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Hiding The Horror
In Western civilization, arachnophobia is a mainstream disorder. According to one British study, more than half of all women and nearly a fifth of all men are scared of spiders. For most of these people, arachnids never rise above an icky annoyance...
Sam McPheeters
6.1.11
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It Ain't Gonna Suck Itself!
The sad thing about the title of this film is that it’s true; it’s not going to suck itself. As a teenager I would lie in the tall grass down by the brook, looking up at the clouds moving across the gray Jersey sky, dreaming of a...
Chris Nieratko
6.1.11
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Bovine Kampf
Aproz lies in a remote mountain region in southwest Switzerland. It’s a place where the local population feverishly anticipates heavyweight bouts between contestants with names like Dynamite and Tyson. These 1,400-pound gladiators aren’t...
VICE Staff
6.1.11
The Conflict Minerals... Issue

Kung Food
Riki-oh's chop suey slop.
Christopher Kuzma
6.1.11
The Conflict Minerals... Issue

The Weird Olympics
Situated on the shore of the Black Sea, Sochi is Russia’s largest resort destination. It’s a place so beautiful that Josef Stalin kept a dacha there during the golden years. The region’s charm will soon be forced down the throats of a...
Rob Hornstra
6.1.11
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It's Jay Jay
The friendly neighbourhood homeless man!
Jonny Negron
6.1.11
The Conflict Minerals... Issue

Ghost Jackers
These spirits can finally rest in peace.
Johnny Ryan
6.1.11
The Conflict Minerals... Issue

High School Ripper
Puro Instinct’s guitarist does her Biology homework backstage.
Ben Shapiro, Skylar Kaplan
6.1.11
The Conflict Minerals... Issue

Butcher’s Hook
Photos By Tom Beard
Stylist: Sam Voulters
Tom Beard, Sam Voulters
6.1.11
The Conflict Minerals... Issue

Trinkets of Terror
It’s a well-known fact that VICE favorite Martin Parr is one of Britain’s finest photographers. But few people are aware that he is also an avid collector of tacky memorabilia inspired by terrorists, dictators, and other nefarious...
Andy Capper
6.1.11
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Relationship Story
One night in March, entering a café grinning uncontrollably, as he almost always did at this point in a new relationship—two weeks after kissing—Paul somehow didn’t expect Michelle to enlarge in his vision as he approached where...
Tao Lin
6.1.11
The Conflict Minerals... Issue

Enter the Dragon
Bad Dragon is a company that designs and manufactures fantasy adult toys in the most literal sense imaginable: giant sea monster cocks, scaly dragon-vagina Fleshlights, and neon orca penises that ejaculate mock cum, to name a few. This might seem...
Karley Sciortino
6.1.11
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