I Infiltrated the Online Community of Adult Picky Eaters
I Infiltrated the Online Community of Adult Picky Eaters
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I Spent an Afternoon at Canada’s First Weed Vending Machine
Close up of some of the products available in the weed vending machine. All photos via the author. Twenty minutes after I met Andy Bishop, a self-described “cosmic country” musician in Vancouver, I...
View ArticleCro-Mags Former Guitarist Has a Lot of Shit to Talk About the Band
Cro-Mags Former Guitarist Has a Lot of Shit to Talk About the Band
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'Gulf Futurism' Is Killing People
A digital rendering of the Kingdom Tower jutting out of Jeddah. Screen grab via Youtube At the end of last month, construction began on the world’s newest tallest building. This 3,281-foot-high spike...
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Uranium Mining Could Be Coming to Quebec
The Matoush Project in northern Quebec, via Strateco. When I think about uranium mining and nuclear power, it’s hard not to think of major bummers like the atomic bomb, the Cold War, deformed bodies,...
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The Shifting Shape of Syria's Borders
A building at the Ras al Ain–Ceylanpınar border crossing, shelled during clashes between Syrian rebels and Kurdish armed forces. February 2013. I’m at the Kilis crossing on the Syrian side of the...
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Guatemala Is the Deadliest Place in the World to Be a Trade Unionist
A trade union protest outside the presidential palace in Guatemala City. “In 1994 they killed my son. A boy of 12 who didn’t have anything to do with this. In the same year, some of my colleagues were...
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The Cannes Film Festival Can Be a Pretty Miserable Place
If you already hate entertainment news, prepare to spend the next two weeks being inundated with even more bullshit than normal. Yesterday was the start of the 67th annual Cannes Film Festival—an...
View ArticleNot Even the FCC Likes the FCC's Proposed Net Neutrality Rules
Not Even the FCC Likes the FCC's Proposed Net Neutrality Rules
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Hip-Hop Is on Trial in America
Illustrsation by Nick Gazin On April 9 I sat in the second row of New Jersey’s Supreme Court as lawyers debated whether the admission of violent rap lyrics provided proof or prejudice in Vonte...
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Amen Dunes’ New Record Is an Ode to Failure
On April 28, I sat in the back garden of a swank Brooklyn grub spot in front of a weird plate of fried eggs, hummus, and tabbouleh. Across the table was Damon McMahon, the curly-haired guy behind Amen...
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Underappreciated Masterpieces: Javier Marías’ 'Dark Back of Time'
I ordered Javier Marías' Dark Back of Time from an online bookstore based almost entirely on the title. I know that goes directly against traditional book-buying advice, but that’s really a hell of a...
View ArticleFor Canada's Spies, Your Data Is Just a Phone Call Away
For Canada's Spies, Your Data Is Just a Phone Call Away
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Tour Buses to Sri Lanka's Battlefields
Majority Sinhalese let loose on a propaganda tour to Sri Lanka's subdued north. All photos courtesy the author The tour bus had far more passengers than seats, but no one around me seemed to mind....
View ArticleTech Money Is Helping Sweep Away San Francisco's Black Community
Tech Money Is Helping Sweep Away San Francisco's Black Community
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The Right Track
&Other Stories bodystocking and leggings PHOTOGRAPHY: Polina Vinogradova STYLING: Pernille Rosenkilde HAIR AND MAKE UP: Sara Zaavi MODEL: Emilie F @ Scoop Special thanks to Naked CPH Vintage...
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A Few Impressions: 'The Beast of the East,' a Play
INT. BARRY BOUROS’S OFFICE [Darkness.] BARRY Cunt! Cuuunt! You’re a cunt! [The lights come up. BARRY is on his feet with excitement. He is imposing as he lords from behind his desk. PRESCOTT, his...
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Looks Like the Leftist Fringe Was Right About What's Killing the Bees
photo via Flickr user Hamed Saber Two big news stories just came out about potential causes of Colony Collapse Disorder, the mysterious plague resulting in the deaths of billions of bees, and...
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The Dark Continent
All photos by Tim Freccia Do not believe almost anything you read or hear about Africa, especially concerning the continent’s cultural sensitivity, ethnic peculiarities, or borders. The source of this...
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Meet the Nieratkos: Crazy Dave Ortiz Ain’t So Crazy Anymore
Dave Ortiz and the late Harold Hunter. Photos courtesy of Dave Ortiz Dave Ortiz, owner of Dave’s Wear House bike/skate shop in Little Italy, is a bonafide legend in the NYC skate scene and has been a...
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