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The Mexican Town That Fist Fights to Summon Rain
Indigenous people in La Esperanza, Guerrero, have the very lovely tradition of beating the shit out of each other in order to ask the gods for a good rainy season.
Sex, Piss and Violence: My Life as a Youth Hostel Receptionist
Working nightshifts in a Barcelona hostel is a parallel universe of drugs, booze and horny British teenagers with second-degree sunburns.
A New Phone App Lets You Hire Thugs and Get Them to Beat People Up for You
Like Uber, but for breaking people's fingers!
We Spoke to Billy Corben and Dada 5000 About Illegal Street Fighting in Miami's Suburbs
Billy Corben's latest film, Dawg Fight, shows the people behind the punches in Dada 5000's illegal backyard fighting league.
Why Did Diddy Punch Drake? An Investigation
In Diddy's defense, who hasn't wanted to punch Drake in the face at least once?
Hooligans: A Formula for Self Destruction
I accompanied Ukrainian hooligans to fights from September 2012 to August 2013.
The Seedy Underworld of Muay Thai Kickboxing
As a British fighter in Bangkok, I saw fixed matches, gambling debts and child exploitation.
Talking to British Ex-Cons About Getting On the Straight and Narrow
You can achieve a lot more when you're not beating people up in the street.
Cry-Baby of the Week
This week: A woman allegedly attacked a baby because someone asked her to stop swearing.
My Life Was Saved When a Teacher Physically Subdued Her Student
Is it ever okay for teachers to lay hands on students?
Prison Guards See Some Crazy Shit
A veteran corrections officer talks about inmates puking up methadone, pencil stabbings and drugs shoved up butts.