Articles by Matt Shea
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Uncovering the "Truth" Among the Conspiracy Theorists at the 2013 Bilderberg Fringe Festival
The folks who think that the annual meeting of powerful people known as the Bilderberg Group have gotten so used to protesting against conspiracies that they've started an official event: the Bilderberg Fringe Festival. I wandered around to ask attendees what the hell they believed. Full story
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Turkey's Weekend of Street War, Jubilation, and Bulldozer Joyrides
Social unrest has gripped the country, from Istanbul to Ankara. VICE currently has a number of reporters and filmmakers in Turkey. We called one of them on Sunday to make sure they hadn't suffocated in tear gas plumes and to get their perspective on the latest from the ground. Full story
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Teens Are Being Trapped in Abusive 'Drug Rehab Centers'
The methods used at these facilities are arguably traceable to an anti-drug cult in the 60s called the Church of Synanon. Their method was to abduct addicts and then “rehabilitate” them through beatings and humiliation. Former patients have been airing their stories on the intern… Full story
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Porn Sites Are Paying to Remove Tattoos of Their Logos from Hostgator's Face
Hostgator Dotcom emailed me the good news so I thought I'd call him up to congratulate him. It turns out he's doing great and his kids aren't starving, but he also has some worrying new plans to make money that involve his ding-a-ling and his future casket. Full story
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Reddit Wants the Boston Bomber's Blood
Only one day after the Boston bombings, a subreddit was formed to collate and analyze photos of the crime scene, expanding to more than 3,000 users in less than half a day. We spoke to Rather_Confused, one of the subreddit's mods, to get a feel for this new breed of internet warr… Full story
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Berliners Are Waging a War Against Gentrification
It’s been 23 years since the Berlin Wall was demolished, and now the bulldozers are back. But this time, no one’s clapping. When word got out that a developer was planning to build a luxury apartment complex right on top of the preserved section of the wall (known as the East Sid… Full story
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I Tattooed Porn Websites on My Face So My Kids Wouldn't Starve
In 1990, Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, dreaming of a future in which people everywhere could bask in the glory of an interconnected global world. Two decades later, a man had the URLs of multiple porn websites tattooed on his face. It seems as if the internet h… Full story
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Bulletproof Kids
In December, the massacre at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, threw the country into a deep depression, followed by a fiery debate about guns. Companies hawking children’s clothes saw sales skyrocket. One of these vendors, Amendment II, has bulletproof backpacks star… Full story
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I Went to the Last Gay Catholic Mass at the UK's Church of Our Lady of the Assumption
The decision to end LGBT masses comes from an older, more Italian and more homophobic Vatican. I’ll never understand why you’d want to join an institution that tells you what to do with your dick, but all power to them nonetheless. Full story
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Making Friends at Stonehenge for the End of the World
Throughout my time at Stonehenge I met hippies, Norse gods, ancient kings, bygone warriors, conspiracy theorists, senile Druids, schizophrenics, witches, wizards, demons, hackers, viking families, trance-heads, and even a guy who thought he was a squirrel in human form. Full story
The Mare
A New Story by Mary Gaitskill 
Toppling a Delicate World
Being Gay and South Asian In America 
There's No Sex in Prison Showers
We Usually Wore Our Underwear 
Try Not to Destroy Your Life
The First Time I Took Molly 
A Teacher and Her Student
Marilynne Robinson on Staying Out of Trouble 
"Whitey" Isn't Very Popular in Boston
Interviews with Some of His Old Friends 
