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Yemeni Tribal Kidnapping Negotiations Are Surprisingly Civil
Photos by Alex Potter Tribal kidnappings figure large in the popular image of Yemen, making it easy to paint the country as a dangerous dystopia filled with Salafists harboring nefarious aims. But...
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I Ate a Dog in Hanoi
Yum. Hey, you know what everyone does in Hanoi? Eats shit tons of dog. All the time. If you don't believe me, come here, get up early and watch the salivating packs of humans gather at dawn to chase...
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Fringes: Guns in the Sun
NEWS Guns in the Sun In Florida They Will Shoot You Dead, and It’ll Probably Be Legal By Rocco Castoro The almost unfathomable national tragedy that happened on December 14 in Newtown, Connecticut,...
View ArticleThe Creators Project: 6,000 Light Bulbs React to Your Movements
The Creators Project has shown artist Muti Randolph’s Deep Screen at several of their events. Here’s your chance to see what it’s like to step inside the interactive light installation. Read more...
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Meet the Nieratkos: Nicola Jayne Hebson: Vegan Taxidermist Extraordinaire
As a young lady in the countryside of Blackburn, England, Nicola Jayne Hebson gravitated more toward the carcasses of dead animals than Barbie dolls. Later in life, while attending art school for...
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Question of the Day: What's the Worst Thing You've Ever Done to Your Mom?
Aren't moms great? They got fat and threw up for nine months just so we could kick back in their stomachs (or whever) and consume nutrients and grow. Then they screamed in pain while they grunted us...
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Being a Music Writer Made Me Hate Music
I saw the ad on Craigslist and thought what the hell. Another blog I’d written for just folded and between work, and trying to learn French, I knew I needed the kick in the balls to keep writing. So I...
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Your Super Bowl Questions, Answered
Something called the “Super Bowl” is happening this weekend. What a crazy name, right? Sounds like what Super Man smokes when he wants to get stoned! Nah, just joshin’ with you—this Super Bowl...
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These Photos of the Third Reich Are Absolutely Chilling
(via) Hitler's Nazi Party is well known for its heavy use of symbolism in campaigns. Today, that use of massive banners and massive eagles and massive crowds all lined up at attention has left a...
View ArticleItalica: Three Days of War
Historical Florentine Football is an extremely violent sport that originated with the birth of Florence itself. Father to both soccer and rugby, it is played by calcianti: men, mostly from Florence,...
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Skinema: Superman vs. Spider-Man: A Porn Parody
Superman vs. Spider-Man: A Porn Parody Dir: Axel Braun Rating: 10 www.vividvideo.com I’ll apologize up front—this will be the nerdiest porn review you’ve ever read. The most successful major motion...
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Brazil Is Doing Lots of Bolivian Cocaine
Photo: Marco Vernaschi At what point does the new cocaine underdog become pound-for-pound the most tireless and rabid hound in the fight? As of last year, production was kicking into such high gear in...
View ArticleVICE Shorts: 'Bear' by Nash Edgerton
Bear is not a classic story of two lovers, two lovers fighting, two lovers making up, and two lovers living happily ever after. Jack, played by director Nash Edgerton, is a fuck up with a good heart....
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We Saw This: Cat Power and Angel Haze
Whoever suggested having Angel Haze open for Cat Power is smarter than I think even they realize. Sure, there's probably a push to get Angel in front of "hip" crowds, crowds that ate up her...
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Bulgaria’s Immigrant Bummer
In 1994, Oladotun Oluwapelumi moved from Nigeria to Bulgaria with his mother to join his father, who was in college there. They were granted long-term residence permits and became productive citizens....
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Question of the Day: Would You Eat a Family Member to Survive?
Kim Jong Un surveying his nation's famine. North Korea may have become trivialized to within a millimeter of even being believable as a real place that exists, and sometimes those jokes are funny—as...
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Why Is Barrett Brown Facing 100 Years in Prison?
It was announced on Wednesday morning that Barrett Brown, a man who became a very public talking head for AnonOps (the brain trust that is arguably the cortex of the hacktivist group Anonymous, even...
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Hey Ron! Is Bald Beautiful?
Hey Ron! My girlfriend used to have a magnificent head of hair. It was dirty blond and down past her shoulders. You know in commercials when a girl uses Pantene Pro-V and her luscious locks look all...
View ArticleWe Went to Cherie Lily's Album Release Party
Last night, we went to the release party for the new album by Cherie Lily, a singer and dancer and wearer of all things neon-colored. The party was at Santos Party House, which is in Manhattan, which...
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Shooter Boys and At-Risk Girls
In December, a New Jersey schoolboy was arrested for drawing in class. In the post-Sandy Hook rage to blame anything (guns, video games, internet-addicted youth) the easiest thing to blame is always...
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