VICE News: Fighting Season in Kandahar - Part 1
Springtime starts with a bang in Afghanistan, as it marks the start of the fighting season between the Taliban and Afghan security forces. For the first time in 12 years, the Afghan National Army...
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The Stoners' Paradise That Is Dreading Weed Legalisation
A weed grow in Humboldt County, California In the northern reaches of California, beyond a wall of giant redwood trees, lies the strange world of Humboldt County. Populated by a mix of hippies and...
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What Gives?
On the cover: Jeans, shirt, and beret by American Apparel. PHOTOS BY JAIME MARTÍNEZ STYLING BY ELLA CEPEDA Styling Assistant: Natalia Comel Models: Ixchel, Lucía, Daniel, Cuauhtémoc, Arantza, María...
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What Is Bruce Gilden Doing?
Photo by Bruce Gilden/Magnum Photos What is Bruce Gilden doing? The short answer is, I don’t know. I see Bruce every day. I talk to him about his work, about the evolving photography industry,...
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Gavin Haynes' Sleepless Nights: Piers Morgan Is a Victim of Arrogance and His...
Collage by Marta Parszeniew In the end, the moment that Piers Morgan’s CNN show has ended up being remembered for is the appearance of shouty nut man Alex Jones. Mr Jones enjoyed guns – who doesn’t? –...
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The NSA Has Set Up Shop at the US Embassy in Mexico
Photo courtesy of the US State Deptarment. This story is from VICE News, our new news website. See more and sign up now at vicenews.com. When Edward Snowden's leaks revealed what the NSA had been up...
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The Greatest American Copywriter Wasn’t a 'Mad Man'
Most of you have never heard of him. He never threatened to jump out of an office window when a client wouldn’t buy his ad, like George Lois, or famously suggested the headline "From those wonderful...
View ArticleMusic World: Punk Vs. Sharia
Indonesia's punk scene is one of the world's biggest and most vibrant. It's a place where the country's silenced youth can revolt against endemic corruption, social conventions and their strict...
View ArticleBaltimore Is a Paradise
Baltimore is a place bereft of the power of the District, the history of Philadelphia or the cultural and economic gravity of New York. Its outlying counties are awash in the wealth generated inside...
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The Falun Gong Member Who Fled China in Drag
"Zhuqiang" didn’t want his picture taken or his real name used because he says that the Chinese embassy in The Hague keeps an eye on him. These are the leaflets he gave me. A few weeks ago, I met...
View ArticleExclusive: Listen To Inkke's 'Faded With Da Kittens' LP
Exclusive: Listen To Inkke's 'Faded With Da Kittens' LP
View Article'Fantastic Man' (Full Length) - A Film About William Onyeabor
'Fantastic Man' (Full Length) - A Film About William Onyeabor
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Quirky Dickheads Ruined William Burroughs' 100th Birthday Party
This year would have been William Burroughs' 100th birthday. He died in 1997 at the age of 83, which was still pretty good going for a man who spent the majority of his adult life treating his body...
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How 'The Wire' Helped Pave the Way for the Time of the Vikings
TV Vikings (still via, photo credit: Jonathan Hession) Remember when everyone was weirdly obsessed with vampires a few years back? Well, there’s a new bunch of old dudes in town now and while they...
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The Fight to Stop Spain's Greyhound 'Murder Season'
Photo courtesy of Baasgalgo Spanish hunting season is almost over. Which, to anyone with a vested interest in prolonging the lives of animals, might sound like a good thing – except that in certain...
View ArticleVICE News: Lebanon's Illegal Arms Bazaar
With Lebanon's security situation worsening every day, business is booming for the country's illegal arms dealers. The porous border with Syria and the vast stockpiles of weapons left over from the...
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The Hillsong Church Is Full of Really Hot Christians
The first time I heard about Hillsong was when my friend told me she'd visited a church that "wasn't really like a church". By that, she meant that Sunday mass usually involves a bunch of hot tattooed...
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Question of the Day: Do Romanians Care About Moving to the US?
Immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, 1902 (Photo via) When I was little, I used to watch Sex and the City religiously. Which is probably why I was so desperate to move to Manhattan and write for some...
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Exxon Mobil's CEO Is Pro-Fracking Unless It's Next to His Texas Ranch
Photo via Flickr user shannonpatrick17. This story is from VICE News. See more and sign up now at vicenews.com. One month from today, the world will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez...
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Talking to Stacy Martin About Her Fake Sex with Shia LaBeouf
Stacy Martin in Nymphomaniac Landing a role in the most infamous movie of the past decade isn't a bad way to start your acting career. In her screen debut, 22-year-old British model Stacy Martin...
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