Articles by Matthew Francey
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Henry Hargreaves Photographs Death Row's Final Meals
Henry Hargreaves is no TV chef. Rather than trying to save the country one school dinner at a time or “throw together a crostini,” he’s made a name for himself recreating the last meals of various serial killers on death row and presenting them in a chilling photo series. Full story
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The Boy Wonder of the British Far Right Is Sad That Thatcher Died
The response to Margaret Thatcher's death has been mixed—some loved her and others loathed her. One opinion of Thatcher that is backed by a lifetime of worship is Jack Buckby's, founder of the National Culturists. The National Culturists are a far-right youth club calling for an… Full story
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This Guy Wants to Start His Own Aryan Country
You know who really gets the shitty end of the stick nowadays? White people. Sure, they come out best in socioeconomic standings and suffer no persecution for the color of their skin, but they have to put up with non-white people living among them. The Northwest Front feels the s… Full story
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People Who Watch People Having Sex in the Park, and the Man Who Photographed Them
Kohei Yoshiyuki is a Japanese photographer best known for "The Park," a series of hilarious, depressing, and creepy photographs of people watching other people have sex in the public parks of 1970s Tokyo. Full story
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The Leader of the Real KKK DM'd Me on Twitter
Logging into Twitter last week to find a direct message from the leader of the Ku Klux Klan was a new one for me. The message was from the Grand Imperial Wizard of the United Klans of America, who said I should speak to him, the leader of the "true Klan." Full story
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Who Feels Bad for the KKK?
Last Sunday, the world was appalled to hear that the Ku Klux Klan had set a 20-year-old black woman on fire, until it was revealed that she faked the whole thing. So, I called the KKK to see if they were worried that the attack might sully their good name. Full story
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Helping the Malaysian Government Find Gays with Grindr
The Malaysian government has a throbbing, vein-popping hard-on for gay guys. In fact, they're so concerned about the homosexual population's "rampant" activities that the education minister has just published a handy guide on how to "spot a gay." Full story
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Someone Put Anthrax in My Heroin
As if their lives didn't suck enough already, what with all the HIV, hepatitis, and chronic constipation, it recently surfaced that smack fanatics in Europe should now be wary of anthrax too. Full story
The Wizard of the Saddle Rides Again
The Dark Specter of History in Memphis
Hung Like a Gastropod
The Rigors of a Snail-Genital Illustrator
Topless Jihad
Hanging Out with the Ladies of Femen
This Is What Winning Looks Like
Chaos and Corruption in Afghanistan
James Franco on 'Gatsby'
Great Book, Good Film
Suck on the Monolith
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