A Visit to Brazil's Largest Marketplace Before World Cup Raids Shut It Down
This was life at the open market Feira de São Joaquim (link in Portuguese) in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. It was a chaotic market where people from the slums bought their groceries, but it no longer...
View ArticleThe Gezi Park Protests' First Birthday Party Was a Gas
Anti-government protesters use sling shots in the Okmeydani district of Istanbul. This weekend, Turks celebrated the one year anniversary of the Gezi Park protests with some more protests, and yet...
View ArticleWho Do These Celebrity Waxworks Actually Look Like?
Our Italian office went for a stroll around Rome's Wax Museum recently and sent me back a bunch of snaps. I thought I'd pay it forward by translating their post for you guys, but quickly realised I...
View ArticleA Small Minority of Idiots: The Qatari World Cup Is Robbing Football of its...
George Weah holding the Ballon d'Or in 1995. (Photo via) The most amazing thing about George Weah’s 1996 goal against Verona, is how, when he picks the ball up in his own area – you already find...
View ArticleComing on Camera: Beautiful Agony's Orgasmic, Ethical Porn
Still from Kamee's second masturbation video. All images and video courtesy of Beautiful Agony Hundreds of people around the world have seen Kamee* come. They’ve watched her lie down on her stomach...
View ArticleQuestion of the Day: Would Romanians Vote for Ceaușescu If He Were Alive Today?
Bucharest in 1985 From what my parents have told me, Romania in the time of Ceaușescu was a pretty shitty place to live. The planned economy didn’t work, because that planning had been a little off...
View ArticleMurder, Misery and Minors in Albania’s Mining Industry
Kids working in the piles of rock and chrome. Violeta Koci is 23, and her wheelbarrow just broke. For the rest of the day she will have to carry the bags of rock and chromite on her back. She is six...
View ArticleVICE News: Jihad in Kenya
A series of bloody attacks has rocked Kenya since the September 2013 Westgate mall massacre in Nairobi, which left 67 people dead. Curiously, some recent victims in these murders have been Muslim...
View ArticleHey Gang, Let’s Explore the Ocean Floor with a Giant Submarine!
Photo courtesy of SeaOrbiter/Jacques Rougerie Since the advent of the Cold War, humanity has been turning its dream of space exploration into reality. We’ve walked on the moon, habitable space...
View ArticleGlasgow Is a Paradise
The Glasgow I know and photograph is that of the never-ending weekend, provided by one of the best music scene and some of the friendliest people in the UK. Unlike other parts of the world, Glasgow is...
View ArticleEveryone in Portland Is Gluten-Intolerant
Illustrations by Nick Nold When I was 17, I lived for a couple of weeks in the Dallas Greyhound bus station. Since I had only a few dollars with me, I rationed a dollar a day for two $0.49 McDonald’s...
View ArticleWeediquette: Illiterate John
Photo courtesy of Flickr user Tulsa City-County Library Around this time of the year, I remember summer represented freedom to me when I was a kid. When school became arduous, I always reminded myself...
View ArticleReasons Why Copenhagen Is the Worst Place Ever
Copenhagen is the capital of what’s considered the world’s happiest country. However, you should know that we Danes chug down more anti depressants than almost any other nation on Earth. Don’t judge...
View ArticleMeet Louis Ortiz, America’s Most Convincing Barack Obama Impersonator
Imagine waking up one day to discover that you look so much like one of the world’s most famous faces and that there may be job opportunities and fame waiting for you – if you play your cards right....
View ArticleTurning Nail Polish Spills Into Psychedelic, Exploding Forms
Turning Nail Polish Spills Into Psychedelic, Exploding Forms
View ArticleA Conversation with the Makers of the Documentary 'Brave Miss World'
Poster and stills via the movie's official site The documentary Brave Miss World follows Linor Abargil, who, in 1998, at the age of 18, won the titles of Miss Israel and Miss World. Six weeks before...
View ArticleI Confronted Donald Trump in Dubai
Illustration by Molly Crabapple Donald Trump's hair should not be. It sits on his head like a soufflé, both airy and solid, as improbable as any building to which he’s given his name. In Dubai, I get...
View ArticleInside the 2014 International Mr. Leather Conference
This year's 36th annual International Mr. Leather conference drew a diverse contingency of leathermen and leatherwomen to the city of Chicago. An estimated 20,000 visitors participated in the annual...
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