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George's Fun Happy Place
George came into my life five years ago, during a trip to Coney Island shortly after I had moved to New York. I was 18, painfully awkward, and having trouble making friends—especially with people my...
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Cry-Baby of the Week
Cry-Baby #1: Enloe High School and Raleigh Police Department (Thanks Charlie for the tip-off) The incident: Some kids threw some water balloons. The appropriate response: Nothin'. The actual response:...
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What Does Terrorism Mean in 2013?
On Wednesday a soldier, Lee Rigby, was fatally stabbed by two men sporting knifes and a meat cleaver. Before being shot by police, the attackers taunted onlookers, asking them to take photos and film...
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Pen Pals: HardWhite and Harry Potter
Photo modified from original by Flickr user Edward Corpuz Editor’s note: This is part of a “hood novel” that Bert Burykill is writing. Read previous installments here, here, here, and here. HardWhite...
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We Spoke to a Former Crack Addict About Rob Ford
Rob Ford learning about culture. Sobriety in question, via. As everyone in Toronto (and now the planet) knows, Mayor Rob Ford has been accused of smoking crack cocaine. There's apparently video...
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Carlos Rafael and His Fish Are the American Dream
Carlos Rafael is talking about mosquitoes, elephant balls, and fishing, which isn’t unusual. He is talking so excitedly, he's almost ranting and that isn't unusual either. He is actually so into the...
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This Week in Racism: Sergio Garcia Can't Wait to Serve Tiger Woods Fried Chicken
Photo by Nate Miller Welcome to another edition of This Week in Racism. With the assistance of my friends at the @YesYoureRacist Twitter account, I’ll be ranking this and other news stories on a scale...
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We Watched the Suburbs of Stockholm Burn
This week, it felt like the 2011 British riots were starting all over again in the Stockholm suburb of Husby. A man was shot dead by police and the local community started a demonstration. The...
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Meet the Nieratkos: Jeff Grosso Has a Beautiful Mind
Jeff Grosso and his son, Oliver. Photo by Chris Nieratko This week’s hot topic in skateboarding is corporate cannibalism. The level of outsider corporate involvement in skating is at an all-time high....
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Fringes: Deportee Purgatory
NEWS Deportee Purgatory Tijuana’s El Bordo Is Home to Thousands of Heroin-Addicted Mexican Deportees By Laura Woldenberg Avimael, “El Cocho,” and his girlfriend Marta Gomez, 42, sit inside their...
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Is War Brewing in Niger?
You may have heard of MUJAO—the West African jihadists who started a war in Mali this year. Well, yesterday they exploded two car bombs that killed dozens of people in Niger. One struck the remote...
View ArticleVICE on HBO Extended: Kicking Heroin with an Ibogaine Ceremony
Heroin is the most addictive drug on earth, and some people will do anything to kick the habit. Enter Ibogaine, a drug made out of the African iboga root, whose intense, hallucinogenic properties make...
View ArticleTaji's Mahal: Jade's Roll
For this week's Mahal, in honor of the recent warm weather in New York City, I bring you Jade Katzenellenbogen's photographs of even warmer people. Here is what she had to say about the series of...
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My Friend Is Wearing Abercrombie & Fitch for an Entire Year
My friend Amanda Schmidt, who is wearing Abercrombie & Fitch for a solid calendar year Back in high school, I avoided Abercrombie & Fitch like botulism. It seemed like literally everyone I...
View ArticleRyan Florig Blends Skate Photography with Guns, Weed, and Fire
Ryan Florig is an American in his mid-20s with a knack for the natural. Self-taught with disposable cameras, this Washington-based photographer thrives on the principles of street photography. He...
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My Greatest Regret Is Not Making Out with a 500-Pound Woman on a Shitty Talk...
Illustration via Flickr user Christian Paparcuri I’m writing this on my 33rd birthday. I’m sitting on my patio out in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, enjoying the quiet and fresh air. I’ve exceeded the...
View ArticleWeediquette: Getting Busted in New York
In most places in the world, weed is still an illegal substance. But despite that illegality, some law enforcers tolerate it’s use. An understanding exists between weed smokers and many police: as...
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I Interviewed Toronto's Most Popular Transsexual Model
Before the Canadian news cycle was inundated by a series of political scandals, resignations, and smoke-outs, a decidedly minor controversy occurred within the pages of Canada's Sun Media newspaper...
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Flatbush Zombies are Coming to Shower You With Saliva
Image via By now you’ve probably heard that this year VICE Australia turned ten, and we’re throwing parties in Melbourne and Sydney to celebrate. Although we’d love to have you all mashing your...
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