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How to Date in Vietnam

I've always considered myself as something more than the typical American tourist, that I bucked the stereotypes and was a true "citizen of the world." But here was clear proof that I was a presumptuous moron. Love is messy when you're a visitor in someone else's country. Full story

The Secret History of the Vietnam War

If you thought you knew all there was to know about the Vietnam War, you were wrong. For example: ever heard of the "Mere Gook Rule," a code of conduct the US military came up with in order for soldiers to murder Vietnamese civilians without feeling too bad about it? ("It's only Full story

I Ate a Dog in Hanoi

The first thing that struck me was the sheer chewiness. Ten gabbers on MDMA couldn't work up the gum power between them to gnaw through a chunk of this stuff in less than two minutes. What had started as a harmless foray into local tradition had quickly become a living nightmare… Full story

Brewing Killer Cocktails in Vietnam

The syringes sit empty, ready for filling. The staff have all been trained, and are standing by. On Vietnam's death row, everything is set for carrying out hundreds of lethal injections but for one critical ingredient--poison. Full story

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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 typical… Full story

We Were Merely Freshmen: Classmates Recall Mitt Romney’s Year at Stanford

One Friday in the spring of 1966, Mitt Romney, then a freshman at Stanford University, skipped the discussion section of his Western Civilization survey class. A sit-in against the Vietnam War was underway inside President Wallace Sterling's office. Outside, Mitt Romney protested… Full story

Xenu's Touch

There are an untold number of people still suffering from dioxin, a carcinogenic ingredient in Agent Orange that can produce absolutely horrifying birth defects, and the Vietnamese government has turned to an odd source for health: the Church of Scientology. Full story

America Is Ridding Vietnam of Agent Orange

It only took four decades. (Slow clap.) Full story

Meet Gary Glitter's Biggest Fans!

People who should be banned from handling irony. Full story

Cheap For You

A Bunch of Crap from the Streets of Vietnam

A friend and I went to Vietnam recently and encountered hundreds of people trying to sell us things we didn't need. We spent most of the time actively avoiding persistent vendors but then decided to play a game one day where we bought every single thing that was offered to us at Full story