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Running Wild in Russia

There's something so intense about the UFC Octagon. The problem is that legitimate UFC chain-link cages are difficult to come by. You either have to rent one, build one, or you can be a fight promoter in Russia and skip it entirely. These days, Russian MMA is showing up in the most peculiar places. Full story

Come Watch Good Movies for Once with VICE and the Film Foundation

Movies used to be things you had to leave your house to watch. Martin Scorsese remembers that time, and he actually misses it. He and his company, the Film Foundation, have been restoring 35mm prints of classic movies. VICE and the Film Foundation will be screening the prints eve… Full story

Is War Brewing in Niger?

The uranium-mining town of Arlit, Niger, is at the center of a potential conflict between American and French forces and the West African terrorists who want to expel the armies from the country for good. Understandably, all of this conflict is very hard on the residents. Full story

Meet the Nieratkos

Jeff Grosso Has a Beautiful Mind

Is Jeff Grosso the last vestige of free speech in skateboarding? We don’t know, but we like the way he talks about drugs. Full story

Carlos Rafael and His Fish Are the American Dream

I'm sitting with Carlos Rafael in "Carlos Seafood," an unremarkable looking seafood supply warehouse in an industrial park near the waterfront of New Bedford, a fishing port in southern Massachusetts that for 12 consecutive years has reported the most revenue from domestic fish l… Full story

Pen Pals

HardWhite and Harry Potter

Harry Potter was fresh from the world and had a sickness to feed. The weakling fiend probably hated everything right now, but mostly he hated that his drug was gone. All Harry Potter will want is to get high and the boys are about to swarm on him. Little white wizards get no play… Full story

This Week in Racism

Sergio Garcia Can't Wait to Serve Tiger Woods Fried Chicken

When asked if he would be inviting Tiger Woods over for dinner during the US Open, famous Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia responded, “We'll have him 'round every night. We will serve fried chicken.” I’m glad that Sergio already has his dinner menu planned so far in advance. Full story

Not Everyone Can Copy Technology

The developed world seems to take technological invention and innovation for granted. By contrast, technologically under-developed countries, known as “least developed countries” (LDCs), are trying to play catch-up and build their technologies and economies from the ground up … Full story

We Watched the Suburbs of Stockholm Burn

Riots and arson have rocked Stockholm's immigrant suburbs over the past days. We met plenty of people standing around watching burning cars, but no one would talk to us about why it was happening. Full story

Facebook and Censorship's Slippery Slope

You're not in America when you're on Facebook—you're on the internet, where the Constitution is just another thing someone wrote that other people get mad about. Facebook and other privately owned platforms are under no obligation to support free speech, and they pick and choose… Full story

Director Alex Gibney on Hackers and Julian Assange

If Michael Moore is obsessed with outrage and Herzog is obsessed with dreams, Gibney is a master of moments. His style of circular storytelling punches the paradigm straight in the face, especially in his new documentary about Julian Assange, Bradley Manning, and Wikileaks. Full story

MMA's Greatest Moment (and Ben Henderson's Worst) Makes Its Way into the Mainstream

As long as he lives, Ben Henderson—who is the UFC lightweight champion of the world—will never be free of Anthony Pettis’ mind-scrambling, sport-redefining, iconic leaping-off-the-cage head kick that capped off their championship fight, especially since it has been immortalized i… Full story

George's Fun Happy Place

George is ill and has a huge scar on the side of his body from surgery. He is in constant pain, but for whatever reason, the pressure of being buried in the sand or walked on gives him temporary relief. He has a lot of problems to overcome, but he's also capable of an incredible Full story

What Does Terrorism Mean in 2013?

Glenn Greenwald is a journalist, lawyer, and security expert who was partly responsible for former CIA official John Brennan not being made the Director of the CIA and forcing a UN investigation into the treatment of Bradley Manning. I called him up to see if he thought the whole… Full story