Jason Schwartzman Talks About Playing a Shitty Guy in His New Movie
Elisabeth Moss and Jason Schwartzman in Alex Ross Perry's Listen Up Philip. Jason Schwartzman, who is, in fact, an absolutely lovely man, stars as the titular, cantankerous young writer in Alex Ross...
View ArticleThe Techno-Oppression of Ukraine Is Exactly Why Snowden Blew the Whistle
The Techno-Oppression of Ukraine Is Exactly Why Snowden Blew the Whistle
View ArticleBad Cop Blotter: Politicians Finally Realize They Can Stop Pretending to Hate...
Photo via Flickr user mardi_grass_2010 In a New Yorker profile published this month, President Obama admitted that marijuana was not that bad and the enforcement of anti-weed laws was skewed against...
View ArticleIn Today’s Landfills, Food Is Embalmed for Decades at a Time
Compost at the Delaware County's compost plant. We had been warned of the pervasive power of the stench. It was a cold, snowy morning in the Catskills, and as our suddenly-too-small car picked its...
View ArticleUmuzi Photo Club
Both Pages: Christoper Shannon top, Theatre de la Mode pants, Nike shoes, Garth Cowden cap PHOTOS BY KGAUGELO MABJWE, JOAO NZINA, THAPELO MOTSUMI STYLIST: CHANTELLE LUE Special thanks to Umuzi photo...
View ArticleA Long, Bizarre Interview with Alexander Emelianenko
A Long, Bizarre Interview with Alexander Emelianenko
View ArticleThe Super Bowl Is a Web of Greed, Lawsuits, and Lies
The Super Bowl trophies look really nice; it's a shame about all the sex trafficking that comes with the NFL championship game. Photo via Flickr user LearningLark The Super Bowl is a long,...
View ArticleVICE Special: Apocalypse, Man - Part 3
Michael C Ruppert on Syria, Obama, and global economic collapse: “The United States Empire is crumbling as we speak. The world doesn’t have a Plan B for what happens when the United States fails. But...
View ArticleWoman in a Green Beret
Lady Cadet Wardah Noor prepares to lead a mock attack during field exercises. Lady Cadet Wardah Noor, a slim 24-year-old Pakistani with deep-set eyes and an erect bearing, has pinned all her hopes on...
View ArticleHunting for the Vampire of Barcelona
People chasing the car in which Enriqueta was carted off after her arrest At the turn of the 20th century, Enriqueta Martí—a woman from the witchcraft-steeped countryside of Cataluña—came to...
View ArticleIs Prison Rape on the Rise?
Photo of Alcatraz showers via Flickr user Samantha Marx It's unlikely we'll ever know how common rape is in America's prison system, but one things for sure: reports of sexual abuse in US jails and...
View ArticleLos Angeles Is Miserable: Online Dating in Los Angeles Makes Me Miserable
Dating in Los Angeles makes me miserable. To be fair, dating anywhere is miserable, but, there's something about living in Los Angeles that makes all of it so much more dreadful. The city is so spread...
View ArticleWill the NFL Tolerate Weed?
Photo via. This Sunday’s Super Bowl will feature teams from the two US states where marijuana is legal for recreational use. It’s the WEED BOWL, and the heady coincidence shines a spotlight on our...
View ArticlePortraits of Chiraq, Documentary, and Narrative in Chicago
Portraits of Chiraq, Documentary, and Narrative in Chicago
View ArticleLos Angeles Is Miserable: An LA Housing Project Could Be Giving Its Residents...
Eleazer Acevedo and her children in their home inside the Jordan Downs housing project It’s not necessarily the patchy linoleum flooring, the egg-white cinder block walls, or the bars against all the...
View ArticleMacklemore Is Hip-Hop’s Dave Batista
Collage by Alex Cook I didn’t watch the Grammys on Sunday because WWE’s Royal Rumble was airing at the same time. The Royal Rumble matters because the winner of the 30-man contest gets to challenge...
View ArticleThe US Falconry Revival Couldn't Get More American
Photos courtesy of Anatoly Tokar at Falconry Passion In 1968, when Lars Sego was eight years old, he decided he wanted to become a falconer. He put a hood and jess on a chicken and let it jump off his...
View ArticleRob Delaney and Matt Pike Go 'Back & Forth'
Rob Delaney and Matt Pike Go 'Back & Forth'
View ArticleEvery Woman: Life as a Truck-Stop Stripper - Part 2
Everyone knows what charming places strip clubs can be, but perhaps there is no club so charming as one in Moriarty, New Mexico—a truck stop with taxidermy and the bras of former employees on the...
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