Ben Trogdon is from Olympia, Washington and has been my penpal and favourite photographer for a couple of years. I like his photos because he's one of the few people whose work I discovered on the internet that isn't all "go and stand over there where the light is just perfect". Also, he doesn't take pictures of jars, or plants, or fruit, or any of that shit. What Ben does – and what he does fucking well – is document the punk scene in Olympia. Which, if I'm honest, doesn't seem massively different to how it was when Kurt Cobain was strolling around, shooting junk, dyeing his hair with Kool-Aid and writing Nevermind.
To see more of Ben's work click here.
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What Does Terrorism Mean in 2013?
It's a difficult word to define, according to Glenn Greenwald.
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Murderous Fanatics and EDL Idiots Brought Darkness to Woolwich Yesterday
We spent the day there trying to make sense of it all.
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Cry-Baby of the Week
This week: Some kids got arrested for a water balloon fight and a guy is suing Taco Bell for stealing his ideas.
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VICE News: Triple Hate
Memphis City Council, the Klan and the Crips.
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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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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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American Teens Are Being Trapped in Abusive 'Drug Rehab Centres'
How an anti-drug cult from the 60s has evolved into an abusive, billion-dollar “teen rehab” industry.
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Is Tabloid Outrage Just Getting More People into Legal Highs?
Getting uppity about internet drugs seems kind of pointless if all you're doing is advertising them.
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We Photographed a Drunk EDL Hate Mob Attacking Police Last Night
They went there to spread Islamophobia and achieved absolutely nothing.
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Rave and Hardcore YouTube Comments Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity
They're genuinely some of the most beautiful things I've ever read.
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Femen Are Being Attacked by Nazis and Sent to Prison
I called one of their members in Paris for a catch up.
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We Spoke to a Former Crack Addict About Rob Ford
"People don’t decide to have a glass of wine with dinner and then go buy a bag of crack."
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VICE on HBO Outtakes: Kicking Heroin with an Ibogaine Ceremony
Many swear it's the most effective way to kick heroin addiction.
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Fringes: Stories from the Edge: Deportee Purgatory
Tijuana’s El Bordo is home to thousands of heroin-addicted Mexican deportees.
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VICE News: Triple Hate
A doc about Nathan Bedford Forrest, the Memphis City Council, the Klan, and the Crips.
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The Creators Project: Turning CCTV Footage into Art
An invasion of privacy and erosion of our civil liberties can serve as a source for art.
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We Watched the Stockholm Suburbs Burn
But was it really a riot, or just a coupe of bored arsonists?
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Fashion Tidbits Roundup: David Bowie, Glitter and Topless Abercrombie Models
These are things you should know about, this week.
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Photo Dump Vol. 120
More stupid pictures we found on the stupid internet.
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Milf Teeth: In Ibiza with Endless House
Maybe I'm an old raver now, too.
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In Search of Tim Dog, the Rapper Turned Con Artist who Probably Faked His Own Death
We spoke to several people close to him who think he's alive, and after some digging, we think so, too.
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Speaking with Adam Kokesh, Before He Was Detained by the Feds
This would be the first in a series of controversies surrounding Adam and his politics.
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George's Fun Happy Place
George has a lot of problems to overcome, but he's capable of an incredible lightness.
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Cry-Baby of the Week
This week: Some kids got arrested for a water balloon fight and a guy is suing Taco Bell for stealing his ideas.
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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.
Jodorowsky's 'Dune' Would Have Been Insane
Salvador Dali was going to play the Emperor. 
Deportee Purgatory
Welcome to Tijuana's El Bordo. 
Arab Spring Break!
My weird night with a bunch of rich kid Egyptians. 
Drunk EDL Hate Mobs Attacked Police
They weren't too happy about it. 
Didi's Trying To Cure Malaria With Sugar And Water
Refugee camps are her homeopathic testing ground. 
Rave And Hardcore Youtube Comments Are Beautiful
They restored my faith in humanity. 
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