They’re Only ‘Illegals’ if They’re Brown
The Romeike family goes on the Glenn Beck show, which is not normally an immigrant-friendly place. Screenshot via YouTube The key to getting asylum in the United States is to be white, socially...
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PHOTOS BY JONATHAN LEDER STYLIST: ANNETTE LAMOTHE-RAMOS Photo Assistant: Roland Hulme Stylist’s Assistant: Hally Erickson Makeup: Mari Hattori Hair: Ginger Ralph at Woodley & Bunny Models:...
View ArticleSatoshi Nakamoto Is Whoever You Want Him to Be
After Newsweek purported to unmask the legendary creator of Bitcoin, after journalists embarked on an absurd, live-tweeted car chase to get face time with the man, and after the 64-year-old San...
View ArticleTaji's Mahal: Dro FE Raps About Life on the Border of Texas and Mexico
Photo by the author For this week's Mahal, I cruised around the streets of New York with Dro FE, a Texan rapper who recently released a free self-titled EP exploring his childhood in the Rio Grande...
View ArticleThe Pentagon's Guide to Overcoming Climate Change Denial
The Pentagon's Guide to Overcoming Climate Change Denial
View ArticleElko County, Nevada Forces Inmates to Pay for Jailhouse Meals
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia How much would you spend on jail food? In Elko County, Nevada, inmates won’t be able to decide. On February 5, the County Commission approved a proposal from Sheriff Jim...
View ArticleVICE News: Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine - Part 5
As Russians stream into Crimea to help wrestle it away from Ukraine, an unlikely group of Serbian war veterans—who have experience fighting in Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo—are turning up at the...
View ArticleGiving Handjobs for Money Is My Least Favorite Kind of Sex Work
Photo of the author by Ellen Stagg I’ve been a sex worker for about seven years. During this period, I have mostly worked as a dominatrix, and my approach has always been the same—I've thought, I’m...
View ArticleA Roofer Discovered a Mummified Body in a Foreclosed House
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia Death's scary. I understand that, but when you break death down, it's the most normal event in the world. It's the only thing we all have in common. (If you're ever stuck...
View ArticleUnder the Volcano
An anti-mining banner at the roadblock reads: “Defend our Mother Earth from the rats.” In 2000, engineers from Radius Gold, a Vancouver-based mining company, discovered a belt of gold deep inside the...
View ArticleCall for Photographs: Too Hard to Keep
Since 2010, Chicago-based artist Jason Lazarus has maintained a growing archive of images deemed “too hard to keep” by their owners. Submissions have included photos of friends, family members, pets,...
View ArticleWhy Won’t the Australian Government Let Us Hunt UFOs with Lasers?
Photo courtesy of iStock I probably don’t need to tell you this, but when you’re trying to communicate with aliens, lasers are really helpful. According to UFO chasers like Australia’s Peter Slattery,...
View ArticleThe Dutch Politicians Using Grindr to Connect with Voters
Jan-Bert Vroege Candidates from the Dutch political party Democrats 66 (D66) have been using Grindr as part of their local elections campaign in Amsterdam. It makes perfect sense, considering...
View ArticleFresh Off the Boat: Fresh Off the Boat: NYC - Part 3
In part three of Fresh Off the Boat - NYC, Chef Huang shows us a day in his life in Downtown Manhattan featuring friends and family from various aspects of his life.
View ArticleGreece's Korydallos Prison Hospital Is a Hellhole
All photos via Twitter user Kolastirio Kordalou Athens's Korydallos prison hospital is making sick people sicker. Reports have portrayed the facility—the only prison hospital in the country—as...
View ArticleTales from a Former Undercover Narc
All photos by Roc Morin Sometimes he was Steven Francis Neill, and sometimes he was Neill Franklin. One was an unemployed junky looking to score on the streets of Baltimore. The other was an...
View ArticlePeople Are Selling Their Organs on Facebook
This story came from Motherboard, our tech website. Read more at Motherboard.tv. Photo via Flickr user North Dakota National Guard We already know it’s really easy to buy and sell guns on Facebook,...
View ArticleVICE News: Permanently Temporary: The Truth About Temp Labor - Part 1
Temp labor is one of the fastest growing industries in the US. Increasingly, temp workers are part of a business strategy to keep costs down and profits high. From mega-retailers to mom-and-pop shops,...
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