Articles from Volume 19 Issue 11
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Skinema
Baristas
I started taking steroids yesterday as an act of thanks and joyous celebration. Full story
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Combover
The October War
I’m working on a little personal film about the October War. Full story
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Solo Piano Music
A piece by Syrian writer Fawwaz Haddad. Full story
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Prelude to 'Solo Piano Music'
Why the World Should Read Syria’s Fawwaz Haddad
Why the world should read Syria's Fawwaz Haddad. Full story
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Displaced Verse
A Controversial Syrian Poet Finds Asylum in Mexico City
ICORN helped Moula flee his war-torn home, but Mexico's not exactly the safest place to find shelter. Full story
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I Left My Family for the Free Syrian Army
We interviewed a woman who fled Syria after joining the FSA. Full story
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Interviews with an FSA Media-Centre Coordinator and a Doctor in Aleppo
Two interviews conducted in the field. Full story
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The Man Who Was There
Interviews with Syrian Army Defectors
How two of Assad's soldiers came to join the FSA. Full story
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The Man Who Was There
The Man Who Was There
Robert King Has Been Covering the FSA So Long They Named Him “Haji Memphis”
Syria's up in flames, as told by Robert King. Full story
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Syria's Kurdish Spring
A journey into the heart of the Kurdish struggle. Full story
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Not All Syrians Side With the Rebels
I spoke to a group of Syrian expats in Paris about how Assad might not be the only one to blame in this war. Full story
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Can Films Right the 'Conspiracy Against Syria'?
How war and political opposition have hurt and changed the landscape of Syrian film. Full story
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Bob Odenkirk’s Page
Syria: Bombs Away
To Investment and Development!
A country exploding with opportunity... and bombs!! Full story
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Mandaean Refugees are Stuck Between Iraq and a Hard Place
There's a whole generation of Mandaean refugees in Syria that will never be given the opportunity to go to school. Full story
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All in the Family
At Home with Syrian Jewish Brooklynites
We tracked down a Syrian Jewish family for this photo shoot. Full story
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On the Lam in Lebanon
Syria’s Violence Bleeds Over the Border
Everyone's fighting everyone over here. Full story
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The Magic Kingdom of Syria
Here’s a fun idea for Syria: Disneyland. Full story
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The Cute Show Page!
Syrian Hamsters
These furry bags of joy love desert climates and stuffing as much food into their cheek pouches as possible. Full story
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Thousands Are Losing Their Limbs in Assad’s War
While His Wife Pretends to Care About Syria’s Disabled
Attempting to uphold humanitarian rights in Syria under Assad is risky business. Full story
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Gunrunning with the Free Syrian Army
They Said I’d Be Yelling “Allahu Akhbar” in No Time
A Syrian colonel asked me to shoot him in the chest while someone filmed it. Full story
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Beats, Rhymes and Death
Hip-Hop in Syria Is Seriously Dangerous Business
The extreme levels of censorship and sensitivity clash with the traditionally rebellious nature of hip-hop, and to violate them can be a deadly decision. Full story
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I Went to Syria to Learn How to Be a Journalist
And Failed Miserably at It While Almost Dying a Bunch of Times
Sunil Patel had never been published before he decided to go to Syria in August 2012 to become a war correspondent. Full story
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Serious Syrian Memes
Like the rest of the internet, the Syrian memeverse is messy, argumentative and prone to stupidity and hyperbole. Full story
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Records
Mostly Syrian records reviewed by mostly Syrian people. Full story
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Nothing Stops Kids Playing Basketball In Syria
We spoke to one of their coaches. Full story
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Who Loves Ya, Bashar?
Assad Regime Boosters Show Their True Colours in Paris
In the Gardens of the Trocadéro in Paris, around 40 protestors with signs and whistles gathered around an enormous Syrian flag to show their support for the country’s president. Full story
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The VICE Guide to Syria
The topics covered in this guide are the most important for you to understand the complexities of the conflict. Full story
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Welcome to the Syria Issue
Today we are proud to present the first bits of The Syria Issue. Full story
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Road to Ruin
This timeline provides some context to the recent bloodletting in Syria. Full story
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The Writing Is on the Wall
Anti-Regime Activist Tarek Algorhani Talks About Fighting Guns with Cans and Tags
Tagging anti-regime graffiti throughout the streets of Syria. Full story
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My Week Spent with Hungary's Far-Right
Hungarian nationalists throw beer at people and blame Jews and gypsies for all their problems.
