Welcome to the VICE Weekend Reader. How was your week? Did you indulge in almonds and steak, in nihilistic defiance of the worst drought California has seen in 500 years? Did you check out some work by porn star UKIP candidate Johnny Rockard? Did you cover yourself in hay and roam through the Czech countryside, charming the locals? Whatever. Here's the best of this week's VICE.
Huntsville, Texas, has been called the death penalty capital of the world. But when our reporter visited, Huntsville's prisoners and executions were far from the townspeople's minds.
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"We can live without capitalism. We can be the change that we want!" With FairCoop, Enric Duran is trying to create a whole new global financial system.
What can the aftermath of the murder of ex-pat Lauren Patterson tell us about Qatar's hierarchies of race and class?
VICE News embeds with the Nigerian army as they ramp up their fight against Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, which has instilled terror throughout the country through abductions, beheadings, and bombs.
Despite very weak prosecutorial evidence, Anthony Ray Hinton was sent to death row at the age of 29. Finally freed after 30 years, Hinton now hopes to become a motivational speaker for young black kids.
"Loose lips, informants, undercover officers, and basic surveillance, we use it all. Are these people really on that yacht for pleasure sailing?"
Brigitta and Mattias stared at each other bug-eyed and sucked in their cheeks, like specters out of Goya's Disasters of War, imagining the digital horde advancing from the West like the latest strain of American influenza.
The support system for transgendered Iranians is weak to nonexistent, leaving refugees with brutally limited options for a life far from home.
What can the aftermath of the murder of ex-pat Lauren Patterson tell us about Qatar's hierarchies of race and class?
The War Against Boko Haram
Despite very weak prosecutorial evidence, Anthony Ray Hinton was sent to death row at the age of 29. Finally freed after 30 years, Hinton now hopes to become a motivational speaker for young black kids.
"Loose lips, informants, undercover officers, and basic surveillance, we use it all. Are these people really on that yacht for pleasure sailing?"
The support system for transgendered Iranians is weak to nonexistent, leaving refugees with brutally limited options for a life far from home.
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The Nation of Islam, under the auspices of Louis Farrakhan, maintains an open partnership with white supremacist Tom Metzger to this day. Strange bedfellows, you could say.
In the mysterious world of LA's many Edward Scissorhands, Mad Hatters, and Captain Sparrows, many use their profits from faking Johnny to pay for rent and acting classes.
During his latest stint in federal prison, Arthur J. Williams Jr. decided to turn over a new leaf and look to the finer things in life.
It was very, very educational. Did you know there are five Beethoven movies?
The movement for equal rights is growing stronger each year in one of Europe and the Middle East's most important transgender scenes.
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During his latest stint in federal prison, Arthur J. Williams Jr. decided to turn over a new leaf and look to the finer things in life.
It was very, very educational. Did you know there are five Beethoven movies?
Happy? Cool. Want more? VICE.com, buddy.