I Spent the Weekend Watching Topless Feminists Piss Off Neo-Nazis

Last Friday, I took the Eurostar from London to Paris to meet the topless feminist protest group Femen. Originally based in the Ukraine, the organization has since spread out across the world. The idea was to film the buildup to Femen's next protest, but I didn't find out quite what I was getting myself into until I arrived at their headquarters that afternoon. Full story

Raggare Love Hot Rods and Rock 'n' Roll

A Chat with One of the Last Original Swedish Greasers

Raggare are modern-day greasers who are as important to Sweden’s national identity as meatballs, ABBA, and blue-eyed blonds. This is despite the fact that the raggare subculture is all about the appropriation of American cars, rock ’n’ roll, and tough-guy leather jackets. Full story

Agnes Thor Will Die and So Will You

New York based Swedish photographer Agnes Thor’s new series is on a subject everyone talks about when they're 13, but no one really wants to think about ever again afterwards. No, it's not hand jobs—it's death. Full story

Asger Carlsen's New Book Is a Girl

We’ve been anticipating the release of Asger Carlsen’s new book, a collection of freaky body blobs and sculptures molded out of human flesh called Hester, ever since we ran a preview from it in our 2011 Photo Issue. More than a year later, it’s finally out. Full story

Mandaean Refugees Are Stuck Between Iraq and a Hard Place

There's a whole generation of Mandaean refugees in Syria that will never be given the opportunity to go to school. Full story

Thousands Are Losing Their Limbs in Assad’s War

While His Wife Pretends to Care About Syria’s Disabled

Attempting to uphold humanitarian rights in Syria under Assad is risky business—especially for Chavia Ali, the wheelchair-bound Kurdish chairwoman of the Cultural Forum for People with Special Needs. Full story

Mårten Lange's Photos Speak Another Language

Mårten Lange makes black and white pictures of caves, deers, bats, and elephants' eyes that somehow seem magical, mystical, and trippy. We're not sure how he does it, but he has a new book out of his work that we love. Check out some images. Full story

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Israel's Radical Left

We flew to Tel Aviv and had lunch with Palestinians and then drinks with Israelis, after getting tear-gassed at a protest in the West Bank. Full story

Some Serious Thought Was Put Into This Retarded Doll

In May, a very special doll began showing up in stores in Sweden. According to the package, it was supposed to have cerebral palsy. “The retard doll GIL. Treat her like a real retard!” the label read, while the Facebook page for the doll added, “She doesn’t swear, have sex, drink… Full story

I Saw a Man Burning Alive on the Streets of Tel Aviv

On Saturday, the Israeli activist group J14 celebrated its first birthday with another large-scale protest. An estimated 10,000 people gathered on Rothschild Boulevard and shouted stuff like "Social justice for the people!" A man named Moshe Silman brought some pretty bad vibes t… Full story