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It's Like Vietnam All Over Again

Over the last 50 years war reenactment has gone from something guys at the Elks Club did on the weekend to get away from their wives to a full-blown obsession among history buffs with enough free time to make the experience as true to life as possible. The Vietnam War has typically been forbidden territory, but reenactment groups around the country have begun collecting their rice hats and period-appropriate M16s for pretend skirmishes with fake Viet Cong. Full story

Charles Cushman's America

For more than 30 years, Charles Cushman documented his life with photographs. When he died, he gave them all to his alma mater, Indiana University. What archivists discovered was a unique portrait of Charles' world. Full story

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Big Sandy

Thomas Morton gets a lesson in heavy artillery at the Big Sandy Shoot, where gun enthusiasts gather in Arizona's western desert to test their rifles, canons, and machine guns. Full story

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Bares, Broncs and Bulls

We just got back from hanging out with a bunch of Navajo cowboy folks from Triple B Association. Full story

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Bares, Broncs, and Bulls - Trailer

Competing in rodeos, hanging on the rez, and trying to make ends meet in some of the most impoverished parts of the country.

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The Muscle Shoals Sound

VICE recently travelled to the internationally acclaimed recording town of Muscle Shoals, AL. Full story

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The Muscle Shoals Sound: Trailer

Recently VICE travelled to Muscle Shoals, AL, the birth place of R&B and home to some of the most celebrated recording studios in the history of American music.

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The Oregon Fire Lines Teaser

Whenever someone at our office bitches about being overworked, our stock response is “Beats digging ditches.” While the express intention of the statement is usually not-so-supportive, we think it’s a healthy reminder that at the end of the day, we are all… Full story

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The Oregon Fire Lines

We’re tagging along with wildland firefighters as they set up a controlled burn.

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The Indy Mile

Open-throttled motorcycling lunatics tackle an oval Indianapolis racetrack at 100-plus miles-per-hour.