Exclusively for VICE, Jamie Valentino reflects on his upbringing as one of four.

"Grief" is Jamie Valentino's debut with poetry, channeling the absence of his best friend Samantha Trebbi, over 10 years later.

Many will be spending the holidays alone this season. It’s an opportunity to experience the solitude so many individuals worldwide live daily, indefinitely. If you’re lucky enough to be with friends, family, or a partner, take a moment to think about all the love you feel for them. Then, imagine them on a dark street corner, in ragged clothing. They are cold because it’s winter, and hungry because they haven’t eaten since yesterday morning. Begging to be seen, you walk past them, blind to that love. They plead for your help, and you scoff, disgusted, to let go of your leg. Homelessness cloaks their identity like a costume. They cease to matter to you or anyone else.

It’s part of your daily routine before leaving the house, patting your pants, maybe double checking your bag – phone, wallet, keys. Upon exiting the front door, you’re reminded of the not so new normal: You forgot your mask. For many, face masks permeated beyond a Covid-19 safety protocol into the realm of accessories, whether complimenting the look in the same color or as a statement piece embracing contrast. The resilience and adaptability of fashion are palpable in our consumer culture; now, almost every major fashion brand selling its own styles of face masks.

One hell of an on-going pandemic and seven months later: salons resume performing God’s work, restaurants approach re-opening indoors, companies demand employees commute their masked-up asses back to the office, and a new, new normal emerges. Sweatpants and slogan T-shirts are no longer a forgivable offense, so why are you still wearing outfits Mom picked out in college? It’s time to impress with more than your occupation.

In 1976, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich penned that “Well behaved women seldom make history.” So it’s no surprise that Mary Magdalene, Cleopatra, Marilyn Monroe, all labeled whores in their own right, have remained notorious historical celebrities. The arming of labels to control female sexuality transcends not just language but geography, religion, art, and time.

As a quadruplet, Jamie Valentino prepared for the roommate scene in New York City since the womb. One pandemic later, he was still not ready to spend so much time with his.

Jamie Valentino dares New Yorkers to embrace singlehood in the same manner that the city welcomes everyone, with indifference.

It’s been a hell of a couple of months for you. Counting down the days until the end of quarantine and considering quitting Zoloft, your depression will at least make the required social distancing more desirable. At the beginning of the era of Covid-19, so much was changing; every morning came with the possibility of a new “normal.” But now, the pandemic has lost its mystique.

Three months later, the prediction of what the future will bring has been made clear for many restaurants across the nation already forced into permanent closure. COVID-19 paused our social lives, but it didn’t freeze the cost of living. Any business owner in hospitality can’t escape the survivor’s guilt, the thoughts in the back of their mind wondering if their lifeblood will drain next.

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The city that never sleeps is snoozing indefinitely; however, with most of her inhabitants staying at home, her skyline shines brighter at night.

At 63-years-old, David Sedaris remains unapologetically himself, from traveling the world doing book tours, to adventures with his larger-than-life family and all their idiosyncrasies. His writing details an intriguing life, capturing the relatable and the bizarre in perfect harmony. Despite his stories taking readers around the globe, at an oceanfront cottage on the North Carolina coast in Calypso, readers find home.

New York stories from a domme, a sub, and a photographic journey of sexual self-discovery. Adults only!

One of the early symptoms of achieving adulthood is a sudden interest in home decor, especially for those who've been preparing for this their whole lives with too many Saturday nights spent modifying alternative versions of the perfect home playing the Sims. Throw pillows, wall art, decorative bases, ect.; it becomes an aphrodisiac for some of us. Unfortunately, unlike the video game, life doesn't come with a starter budget,

Michael Longoria dazzled Broadway audiences with his acclaimed performance as Frankie Valli in the Tony award-winning musical Jersey Boys. He’s joined forces with three of that show’s original cast members to form the vocal group, The Midtown Men. Billed as a high-octane musical tour de force, celebrating the best of the 1960s, the group features Longoria, Tony winner Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard and Tony nominee J. Robert Spencer. Their next performances are this Friday December 20th at Nort

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