Articles by Alex Hoban
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Youth Cults in Nonexistent Countries
We were in Transnistria, the unacknowledged Soviet State that claims it's a country, sandwiched between Ukraine and Moldova. Full story
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Abandoned Japanese Islands and Beyond
If you've been reading Viceland for a while, you'll remember the absurdly popular blog that Alex Hoban wrote about Battleship Island, the abandoned island of high rise buildings which was once the most densely populated place on earth. Full story
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Chairman Mao's Underground City
In 1969, Chairman Mao commanded the construction of a second Beijing beneath the surface of the original city, designed to accommodate all six million of its then inhabitants so that if nuclear war did kick off, folk would still have somewhere to hang out and play Mah Jong. Full story
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DO NOT LET CAT OUT
If my grandma had a tag name, it's got to be either "Don't Let Cat Out" or "Watch for Cat." She bombs the shit out of her crib with Sharpie markers just so the cat will never taste freedom. Full story
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SEOUL'S JUMBO HUNK OF JUNK
One afternoon in Seoul, while bored and looking for anything to occupy my time, a guy I’d met a few days earlier told me he’d heard a rumour that a giant Boeing 747 had been dumped inexplicably on the doorstep of a housing complex out in the suburbs and was now slowly wasting awa… Full story
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Music Review - Recordings For Deviants
Hey you! Satan! Yeah, I'm talkin' to you, you punk-ass piece of dog mess. 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 
