I know you […]
Read MoreThese 17 Brands Make Cool Jewelry (That You Should Gift to Us)
What is it about tiny, sparkly rocks that express so succinctly a particular strand of classic romance? We don’t know; we’re just talking monkeys floating on a rock in space, and somehow, shiny little adornments have become an important form of both currency and communication when it comes to the language of love. But good-quality, […]
Read MoreThe VICE Staff Picks the Best Gifts of 2023
It’s useless asking for a Christmas list from friends and family. Dad will unhelpfully ask for socks for the millionth time, while your mother-in-law has the audacity to assume you can afford to buy her an expensive iPad. Sure, you can stumble into CVS for a gift card, but that feels more than a little […]
Read MoreThe Best Gifts for Cat Lovers (Because Crazy Cat People Rule)
The greatest rivalry of all time is not between Coca-Cola and Pepsi, the Dodgers vs. the Giants, or even Oasis and Blur: It’s between cat people and dog people. But the reason it’s such an ideal back and forth is because both dogs and cats are pretty damn rad. But we’re not here to sing […]
Read MoreThe Best Gifts for Every Kind of Queer Person
Happy holi-gays, babes, and congrats on surviving another year! Whether you’re a fellow queer person or merely an ally matters not. What matters, this holiday season, is that you care about a member of the LGBTQ+ community and you’re about to shower them with gifts, bitch. Queer people come in many delicious flavors, it’s true. […]
Read MoreThe 25 Best Food Gifts For Your Hangry Squad
Slippers, socks, headphones—they’re all fine. Gifts you can eat, tho… that’s the level of bestowed enjoyment that we’re aiming for when we pick the best gifts for our loved ones. Keeping someone’s feet warm is nice, but filling their belly with truffles or dumplings or banana pudding? Jumpin’ Jehoshaphat. That’s the good stuff. The best […]
Read MoreAugustinus Bader’s Ridiculously Popular Skincare Now Comes in an XL Bottle
Every day, It feels like a fancy new skincare company is born. This is not inherently bad; the capitalist bald eagle living deep inside us loves innovation, and proudly seeks the thrill of uncorking a new face serum to pamper our pores and boost our serotonin levels. We proudly live by the universal healthy skin […]
Read MoreThe 69 Best Gifts for Mom, Because Mama Deserves Something Good This Year
Bonjour, mon bébé. If you’re here, it must be time to get a gift for Mommie Dearest, and try to (somehow?) pay back the woman who literally grew us in her womb (so weird when you really think about it), made us infinity macaroni and cheese, and literally and figuratively wiped our tuchuses as we […]
Read MoreThe Best White Elephant Gifts, So You Can Absolutely Win the Holiday Party
The holiday season may be full of Nativity scenes, twinkle lights, menorahs, reflections on the good (or bad) behavior of ourselves and others, and general angelic brouhaha—but White Elephant is for the rest of us hellish little biatches. White Elephant is Satan’s time to shine, because it’s your chance to pluck presents that fly deliciously […]
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