Volume 18 Issue 5
Allahu Akbar in a Parking Lot
On April 9 I stood in the parking lot of a Paris gas station and watched some 40 fundamentalist Muslims pray toward Mecca and chant “Allahu Akbar!”, scaring the piss out of holidaying motorists.
Too Many Tunisians, Not Enough Toilets
In the first weeks of February, following the ousting of Tunisian president Zine-El Abidine Ben Ali, more than 4,000 North African immigrants fled across the Mediterranean Sea and pulled ashore on the idyllic isle
Literary
Ari Marcopoulos is the godfather of Xeroxed photozines. This is not a backhanded compliment. When you consider the amount of quality work Ari has put out over the years, you’ll see what we mean.
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...
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."
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...