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Sneaky Peeks From 'VICE' Episode Five

Have you guys been watching our new TV show? Without getting too grandiose about it, if you haven't seen it just imagine the most interesting stories you've ever heard—real Pulitzer magnets—combined with an on-the-ground, in-the-shit perspective and the stratospheric standard of quality HBO adheres to, and you'll get the gist of what's been happening over the past few weeks. Full story

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Grocery Shopping for North Korean Defectors

Thousands of North Koreans cross the border illegally into China every year. If they are arrested in communist Laos, there’s the possibility of being sent back to North Korea, where they face prison camps or worse. We recently met up with a South Korean pastor who moves defectors… Full story

VICE on HBO Extended

Escape from North Korea - Hanawon Resettlement Center

Before a defector can officially become a member of South Korean society, he or she must complete a program at the Hanawon Resettlement Center. Thomas Morton sits down with the Director of Education to get a glimpse into the crash course that transforms defector into denizen. Full story

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West African Truckers

The truck driver holds a mythic stature in American music, from the hayseed hagiographies of Slim Jacobs to the liner notes of Big Black's 'Songs About Fucking.' There aren't many songs about African truckers, but they are no less champions of industry than their US counterparts… Full story

Music World

The Only Record Store in Mauritania

While filming in Africa we passed through Nouakchott, Mauritania, and decided to stop in the country's only record store, Saphir D'or. Turns out, it rules! We chatted with Ahmede Valle, shop proprietor and seasoned DJ, about record collecting and the unifying powers of music. Full story

Comics

Behind the Scenes at VICE Magazine

Hey Thomas, Johnny hasn't turned in his new comic yet and he's not answering his phone or email. I want you to go out to his place and see what's up. Full story

Americana

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

The Best Newspaper on Earth

Uganda ranks 139 out of 170 in press freedom according to Reporters Without Borders, which must be some sort of French counting error because they publish the single greatest newspaper in the world, Red Pepper. Full story