The Psychedelic Booby Trap Issue
For My Dead Homies
We approach the Cementerio General del Sur in Caracas in the back of a cab with darkly tinted windows. Fourteen thousand people were murdered in Venezuela in 2010, and Caracas is widely regarded as one of the most violent cities in the world. The...
Too Many Tunisians, Not Enough Toilets
Lampedusa is Italy’s southernmost island. It’s so far south, in fact, that it is closer to Tunisia (70 miles) than Sicily (130 miles), and latitudinally it is actually lower than Tunis and Algiers. The island itself is tiny, with a...
Dead Dick
I open up the goddamn door. It’s daytime. The sun slaps me in the eyes with its burning solar cock. Can’t see shit. Next thing I’m expecting is a bullet in my head or a knife to my chest
Playing It Straight
Thanks to religion and the fact that certain people find butt sex "totally gross," being gay can sometimes be a huge bummer. Due to this, there are some who would like to "leave the lifestyle."
Pleasure to Meet You, Rainbow Guy
Thirty years ago, Rainbow Guy (aka Guy Feldmann) was divinely inspired to change his gypsy ways, settle down, and complete two very important missions: build the Temple, a nondenominational gathering place devoted to the pursuit of truth, and burrow an...
Dragging Frame
Dr. Neil Ashby is a professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder. His research emphasizes the practical applications of theoretical general relativity.
Velocity Boys
British pop history is littered with strange people who’ve spent their lives punching above their weight. These are the characters who exploit the pressure-cooker music-biz landscape to turn the temperature knob up to whatever the temperature of...
Life Is a Cosmic Giggle on the Breath of the Universe
There is no facile synthesis of the events that transpired at the Wamego missile silo between October 1 and November 4, 2000. The available information is a viscous solution of truths, half-lies, three-quarter truths, and outright lies, the...
Dissidia 012[duodecim] Final Fantasy
Dissidia 012[duodecim] Final Fantasy (yeah, that's the actual title) is the prequel and follow-up to 2009's Dissidia Final Fantasy, a 3-D fighting game that featured characters from each installment of Square Enix's long-running Final Fantasy JRPGs.