Gibsonton: Where Carnies Go to Get Away from Civilians
They come to your town. They are in charge of your children’s safety. You eat their food. You trust them, but you don’t know them—not in the slightest. You know them as well as your tollbooth...
View ArticleThe Vet Who Wants to Legalize Medical Marijuana for Dogs
Photo courtesy of Doug Kramer Now that it’s possible to legally buy and smoke marijuana in many parts of the US, it’s safe to say that weed and its by-products will be ingested freely throughout the...
View ArticleSad on Purpose
Photo by Josh Steichmann. Depression Quest is a a text-based role-playing game that, according to its website, is “not meant to be a fun or lighthearted experience.” Its objective is to simulate the...
View ArticleTalking About My Abortion
Manifesto of the 343 was published in France in 1971, when abortion was still illegal. It was a confession of having had an abortion, something that made you liable for arrest, signed by 343 famous...
View ArticleCry-Baby of the Week
Cry-Baby #1: Kelly Jones (via Reddit) The incident: A policewoman tripped over a curb while investigating a robbery. The appropriate response: Laughing it off (even though you're suuuuuper...
View ArticleNeither Big nor Easy: New Orleans's War on Music
St. Roch's Tavern, which was recently closed for two weeks by the city. Photo by Zack Smith Louisiana’s Department of Tourism recently launched a new ad campaign that declared, “No America We Will Not...
View ArticleDelaney Allen Hates Shooting People
I really hate shooting people. Which is fine, because I’m alone too often to photograph others anyway. Unless, of course, I happen to be dating someone—but then again I rarely date (and people tend to...
View ArticlePaintballing with Tyler, The Creator
Noisey gave some lucky fans the opportunity of a lifetime - to shoot Tyler, the Creator and his friends with a load of paintballs, when he came over to the UK with Jasper and Taco in tow. Here's how...
View ArticleStories from the Making of Our HBO Show
Our HBO show that you've heard about by now premieres tonight at 11 PM. You should definitely watch it. Don't have HBO? Looks like it's time to rekindle things with that shitty old boy/girlfriend who...
View ArticlePen Pals: Prisons I've Known and Yelped
I was kicked off Yelp probably about 15 times. Some folks got excited about Yelp reviews for prisons this week, but I’m the ORIGINAL prison reviewer, along with some guy named Craig who did a nice...
View ArticleDarfur’s Tribes are Killing One Another over Gold and Water
SLA-Minni Minnawi fighters in North Darfur. All photos courtesy of UNAMID. It’s been four years since the UN declared an end to the six-year conflict in Darfur. So, of course, that means a new era of...
View ArticleJay Leno: New Hero of the Republican Party
Jay Leno has been called many things: a conniving opportunist, America's middle-of-the-road funnyman, and even the true heir to Johnny Carson's legacy. But in the wake of Leno's impending exit from...
View ArticleMexicalia: The Cumbiaton Super Stars of Mexico City
A group of Mexico City DJs known as "Under Style" has come together to create a new sound based on reggaeton and cumbia that they call Cumbiaton. Ignored by the affluent crowd, and often criticized...
View ArticleThe Creators Project: Daft Punk's 'Random Access Memories' Collaborators:...
In a new series, with direction from Ed Lachman, we take a look at the collaborators behind Random Access Memories, the new album from Daft Punk. In episode one we speak with legendary Italian...
View ArticleObseshes: A Million Little Ones
Photo via Let’s do a million little ones—maybe more like a half-million medium-sized ones—in the spirit of springtime, or of pink-yellow-blue flower buds, or of the jillions of ice crystals and...
View ArticleWatch 'VICE' on HBO Tonight
Ladies and gentlemen, the day we have all been waiting for is here. Tonight our globe-trotting docuseries, VICE, will be broadcast across the land, enlightening audiences and gluing eyeballs to...
View ArticleI Make My Living by Getting Injected with Radiation
I think I'm better than you. I'm not, incidentally. Nevertheless, I sure as shit act like it. I think I'm better than you for one reason and one reason only: I don't think I need to get a job. I use...
View ArticleTaji's Mahal: After Hours with Black Dave
For this week's Mahal, I met up with skateboarder and rapper Black Dave for an After Hours session. We started our evening off at the Studio at Webster Hall for his live performance with the rest of...
View ArticleCatching Up with Kai, the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker
Back in February, a “home free” hitchhiker named Kai (legal name Caleb Lawrence) became a viral sensation when he whacked a dude with a hatchet. That dude, who Kai was hitching a ride with, claimed to...
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