Hello, I Am Going to Die Because I Killed People

A few months ago, a death-row inmate sent our music editor a fan letter. Full story

What’s It Like Pulling Refugees Out of Australian Waters?

We spoke to a patrol-boat sailor about finding dead people floating around. Full story

Beef and Oil

A Bird’s-Eye View of Two of Modern Life’s Most Precious Commodities

Yes, that thing that looks like Earth’s gaping, bleeding asshole is a half-mile-by-half-mile runoff pool of cow shit and piss. Full story

You Will Never Be as Rich as These Pets

You’re going to die a poor, sad schmuck. But do you know who is rich? Animals! Full story

Broken Hearts, Lost Minds and Missing Limbs

In Afghanistan, the Frontline Is Everywhere

Everyone is very angry with America. Full story

Cowards Are Blackmailing Young Women to Death on the Internet

Along with an Assortment of Other Disgusting Acts of Sexual Extortion

A depressing voyage into the web's darkest, most despicable corners. Full story

Comics

Guilt Trip

Dr. Brewster, you have a phone call from your mother. She says it's extremely urgent. Full story

Running on Empty

Squandering the Earth’s Natural Resources Sure Was Fun

The world ending doesn't have anything to do with the Mayans. Full story

Diseases Are Smarter Than Our Meds

Everyone Will Be Sick in the Drug-Resistant Future

I had to know more about this impending biological disaster. Full story

Guns in the Sun

In Florida They Will Shoot You Dead, and It’ll Probably Be Legal

There are 270 million legal guns in the US. You might say that this situation presents a wicked problem. Full story

The Right to Die Is the Right to Live

Wolf the Artist and His Struggle to Survive as He Pleases

Just before his 18th birthday, my son Wolf received invitations from galleries in Melbourne and New York to exhibit his paintings. The bad news is that he may not be alive then. Full story

How Are We Gonna Die?

The end is very nigh, we spoke to a guy who thinks he knows how it's going to go down. Full story

Have Animals Declared War On Us?

For millennia humans have been wreaking havoc on their habitat; now the cute things are striking back. Full story

Doomed

A fashion shoot shot at the end of the world. Full story

Don’t Get Caught

I’ve Spent Eight Years and Counting in the System for a Nonviolent Felony

When I take a serious look around, it dawns on me how much wasted potential there is in prison. Full story

The Secret Drinker’s Handbook

Follow These Ten Rules and Become a World-Class Clandestine Alcoholic

The first rule of secret drinking: Keep your date drinking, too. Only a sober person can spot a drunk. Full story