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Crossing the Danube
Victor Grossman in his library, with some of the books he published in East Germany. Photo by Uli Kohls. Photos courtesy of Victor Grossman. Between World War II and the fall of Communism, many fled...
View ArticleAfter Assata Shakur, We Don't Know What a Terrorist Is Anymore
After Assata Shakur, We Don't Know What a Terrorist Is Anymore
View ArticleHairstylist Charlie Mindu Makes Burkas Out of Rats
Hairstylist Charlie Mindu Makes Burkas Out of Rats
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These Rappers Hate Ecstasy
Illustration by Michael Shaeffer When ecstasy became widely available three decades ago, it was largely consumed by suburban white kids wearing baggy cargo shorts who sucked pacifiers in abandoned...
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I'm Addicted to Psychiatric Hospitals
The UK's mental health institutions came under fire this weekend, when the British Psychological Society (BPS) launched an attack on those engaged in the rival profession of psychiatry. The BPS argue...
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VICE News: This Is What Winning Looks Like - Part 1
NEWS This Is What Winning Looks Like My Afghanistan War Diary By Ben Anderson US Specialist Christopher Saenz looks out over the landscape during a patrol outside the village of Musa Qala, Helmand...
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A JPEG Interview with Douglas Coupland
Douglas Coupland has been busy. While most know the Canadian literary icon for his book Generation X, he is also a contemporary artist who painted long before he wrote his first novel. Read any...
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Dogmageddon: Obama Governs Like Bush on Reproductive Rights
Photo via Man, Republicans sure are the worst, right? Here's a good “for instance”: Back in 2011, the FDA recommended that the government allow women of all ages to have access to Plan B, the...
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Animal Penises Are Super Weird, You Guys
One of the great things about nature is that everything in it—dogs, flowers, snakes, whales, ants, jellyfish, crabs, toucans, everything—is either eating or trying to fuck at all times. Of the...
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I Spent the Weekend Watching Topless Feminists Piss Off Neo-Nazis
Inna, founder of the French branch of Femen, at their headquarters in Paris. Last Friday, I took the Eurostar from London to Paris to meet the topless feminist protest group Femen. Originally based in...
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Weediquette: T. Kid Versus Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves
For the avid pot smoker, planning a vacation always comes with the caveat of finding a place where trees will be plentiful and the laws regarding them lenient enough that you can avoid the hellish...
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Pen Pals: The Trials of Job
These guys have got it tough, but at least they're employed. Photo via After my sweet release from prison last year, I struggled for about a year looking for a decent job. I badly wanted to work—it...
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Interviewing South African Rape Victims Isn't Easy When You're Disfigured
Late last year, I spent a week in South Africa's townships researching the jolly topic of masculinity and child rape for an article. Being my first foreign assignment, I was expecting a bit of a rough...
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International Cyberthieves Stole $40 Million from a Bank in Ten Hours
Create phony bank account, withdraw ill-gotten cash, repeat 40,000 times, via. In December 2012, and again in February of this year, a couple of highly coordinated cyberattacks targeted two Middle...
View ArticleThe Department of Justice Secretly Spied on the Associated Press
The Department of Justice Secretly Spied on the Associated Press
View ArticleHannah Pierce-Carlson and the Line Between East and West
American-born Hannah Pierce-Carlson lives in Vietnam, where she spends her time teaching English to middle class children and photographing their daily lives. Those daily lives seem to mostly be made...
View ArticleShaq and Canseco Want to Fight MMA and It's Depressing
Shaq and Canseco Want to Fight MMA and It's Depressing
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Nivek Ogre Is Totally Doomed
Nivek Ogre perched on a boulder near his home in the Santa Monica Mountains. Photo by Chad Elder. In addition to logging time with parent-repellers like KMFDM and Ministry, Nivek Ogre (né Kevin Graham...
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South Korean Parents Are Making Their Kids Get Plastic Surgery
A South Korean woman who's had both nose and eye plastic surgery. (Image via) As I'm sure you'll know by now, plastic surgery is a pretty big deal in South Korea. Remember last week when those photos...
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