Articles by Alex Hoban
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They Weren't Joking, North Korea Tested Another Nuclear Bomb
While you were sleeping, North Korea was causing a small earthquake on the Korean peninsula. After a gradual buildup over the past few weeks that's seen domestic media in the socialist state saturated with missile-themed iconography, and timed just a couple of days before the anniversary of the late Kim Jong Il's birthday, North Korea announced it has successfully done good on its threats and tested a third nuclear bomb. Full story
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I Dare North Korea to Nuke America
It's never nice when underage dictators point their nuclear arsenal at you willy-nilly, but try not to panic too much. I don't think North Korea is going to blow up America just yet, or that deep down Kim Jong Un even wants to. Full story
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North Korea Is Open for Business (Sort Of)
Yesterday Kim Jong Un, now the world's youngest leader, broke the silent tradition of his reclusive father and made a New Year's speech to the people of North Korea, filling them in on his plans for a totally awesome 2013. It was the first time the country has been addressed dir… Full story
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Pompeii in the Caribbean
The Montserrat volcano lay dormant for centuries, but finally exploded in 1995, decimating the island. Subsequent eruptions have left two-thirds of the country uninhabitable. Full story
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A Big Night Out with... Moscow's Young Elite!
Partying with the richest and most beautiful people on Earth (and Jared Leto's brother). Full story
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Kim Jong-Un Reads VICE!
He read my article about North Korea's shitty theme park and told the staff to get their acts together. Full story
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Birthday Shopping with Stalin!
Maybe Lenin would have appreciated his cake more if he hadn't been fucking wasted. Full story
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Japan's Smelliest Sex City Is Dying
The sad demise of the naked spa party in the land of the farting volcano. Full story
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Sex and the Single LOLdog
Making dogs look like sluts is a timeless human tradition. Full story
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Our Unseen Holiday Photos from Kim Jong-il's North Korea
We dug out the old photo albums on the day the Great Leader went to meet the God he doesn't believe in. Full story
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