Vice Travel's

Vice is a NYC based free magazine which concentrates on youth culture and the independent scene. It's wikipedia entry states that it is "Known for its controversial content,(and) it often strikes a sardonic and ironic pose on debauchery, sex, drugs, violence, and social issues involving race and economic class." Right on. Searching on their site I found a series covering the genocide, mass displacement, poverty, exploitation and generally every other bad adjective you can think of, happening in Sudan. I found this series significant because it brought home the effort and risk involved in pursuing important stories. It was enlightening to see a less known magazine (although still pretty prominent) which focuses mainly on youth/fashion culture and music investigating a world event throughly. Being pretty (see: extensively) naive to the whole Sudanese/Darfur plight, this report was a solid beginning into finding out more about a subject which is elusively reported in mainstream media. To end on a positive note if you end up watching the 5 part series (and I implore you do,) on the same site I found this humorous video. Drunk people telling history lessons, starring the incomparable Jack Black.