Matt Shea
Presenter and Writer
matt.shea@vice.comMatt Shea is a presenter, director and writer who specialises in crime and fringe stories. He is the creator of the long-running series High Society and has won awards for Iceman, about the cold water Guru Wim Hof, and Time To Die, a feature documentary about the global underground euthanasia movement.
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Wim Hof has used meditation to stay submerged in ice for hours, run a marathon in the desert with no water and scientifically proved that he can influence his immune system at will.
The South Korean Love Industry
Exploring Seoul's purpose-built sex motels and a penis park in South Korea's most romantic honeymoon spot.
The Cult Who Kidnap Christians and Are at War with the Chinese Government
Eastern Lightning are rumoured to use seduction, kidnappings and violence to gain new followers.
We Got Greenpeace to Respond to Rude Tweets About the Shard Protest
"I see the greenpeace wankers are climbing up the shard... let the fucking snipers loose on them..."
The Khat Ban Is Harmful and Pointless
So says Professor David Nutt, the exiled prince of UK drugs politics.
Weirdly, None of the Conspiracy Theorists at Bilderberg 2013 Made Any Sense
I went to Watford looking for the truth and left only with nonsense.
American Teens Are Being Trapped in Abusive 'Drug Rehab Centres'
How an anti-drug cult from the 60s has evolved into an abusive, billion-dollar “teen rehab” industry.
Professor Nutt Is Still Fighting Against the UK's 'Moronic' Drugs Laws
We interviewed the banished government "drugs tsar".
Hooray! Porn Sites Are Paying to Remove Tattoos of Their Logos from My Face
But my friend Hostgator has some worrying new plans to make money.
People On Reddit Are Trying to Catch the Boston Marathon Bomber
But they might end up ruining someone's life.
Berliners Are Fighting a War Against Hipster-Led Gentrification
And it looks like they just might be the first people to succeed.