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Welcome to the Syria Issue

Today we are proud to present the first bits of The Syria Issue, an entire magazine dedicated to one of the oldest and most important cradles of civilization in the world that has been decimated by brutal internal strife for the past year and a half. Full story

The VICE Guide to Syria

We have put together this guide in an attempt to condense the facts gleaned from thousands of pages of reference books, biographies, religious texts, firsthand accounts, reports, and other information that have informed "The Syria Issue." We could’ve included dozens of additional… Full story

Road to Ruin

The roots of the conflict in Syria stretch back centuries—namely to the battle between the Sunni Muslim majority and a mystical-Shia sect known as the Alawites. This timeline provides some context to the recent bloodletting and its supremely convoluted backstory. Full story

The VICE Guide to Voting - Otherkin

The deciding day of the 2012 election draws near, and as a politically undecided man-dolphin, you're not sure where to cast your vote. Where do the candidates stand on the right to life for demonkin? It's a complicated world, and you may have a fake tail, but you also have a very… Full story

The VICE Guide to Voting - High-Class Whores

PROSTITUTION. A vocation as old as politics and half as dirty. Professional ladies and fancy gents have been taking it for cash long before Obama and Romney were shaking hands and kissing babies. If this election is about redefining social order, our nation's hookers are on the f… Full story

The VICE Guide To Iraq

Iraq is more than just exploding bodies, bloodthirsty zealots, and confused American soldiers. It’s also got spicy meat soups and raisin-juice, verdant rose bushes, and centuries of culture and tradition. Full story

The vice Guide To Horror Villains

Real horror fans are nerds who want revenge. We root for our favorite villains the whole way through the film because we WANT the innocents to be killed and tortured. Therein lies the fun. That's why the victims of all the slasher films are preppy football players and their gorge… Full story

The vice Guide To British Cuisine

By Billy Bragg

When people come to visit me from America, I often take them to a place where there are these amazing standing stones. It's like Stonehenge, but bigger. This stone circle is so enormous that there's a village in the middle of it. It's called Avebury. I always take American bands Full story

Big Whup

Oops, you got a little too drunk last night and you did it without a condom. It's the end of the world, right? Full story

The VICE Guide To Being Totally Crushed Out!

Being "crushed out" is not the ethereal world of magic not-knowingness that people often think it is. In actual fact, the "crush" is a well-researched science that goes back tens and tens of years. Full story