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I Watched Anti-Austerity Activists Start a Squat in a London Pub
A group of students and activists occupied the space as a means of protesting the direction the UK capital is going in.
A History of 'Frestonia,' a Micronation of Squatters Who Declared Independence from the UK
How a bunch of pioneering weirdos carved out their own space in London.
Festival Fit: The Worked Out Bods of Tomorrowland
We went to the land of mussels to scope out the muscles on the hottest rave bodies from around the world at the land of Tomorrow.
Don't Go Clubbing if You're Not Gonna Dance, Dickhead – The VICE Guide to Berlin
Here's how to avoid getting spat on by the locals in the German capital.
The Vice Guide to Milan 2014
While all the tourists make their bored pilgrimages to Rome and Florence, here in Milan we have the best food, the coolest fashion, the most attractive people and we all like going to bed early.
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Rap Squats but Were Afraid to Ask
A brief conversation with the Lord of All Rap Squats, Bauce Sauce.
Everyone in the UK Still Hates Squatters
Despite a six-month-long PR drive, the squatting community are still finding life tough.
An Occupied Cinema in Rome
The Cinema America in Rome has been taken over by squatters, and they have been showing great films. When I visited recently, there were screenings of the hip-hop classic Beat Street and Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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...
World Peace Update
What with India and Pakistan risking a nuclear war by trading bullets all last week, it became obvious that the world would have no problem falling back into its comfort zone of terrorizing itself in the new year.
Waiting for the Cops at a Squat Resistance Party
The laws may have changed, but it doesn't seem like the battle between the Met and London's squatters is gonna end any time soon.