Shane Smith
I'm Shane Smith, co-founder of VICE, a magazine I started in Montreal in 1994 that has since become a global company operating in 30 countries. I also went to North Korea twice, and starred in the VICE Guide to North Korea, which featured footage of my trip. Most recently I went to Liberia, a war-torn country in Africa plagued with heroin dens, teenage prostitution, and even cross-dressing cannibals; and then to the North Korean labor camps hidden in the forests of Siberia.
Articles by Shane Smith
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SOFEX: The Business of War
SOFEX takes place every two years in Amman, and is largely the brainchild of Jordan’s king, Abdullah II, who has a penchant for special operations and massive displays of artillery. Full story
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SOFEX: The Business of War
SOFEX takes place every two years in Amman, and is largely the brainchild of Jordan’s king, Abdullah II, who has a penchant for special operations and massive displays of artillery. Full story
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SOFEX: The Business of War
SOFEX takes place every two years in Amman, and is largely the brainchild of Jordan’s king, Abdullah II, who has a penchant for special operations and massive displays of artillery. Full story
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SOFEX: The Business of War
SOFEX takes place every two years in Amman, and is largely the brainchild of Jordan’s king, Abdullah II, who has a penchant for special operations and massive displays of artillery. Over the course of a week, more than 12,000 attendees tromped around 30-odd tents staked across th… Full story
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North Korean Labor Camps
Kim Jong Il has come up with a new way to bring cold hard cash into his isolated country: export North Korean workers to slave away in the Siberian forest. VICE founder Shane Smith travels to Russia to investigate a chain of North Korean labor camps in the Amur region. But gettin… Full story
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Siberian Slaves
Sneaking into North Korea’s Secret Russian Labor Camps
“You’ll love Siberia. Everything is so close and the people are so nice.” Full story
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The Rebels of Libya
Shane boards a ship carrying food, fighters, and medical supplies from the port of Benghazi to the besieged city of Misurata. Full story
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The Rebels of Libya
VICE founder Shane Smith crosses into rebel-controlled eastern Libya. Full story
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Freedom Run
On the Road with Libya’s Teenage Revolutionaries
The first time I went to Libya, in 2010, I was arrested just two days into my trip. Full story
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Sofex Was So-So
Experiencing the Military-Industrial Complex’s Trade Show
“You know, it’s weird, man. It’s like everybody’s real cordial with each other. But, at the end of the day, we’re, like, buying weapons to destroy each other. I don’t want to, like, sound liberal or anything Full story
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