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I Was Sniffed for Explosives by Guard Dogs at Prime Minister Harper's...
Photo via the author. I don’t think I’ve ever had my things sniffed for explosives by a dog and certainly not twice in one day. Nor have I been escorted to the bathroom since childhood, but that’s...
View ArticleHamilton's Pharmacopeia: SiHKAL: Shulgins I Have Known and Loved
After spending days, weeks, months poring over the work of psychonaut-in-chief, Alexander Shulgin, Hamilton Morris mustered up the chutzpah to give him a call and request an interview. The result is...
View ArticleThis Guy Has Worn a Different Band's T-Shirt Every Day for 1,000 Days and...
This Guy Has Worn a Different Band's T-Shirt Every Day for 1,000 Days and Counting
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Sothern Exposure: Three Nights at the Wrestling Matches
1959. Missouri. I’m ten years old, impressionable and neurotic, angry at being born and lacking the perspective to know how lucky I am. I’ve got a couple of Viceroy cigarettes I lifted at home, and I...
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Hindu Nationalism in the Age of Modi
A group of swayamsevaks, or RSS volunteers, prepare to stretch as part of their daily shakhas. All photos by the author. It was barely 6 AM, but the vast park in the center of Lucknow, the capital of...
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I Visited Winnipeg's First Medical Marijuana Vape Shop, Which Is Run by an...
The 1400 block of Main Street, Winnipeg. All photos via the author. The 1400 block of Main Street is now home to Winnipeg, Manitoba’s first medical marijuana vapor lounge, and an ex-cop is among the...
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We Talked to Jon Daly About the Respectful Way to Make Fun of Celebrities
Photos by Megan Koester Jon Daly is a true comedy renaissance man. He’s had some high profile acting roles, a supporting part in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and the stand-out character on Amazon’s...
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Offline Activism Is the Tricky Part for #YesAllWomen
Photos courtesy of the author As with every mass shooting in the last decade, Elliot Rodger sparked a clash of ideologies. This being a misogyny-fueled massacre, instead of the usual gun debate, it...
View ArticleOne of Austin's 'Future Goals' is a Statue of Danzig Riding a Dragon
One of Austin's 'Future Goals' is a Statue of Danzig Riding a Dragon
View ArticleRaiding an Online Archive of Weird Russian Photographs
Snooping around the back alleys of the web last month, I found myself in a Russian unsecured directory, where the residents of a region called Karelia back up all their files. The directory is labeled...
View ArticleThe Trashiest Beach in Athens
The characterization "worst" might be a tough one, but it is nonetheless accurate. It doesn't refer to its natural beauty nor does it have to do with whether the place has clean seawater. The B Voula...
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The Canadian Government Is Introducing New Legislation to Exile and Banish...
Screenshot via YouTube. It’s medieval times, thanks to the Harper Government’s new citizenship bill—and not the fun one where guys in costumes beat each other up, either. This one involves exile. Bill...
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Gentrification Comes to LA’s Skid Row, and the Homeless Get the Shaft
A street corner in downtown Los Angeles. Photo via Flickr user Toni Heim One of the worst things about being rich is sometimes you're forced to interact with the poor. When not in a sitting in...
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Goodbye, Alexander Shulgin
Photo of Shulgin's laboratory by the author On Monday at 5 PM Alexander Shulgin died in his Lafayette, California, home surrounded by friends and family. He is survived by his wife and collaborator,...
View ArticleGround Zero: The Destruction of Daraa - Part 2
In March 2011, Syrian citizens began protesting oppressive government rule in the city of Daraa. Assadi government troops fired on the protesters, resulting in the beginning of the war in Syria. Three...
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The George W. Bush Museum Is Just as Infuriating as You Think It Is
George W. Bush is history’s greatest monster you’d like to have a beer with. He’s a fun-loving, DUI-acquiring, shit-kicking everyman like you—a self-defined cowboy who slurred his way through Yale and...
View ArticleWe're Giving Away Tickets to See Mac Demarco in Dawson City, Yukon
We're Giving Away Tickets to See Mac Demarco in Dawson City, Yukon
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This Is How Europe Takes Drugs in 2014
Photo by Patrick D Bortz The 2014 European Drug Report came out last week and told us exactly what we already knew: that Europeans are very fond of drugs. For better or worse, the Old Continent has...
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The VICE Reader: The Con-Artist Wing of the Democratic Party
Former US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (left) yucking it up at a meeting of global elites in 2009. Photo via Flickr user IMF The most consequential event of this young century has been the...
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Conservatives Won’t Listen to Their Own Privacy Expert on Surveillance Bill
Image via WikiMedia Commons. Last week Canadians were treated to the news that the Harper government had selected a new Privacy Commissioner, Daniel Therrien. It was a move that deeply concerned...
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