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Britain's Comedy Nazis Are Spoiling It for Everyone
But should we feel outraged or just pity them?
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I'm Hunting Down the Fat Fetishist Who Has My Stolen Laptop
He likes big ladies and lives in a maisonette.
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VICE Loves Magnum: Peter van Agtmael Won't Deny the Strange Allure of War
Which is why his photos taken in post-9/11 warzones are the best.
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VICE News: This Is What Winning Looks Like
A documentary about the ineptitude and corruption of the Afghan security forces.
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VICE News: Sisa: Cocaine of the Poor
A new drug called sisa is tearing its way through Athens' poor.
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Greg Palast's Column: I Upset My Least Favourite Big Fat Greek Minister
Theodoros Pangalos doesn't like talking about Greece's economic collapse.
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Gavin Haynes' Sleepless Nights: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Dickhead
The silly spy game farce of Ryan Fogle.
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Pretty Girl Bullshit: 'Too Pretty to Work' Laura Fernee Is a Mirror to Our Own Stupidity
Or, the age-old tabloid morality sham.
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Menk, by John Doran: Don't Tell Me That the High Rise Has to End
It's odd, DJing sober.
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Las Vegas Needs to Get Creative with Its Homeless Problem
Here are some ideas.
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Hanging Out with Human Rights Heroes at the Oslo Freedom Forum
It's a bit like Comic-Con, only all the heroes are real.
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Question of the Day: Which Politician Would You Most Like to Do Drugs with?
"Prescott, probably. He’s just a bit of a boy, isn't he?"
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Beware the Lizzies
Photos by Leonn Ward and styling by John William.
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VICE News: Triple Hate - Part 1
The Klan, the Crips, racism and the spectre of history.
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Did a Murderer Just Give Himself Away on Yelp?
It seems like he might have done.
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When Musicians Attack
Miguel tea-bagged a couple of fans at the Billboard Awards. Is that the worst thing an artist has ever done to their audience?
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Britain's Comedy Nazis Are Spoiling It for Everyone
But should we feel outraged or just pity them?
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My Week Spent with Hungary's Far-Right
Hungarian nationalists throw beer at people and blame Jews and gypsies for all their problems.
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I Don't Have the Stones to Be a Crime Reporter
I tried covering the Tia Sharp case but just felt guilty the whole time.
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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.
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Dogmageddon: Don't Bet on the Apocalypse
Or you'll end up dead broke, instead of just plain dead.
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I'm Hunting Down the Fat Fetishist Who Has My Stolen Laptop
He likes big ladies and lives in a maisonette.
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Menk, by John Doran: Don't Tell Me That the High Rise Has to End
It's odd, DJing sober.
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This Man Thinks He Never Has to Eat Again
Rob Rhinehart's vomit-coloured cocktail could change food forever.
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Alex Miller's New Column: Lord, I Hate Camden Town
It's the graveyard of the fad.
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How to Be Happy, Young and Jobless
A survival guide for when society thinks your life has no purpose.
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Milf Teeth: The Notches On Your Bedpost Don't Mean Shit
Your sex gets better when you're learning with one person.
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I Interviewed My Local UKIP Rep After I Got Him Sacked and Banned
Phillip Collins has been reinstated now, but things were still a bit awkward.
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What's Going to Kill the House Revival?
Geeks? Shufflers? Americans? Tinchy Stryder?
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Pretty Girl Bullshit: Is Snapchat Ruining People's Lives?
I'm worried that it is.
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VICE News: Protest At Thatcher's Funeral
Some people enjoy booing coffins. We went to see just how many.
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A Big Night Out... at the Worst Club Night Ever?
The "stars" from TOWIE and Milton Keynes, together at last.
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Thatcher's War on Acid House
She may have got the Falklands, but she couldn't get the pillheads.
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English Fascists Took Their First Beating of the Summer in Brighton This Weekend
That's what happens when bigots march in England's most liberal city.
Gay Men And Their Misogyny Problem
It's not cute anymore. 
Ground Zero - Syria
The bombing of Aleppo's Dar al-Shifa hospital. 
Malaysian Neo-Nazis
Fighting for a pure Malay race. 
Britain's Comedy Nazis
They're spoiling it for everyone. 
Hungary's Far-Right
They blame Jews and gypsies for all their problems. 
I'm Hunting Down A Fat Fetishist
He stole my laptop. 
