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Abandoned Estonian Prisons Are a Little Slice of Hell

Back in 1820, Russian Tzar Nicholas I built a massive prison on the Baltic coast just outside of Tallinn, which was so good at making prisoners cower remorsefully before the might of the hegemon that it remained in commission right up until 2004, when Facebook was launched. Full story

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 ann… Full story

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

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

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

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

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

Birthday Shopping with Stalin!

Maybe Lenin would have appreciated his cake more if he hadn't been fucking wasted. Full story

Japan's Smelliest Sex City Is Dying

The sad demise of the naked spa party in the land of the farting volcano. Full story

Sex and the Single LOLdog

Making dogs look like sluts is a timeless human tradition. Full story