From criminals to cults to conflict zones and everything in between, Fringes examines the outliers whose stories often fall out of the field of vision of the mainstream.
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The Warrior State
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Mexico's Other Border
When traveling from Central America to Mexico, immigrants are forced to battle corrupt Mexican police, drug cartels like the infamous Zetas, and human traffickers, all before they even come close to t…
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The Man Who Eats Roadkill
"I ate a badger once that someone else had picked up because they wanted its skull. It was blown up like a horse on the Western Front and smelled rather horrible. When I cut into it, the flesh was gre…
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Guns in the Sun
Weeks before the almost unfathomable mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, VICE editor-in-chief Rocco Castoro visited Florida to dive headfirst into its byzantine firearms la…
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Venom Superman Responds to YouTube Comments
Last week we premiered a documentary about Steve Ludwin, a nutty guy who injects himself with snake venom as a means to becoming immortal. It was a YouTube hit, and received thousands of comments, suc…
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Venom Superman
For the past 20 years Steve Ludwin has been sticking deadly snake venom in a syringe and mainlining it. He claims that snake juice is the ultimate pick-me-up, making him stronger, faster, and more res…
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Bush League Rebels
On my first day embedded with the UN stabilization force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, I visited a camp in the city of Goma set up to house rebel combatants who had recently surrendered. Th…
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BREAKING: Exclusive Footage of John McAfee Detained in Guatemala
About an hour ago John McAfee was picked up by the Guatemala special police task force for questioning about his illegal entry into the country. His lawyer, Mr. Guerra, accompanied him to Emigrason Al…
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On the Run with John McAfee (Teaser)
VICE editor-in-chief Rocco Castoro and photographer/videographer Robert King have been following John McAfee for the past five days, documenting his life on the run. Here is a small taste of the foota…
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Taxidermy Babe
After meeting Divya at a party in Brooklyn, we assumed she was into artisinal pickles and free-range tempeh. Turns out, killing animals and stuffing them is more her thing. We decided to go to the woo…
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War Gin
Ugandans are the hardest drinking Africans in the motherland, both in terms of per capita consumption and the hooch they choose to chug. Waragi, or "war gin," is what they call the local moonshine, an…
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Death of the American Hobo
We traveled by freight train to the 112th National Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa, to see what was left of hobo life. We felt as if we were a pair of early Americans—pioneers far from home on a great…
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Joe Crow Ryan
We met up with Joe Crow Ryan, a well known NYC subway musician who uses music to overcome struggles with homelessness and the law. He's unemployed, and not looking, because he's "done with jobs."
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The Rosaire Family Circus
We spent some time with the Rosaires, a tenth-generation circus family. Their animal sanctuary in Sarasota, Florida is an impressive collection of lions and tigers and bears and breastfeeding chimps,
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Cult Kids: Westboro
We followed the story of the Westboro Baptist Church. They welcomed us into their homes and gave us access to 17 years of home video footage. In return, we produced an unbiased look into the lives of
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How to Sell Drugs
We learned the secrets of a big-time NYC drug dealer—from how his crew operates to where he gets his dope.
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New Fiction by Ed Park 
Malaysian Neo-Nazis
Fighting for a Pure Malay Race 
The Strongest Dwarf in New Jersey
Remembering My Tormentor 
Gay Men and Their Misogyny Problem
It's Not Cute Anymore 
Snooping Around Nicolas Cage's House
So Many Bummers 
Saudi Arabia's Feminist Revolution
It's Not Happening 
