VICE on HBO: Terrorist University & Armageddon Now
We head to Dagestan to follow in terrorists’ footsteps and uncover the rationale behind Evangelical support for the Jewish State.
The Wages of Boredom (It's Death!)
The Christian doomsday community has a mantra—"we are living in exciting times"—which helps compensate for the fact that most of their personal lives are dull as dirt. Unfortunately for the rest of us, to fight their boredom they've decided to pay...
VICE on HBO Season 2 Debriefs: A Syria of Their Own & White Gold
We went to Syria, where Kurds are fighting to set up their own autonomous state, and Africa, where rhinos are being poached for their horns.
I Spent an Hour at the Kurdish Front of the Syrian Civil War, and Let Me Just Say, No Thank You
Syria's Kurds won the war against Assad, which means now they get to fight al Qaeda and al Nusra. I spent approximately an hour at the front lines of this battle royale, and let me just say, no thank you.
Heroin Holiday
Every August, while Europe's desk jockeys shut off their phones and head to the beach, the junkies of Prague set up camp in the poppy fields outside the city for a vacation of their own. For one glorious month, there are no cops to run from, no dealers...
Mr. Hálek's Fungus
Václav Hálek is the world's most prolific composer of mushroom songs. As in the songs they sing to him. The mushrooms. Because God asked them to.
Take a Trip Down Memory Lane with Emmy-Nominated 'VICE'
We're constantly pushing out new shit like a kid who's just chugged three jugs of chocolate milk on a hot summer day. But every now and then, it's good to peep in the rearview mirror—especially when you've had the kind of incredible year we have with...
The $wiftest Pigeon
In tribute to the intrepid bootleggers who've propped up their country's market economy, China's rich have taken arguably the worst bird of all time, the pigeon, and slapped a Louis Vuitton logo on it. Racing pigeons are the new thoroughbreds here...
Senegalese Laamb Wrestling's Marabout Ritual
The most popular sport in Senegal isn't soccer—it's laamb, combining Greco-Roman wrestling moves with eclectic pre-fight rituals and dances.
The $wiftest Pigeon
In tribute to the intrepid bootleggers who've propped up their country's market economy, China's rich have taken arguably the worst bird of all time, the pigeon, and slapped a Louis Vuitton logo on it. Racing pigeons are the new thoroughbreds here...
The $wiftest Pigeon
China's spoiled young princelings aren't content with buying horses, sports cars, and insanely tacky watches alone.