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White Student Union

We recently went to Towson University to speak with Matthew Heimbach, the founder of a group that advocates for “persons of European heritage." We also met the students who want him off campus... or at least muzzled. 'White Student Union' is a documentary about race, class, and self-righteous college students yelling at each other. Full story

Here Comes the White-Power Safety Patrol

They Want to Clean Up Your Campus

Matthew has formed a group called the White Student Union that advocates for “persons of European heritage”—what most of us call “white people.” It comes as a surprise to the African American students who feel targeted by the night patrols Matthew began conducting in March… Full story

Reviews

I was hoping that listening to this record after 12 years of avoidance would age it like a truffle rustled from the fertile soil of Montferrat by pigs bred solely for this purpose. Unfortunately the experience was more like spraying André Sparkling Strawberry on a pile of burning… Full story

The Polaroid Kidd Has a Photo Show in NYC Today

Train-hopping photographer Mike Brodie is an authentic, unschooled genius, and his new book is a record of his years on the road. He estimates that he's covered 50,000 miles, and his photos are documents of what Woody Guthrie used to call "hard travelin'," snapshots of living the… Full story

I Went to Syria to Learn How to Be a Journalist

And Failed Miserably at It While Almost Dying a Bunch of Times

Sunil Patel had never been published before he decided to go to Syria in August 2012 to become a war correspondent. It was a foolish idea for sure, and he almost died several times during his trip, but we still think his story was worth the risk. Full story

The Destruction of Breezy Point

Two nights ago during Hurricane Sandy, while many New Yorkers were crying about having no internet, the people in Breezy Point, Queens, watched their neighborhood become a water-logged, flame-engulfed vision of hell. Full story