PEN PALS

Really, Ryan? : Gay Men and Their Not-So-Cute Misogyny Problem

It's not OK to call your lady friends dumb sluts just because you like the same private parts.

Dogmageddon: Don't Bet on the Apocalypse

Or you'll end up dead broke, instead of just plain dead.

I'm Hunting Down the Fat Fetishist Who Has My Stolen Laptop

He likes big ladies and lives in a maisonette.

Menk, by John Doran: Don't Tell Me That the High Rise Has to End

If you see my DJing, please don't give me drugs.

Pretty Girl Bullshit: 'Too Pretty to Work' Laura Fernee Is a Mirror to Our Own Stupidity

Part 3,456 of the age-old tabloid morality sham.

Question of the Day: What's the Best YouTube Video You've Ever Seen?

"The worst videos I've seen are of animal murders."

I Tested Out Three of Cambodia's Spiritual Practices

And learned that Cambodian ghosts apparently don't believe in Jesus.

Greg Palast's Column: I Upset My Least Favourite Big Fat Greek Minister

Theodoros Pangalos doesn't like talking about Greece's economic collapse.

Is Tropical in Mongolia: Part One

We followed Is Tropical, as they became one of the first Western bands to ever perform in Mongolia.

Thought and Memory

Back in 2008, when my first novel came out, my publisher sent me on a West Coast tour.

Saudi Arabia Isn't Having a Feminist Revolution

Weirdly, Saudi photographer Nouf Alhimiary thinks being allowed to cycle doesn't count as women's rights.

Gavin Haynes' Sleepless Nights: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Dickhead

The silly spy game farce of Ryan Fogle.

Swimwear in Film Can Be Pretty Awkward

And more film stuff from the Grolsch Film Works blog.

This Week in Racism: Former Italian Prime Minister Dressed up Strippers to Look Like Barack Obama

Who would think that's sexy?

VICE News: Sisa: Cocaine of the Poor

A new drug called sisa is tearing its way through Athens' poor.

I Tested Out Three of Cambodia's Spiritual Practices

And learned that Cambodian ghosts apparently don't believe in Jesus.

VICE on HBO Outtakes: The Fat Farms of Mauritania

Appetite-inducing pills have become the new way to pack on the pounds.

Meet the Malaysian Neo-Nazis Fighting for a Pure Malay Race

They know Nazis don't like Asian people, but they don't care.

VICE News: White Student Union - Trailer

A documentary about race, class and self-righteous college students yelling at each other.

Austerity's Drug of Choice

Greece's infamous new drug, sisa, is meth mixed with filler ingredients like battery acid.

Greg Palast's Column: I Upset My Least Favourite Big Fat Greek Minister

Theodoros Pangalos doesn't like talking about Greece's economic collapse.

I Spent the Weekend Watching Topless Feminists Piss Off Neo-Nazis

Hanging out with Femen in Paris was a blast.

VICE News: This Is What Winning Looks Like

A documentary about the ineptitude and corruption of the Afghan security forces.

Who’s Getting Rich off the Prison-Industrial Complex?

A rundown of some of America's incarceration investors.

Interviewing South African Rape Victims Isn't Easy When You're Disfigured

It's said that in the South African townships, disfigurement is associated with witchcraft.