midwest on Vice
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The Karmic Concepts of Tech N9ne
Tech N9ne is one of the most powerful independent artists on the planet. He is the king of misanthropic, Midwestern hip-hop. I got on the phone with him to discuss his friendship with Lil Wayne and karmic camaraderie among rap moguls. Full story
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Photographer Barrett Emke's Affirmative Psychic Energy
Barrette Emke lives in Kansas and takes pictures, like you and me, only better. He showed us some new unreleased photographs that do a good job proving that photographs can present the ineffable. Full story
The Mare
A New Story by Mary Gaitskill 
Toppling a Delicate World
Being Gay and South Asian In America 
There's No Sex in Prison Showers
We Usually Wore Our Underwear 
Try Not to Destroy Your Life
The First Time I Took Molly 
A Teacher and Her Student
Marilynne Robinson on Staying Out of Trouble 
"Whitey" Isn't Very Popular in Boston
Interviews with Some of His Old Friends 
