The Hot Box Issue
Inside the Hot Box: Photographer Giles Clarke on August’s Cover Story
How do you get access to an inhumane El Salvadorian gang prison? We talked shop with British photojournalist Giles Clarke about his reporting in Central America.
"Motorola Queen"
Here are the lyrics to the long-lost classic “Motorola Queen” by the completely unknown white 80s hip-hop artist, Rat Tail, whose current whereabouts are unknown. It was transcribed from a cassette tape discovered last November, wrapped in a ball of...
What's the Frequency, Iasos?
If you’ve ever had a near-death experience, chances are you’ve been fortunate enough—depending on how you look at it—to hear music that sounds identical to the blissed-out tones produced by the mononymous minstrel Iasos.
Searching for Eternal Life on David Copperfield's Private Island
A black winged creature flew into the room and fluttered about erratically. "A bat!" I screamed. Transylvanian thoughts caromed through my mind. "No... wait! It's a fucking moth!" Raf shouted, as it hurtled to a stop upside down in a corner where the...
House of Jealous Lovers
Between 1969 and 1981, the Bandit soul and funk label put out some of the choicest cuts Chicago’s South Side had to offer. It was run by Arrow Brown, a charismatic, womanizing hustler. I got in touch with Tridia to find out the real story of Arrow—one...
Friends in Low Places
'Frog' and 'Fisherman' welcomed me into their world of panhandling hustles and bicycle crack deals.
The Place Women Go to Get Raped
Yasmine’s story goes like this: Men enclosed a circle around her, ripped her clothes, beat her, dragged her through the streets, while penetrating her with their fingers and knives.
Get All Up in Our Hot Box
It's that time again. We're dropping another amazing issue on your ass. This one comes as a double entendre, with stories that redefine the meaning of hot box. To kick it off, our cover looks like something straight our of a Hieronymus Bosch...
When Are We Going to Finally Colonize Space?
The Earth is doomed, and the only question is how long humanity has left. Fortunately, we have options: in the past few years there’s been a flurry of potentially habitable planets discovered. To learn more about our future on other planets, we talked...