VICE NEWS

Kiwi Congregation

Sobering Up At Destiny Church

Now, before I continue let's get one thing clear, this is NOT a beat up on religion. Let's work on this premise; you don't shove your shit down my throat and I'll agree not to tell you to fuck off. It's really that simple. Full story

Filipino Gangs

The Sputnik gang is the biggest in the Philippines. It’s so enormous that it’s difficult to keep track of all the smaller, weaker branches at the bottom of its hierarchy. Full story

Falun Gong And Me

Xingxing in the Park

Chinatown: New York's Seward Park is a riot of incredibly fit senior citizens by 6 AM every day. Near the north end of the park, a tai chi group of about 40 members practices to a stereo blasting pentatonic music. Full story

Pregnant For 10 Years

And Other Quirks of Being a Laestadian

Laestadians are a Scandinavian version of the Amish. Modern life and all the deliciously sinful things that belong in it, like music (apart from hymns), dancing, TV, radio, the internet, and magazines are strictly verboten. Full story

Cambodian Returnee Gangsters

Are One Big Family

In 2002, Cambodia and the US had a meeting and Cambodia agreed to take back its refugees. Cambodian refugees who were released from prison that year had a choice: They could return to Cambodia or try to receive immigrant status from the US. Full story

Cult Of Running

Sri Chinmoy Knows Shoes

Most runners have one brand and make of shoe they've been buying for the past 20 years. They get locked in and never try anything different. But we had a hunch that if they were to test-drive a new-fangled shoe, they'd prefer it. Full story

Harley Hounds

Aussie Biker Gangs Broken Down

In the month I spent hanging out with outlaw biker gangs in Australia, I was threatened at least three times with various grisly forms of death and/or maiming. Full story

American Aghori

An Introduction to Kapal Nath

The fundamentals of Aghor-perhaps the most extreme religion in the world-are fantastically simple, though nonetheless repugnant to most. Repugnance, or rather the quest to overcome it, is in fact a central tenet of this belief system. Full story

We Talked To David Koresh's Girlfriend

Last year, an independent label in Otho, Iowa (Junior Motel Records) released a post-humous recording by David Koresh. The CD, Voice of Fire, contains two songs and a 40-minute sermon by the self-proclaimed son of God. Full story

Rich-Kid Gangster Roundtable

Saratoga Springs is a little college town in upstate New York where we know some kids from the lecture series we put on for the Kids Issue. Figuring their sleepy little hamlet must be rife with street violence, we went back and asked them to tell us about the local gang scene. Full story

A Beginner's Guide To Gangland UK

Illustrations By Jiro, Text Assisted By Berna

Apart from hooligans like the Leeds Service Crew, Leeds has been spared organized gangs over the years. Full story

Stompers Reunion

A Roundtable Discussion-Looking Back On Anger

In June 2006, between 20 and 30 students from a technical college in Bangkok, Thailand, were gathered at a bar. A man who did not know these students made a disrespectful comment which led to the man’s death. Full story

Hand Jive

How to Talk With Your Gang Hands

Setting aside for a moment the cred supremacy of inner-city housing projects-if the ghetto had a ghetto of its own, it would be Herschelwood. It is basically your favorite ghetto's favorite ghetto. Full story

Dress The Part!

Gangs and Cults by Design

Rules, rules, rules. That's what gangs and cults offer their members. And that's what the members want. People who join gangs are looking for a family, which means they are looking for a mommy and daddy, which means they want to be told what to do. Full story