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The Self-Destruction Issue: A Letter From the Editor

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This letter is from the summer 2026 issue of VICE magazine, THE SELF-DESTRUCTION ISSUE. Buy it now—or get 4 issues each year sent straight to your door, by subscribing.

Hello and welcome to The Self-Destruction Issue. 

Hello and welcome to The Self-Destruction Issue. 

Normally we use this page to talk about the issue’s theme, but in this case, it feels fairly self-explanatory. In addition, you might argue that every issue of this magazine since its inception could’ve been titled The Self-Destruction Issue. So instead of dashing off some kind of pompous meditation on the dangers of drink, drugs, and the death drive, I am........

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