Brazilian Soldiers and Native Tribespeople Are Clashing in the Amazon
(All photos courtesy of Munduruku Denúncia) Although the Brazilian economy has hit a few speed bumps recently, the wheels of growth have been in motion for some time, and the country is desperate for...
View ArticleA Former IRA Hunger Striker Talks About the Guantanamo Hunger Strikers
Gerard Hodgins. (Photo courtesy of Gerard Hodgins) The hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay has moved beyond its 160 day. Prisoners are refusing to eat in protest against conditions in the detainment camp,...
View ArticleRule Britannia: Debt Collector - Part 2
Ten years ago Shaun Smith was an enforcer for one of the biggest crime families in Liverpool and embroiled in a war against a rival drug gang. Shaun introduced urban terrorism to the British...
View ArticleThousands of California Prisoners Are on Hunger Strike Right Now
According to some estimates, 30,000 prisoners in California were on hunger strike last week, and thousands more still are. Contacted by VICE, a spokesman for the California prison system refused to...
View ArticleThe Leader of One of Mexico's Largest Drug Cartels Has Been Arrested
Nuevo Laredo is a border city in northeastern Mexico, surrounded by hills and earth burned by the sun. Thousands of trucks ride its main highway, delivering legal and illegal merchandise to the United...
View ArticleSatanists Turned the Founder of the Westboro Baptist Church’s Dead Mom Gay
Photos via the Satanic Temple The Satanic Temple, a burgeoning community of worship devoted to the Dark Lord, has performed a “Pink Mass” over the grave of Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps...
View ArticleVICE News: Egypt After Morsi - Part 2
On July 3, Egypt's defense minister General Abdel Fatteh al-Sisi seized power from the country's elected president Mohammed Morsi. But Morsi's supporters in the Muslim Brotherhood weren't about to...
View ArticleOne of Our Interns Chatted with the Founder of ‘Intern’ Magazine
Image courtesy Alec Dudson Unpaid internships run the gamut from rewarding to thankless. I once interned at a fashion magazine where I was instructed not to look the editor in chief in the eye (so...
View ArticleHow to Cash in on Trayvon Martin
At last night’s peaceful Trayvon Martin protest in LA's Leimert Park, I was not only bombarded with appeals to continue fighting the good fight by demanding justice on Trayvon’s behalf, but also to...
View ArticleWhy Women Will Never Beat Men in "Sports"
Yeah, they are OK for a couple of girls. Image via Flickr. Two things: 1. I manage a coed softball team in Los Angeles. “Managing” consists of collecting fees and making sure everyone knows what...
View ArticlePlace of the Inside Out
Click through to the next page for more images by Roger Ballen and Asger Carlsen. More photo stuff from VICE: Interfearance The ‘LBM Dispatch’ Brings the Good News Exogenesis
View ArticleA Few Impressions: George Lucas Redux
Image by Courtney Nicholas In honor of I don’t know what, I’ve been delving back into the films of George Lucas. I suppose it’s because of the news of a new Star Wars trilogy. I recently read...
View ArticleWeediquette: Butane Hash Oil
Every Sunday for the past eight months, the Weediquette column has told a weed story, be it a profile on an odd character in the weed world, a trend in the newly legal drug, or an anecdote from my...
View ArticleThe Space Barbie Fashion Shoot
Dress by Anna October PHOTOS AND STYLING: Synchrodogs MODEL: Amatue Hair and Make-up: Inna Betily Nails: Georgia Rose Fairman Be on the lookout for our My Life Online documentary on Valeria Lukyanova,...
View ArticleLost in a Loop: A Chat with Andrew Bujalski About 'Computer Chess'
Lost in a Loop: A Chat with Andrew Bujalski About 'Computer Chess'
View ArticleInside the Free Syrian Army's DIY Weapons Workshops
Finished DIY mortars loaded onto a pickup truck at the Free Syrian Army's secret munitions factory in Aleppo. During my five months in Syria, there's one remark I keep hearing from the rebels: we need...
View ArticleStoya in Praise of the Posterior, AKA the Butt
Photo via Discovery Channel On Tuesday I was in Las Vegas again, and my trip had me thinking about butts. I spent the wee hours of the morning writhing in pain while trying to avoid disturbing my...
View ArticleMunchies: Drunk Chefs Made Us Ramen Burgers in Tokyo
For VICE Japan's second Munchies episode we hung out with American-born ramen fanatic Keizo Shimamoto, head chef at renowned ramen joint Bassanova in Shindaita Station, Tokyo. Keizo and his fellow...
View ArticleMeet the Nieratkos: Tony Hawk's Son Is a Stoner
The author, with the stoner's father. Photo by Matt Price I’ve always said that if I ever become the son of someone rich or famous I will fall off the face of the earth and live out my days staring at...
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