The Moral Compass Issue
Athenian Anarchy
Earlier this year, the Greeks perfected their recipe for pandemonium: First, fill a city square with thousands of angry people.
Guns and Roses
Aside from reported drug abuse and infiltration by Taliban double agents, Afghan National Army soldiers are also fond of dressing up like pretty little ladies and butt-fucking one another.
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
For those unaware, "Uncharted" is Sony's flagship PS3 franchise about treasure hunter Nathan Drake. It's about as close to watching a Hollywood blockbuster as a video game can be.
Turkey Almost Lost Its Internet
For years the Turkish Information and Communications Technologies Authority (BTK) has tried to prevent its citizens from watching Drake videos on YouTube. This year they upped the ante.
Open for Business
In 2010, the prospect of a Muslim "mega-mosque" near Ground Zero struck fear in the hearts of red-blooded Americans. I visited the controversial prayer center to see what all the fuss was about.
Popping a Spanish Squat
A four-story building that was abandoned after Spain's real estate bubble burst is now a squatter's paradise and the symbol of Spain's fight against foreclosure.
The Greasiest Palms in the World
It's downright fucking silly how easy it is to secure a lifelong pension from parliament in bankrupt Italy.
Talkin’ Some Serious Jive
When gangs of "feral youth" ransacked England last August, it wasn't surprising that a bipartisan parade of politicians and pundits reduced the complex issues of the riots into political point scoring.
Bumming a Ride
Brazil's Movimento Passe Livre (MPL, aka the Free Fare Movement) is a nationwide, semiorganised army of young protesters demanding that the government create free-of-charge national public transportation.