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Inside Ben Gardane, Tunisia's Jihadist Enclave
Not far from Libya's border, the town of Ben Gardane is rife with smuggling, illegal money trading, and jihadist recruitment.
Orcs are the Immediate Future of Gay Gaming Culture
'Tusks: The Orc Dating Sim' uses gay male orcs wandering the Scottish Highlands to explore sexual diversity, ableism in gaming, and our uncomfortable relationship with mental illness.
We Talked to the Woman Behind #facesofprostitution
Tilly Lawless gave us her take on "empowerment" and why being a sex worker doesn't make her an authority on sex trafficking.
When Prison Guards Force Inmates to Fight
That sort of brutal violence is just "part of doing time," one former federal prisoner says.
The Politics of 'Passing'
We talked to some British men and women about the pressure of hiding the fact that they're transgender in order to protect their own safety, while also acknowledging the need for greater trans visibility.
Texas Is About to Let College Students Carry Guns on Campus
Because letting coeds loose on college campuses with hidden firearms is the obvious way to stop assault.
Video Game Guns Get Everything Wrong
Gaming is full of weapons with no weight. Receiver was different, and its maker is all for greater gravitas to machine-gun murder.
George Zimmerman Will Not Face Hate-Crime Charges for Killing Trayvon Martin
The government apparently doesn't consider Martin's death a civil rights issue, even as it continues weighing whether to press charges for more recent killings of unarmed black men.
We Spoke to the Women Protesting Against the 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Film
Stop Porn Culture and 50 Shades Is Abuse are two organisations that believe the film is dangerous in its promotion of violence against women.
Photographing the Middle East in Peacetime
Photographer Jade Cantwell travelled through Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Egypt in the months before the Arab Spring. Several years later, her photos are reminders of the lives behind the news reports.
The Top Islamic State Spokesperson Called for More Lone Wolf Attacks on Canada
Abu Mohammed al-Adnani just released a recording titled "Die in Your Rage."
Storming Spain's Razor-Wire Fence: Europe Or Die
In part one of the four-part series, VICE News travel to the border between Morocco and Spain, where West Africans in their thousands storm the razor-wire-clad fences. Many are beaten back by border police or illegally returned.