Meet One of Australia’s Most Notorious Underworld Enforcers
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For almost 30 years notorious gangster Graham 'Abo' Henry and his partner Neddy Smith ruled the mean streets of Sydney, Australia's crime capital, with iron fists. They went head-to-head with other gangs, crooked cops, unsuspecting civilians, and finally each other, all with the endorsement of Australia’s most infamous bent cop, Roger Rogerson.
How to Hotbox A Tent With An Air Mattress Pump
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Next time you’re looking to get extremely stoned on a camping trip or at a music festival, you might want to consider hotboxing your tent—a method that's as simple as it is innovative.
What It’s Really Like to Be a Sex Worker
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Photographer Lindsay Irene shoots with a variety of sex workers in their homes in hopes of increasing the understanding of who they are as people.
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The Dangers of Being a Cocaine Dealer
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Cocaine usage is at a all time high in the UK. VICE speaks to a dealer about the dangers of his job, aiding addicts and why there are so many young dealers on the streets.
Miami‘s Graffiti Style Gods
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VICE meets members of the Miami Style Gods (MSG), a graffiti crew based in Miami, and follows them on a night of “bombing” — leaving their tags on highway signs, walls, garage doors, bridges, and more.
How to Get a Weird High While Camping
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If you ever find yourself on a camping trip strapped for something to smoke out of, fear not—with a little work, you can turn your trusty oil lantern into a DIY pipe.
The Hardcore World of Deathmatch Wrestling
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In the world of wrestling, there’s nothing more brutal than a deathmatch: a fight where anything goes, and using weapons and spilling blood is the name of the game. New York wrestler Casanova Valentine runs a particularly hardcore circuit at the Tender Trap in Brooklyn, a bar where he and his opponents go at each other with barbed wire, fluorescent light tubes, thumbtacks, and garden tools, until there’s only one man left standing.
Miss Gordita: South American Plus Sized Beauty Pageant
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Since 2012, Paraguay’s Ms. Gordita beauty pageant has been giving plus-sized women a chance to compete in the kind of event that’s long excluded them. The organizers, the participants, and the judges are on a mission to show that beauty is about more than just a dress size—a particularly important point in Paraguay, where roughly one in two people are considered overweight.