Venezuela: Fucked
The Venezuelan military has seized control of the nation’s major ports and has been placed in charge of distributing food in an attempt to deter murderous, starving food bandits. That is not even the worst news.
Venezuela Is More Fucked Than Ever
Venezuela, one of the world’s least successful nations, is seriously fucked. How much more fucked is Venzuela since the last time we told you how fucked Venzuela is?
Venezuela Still Fucked
Venezuela—with a broken economy, runaway inflation, and rampant crime—is so fucked right now. How fucked is Venezuela since the last time we told you how fucked it was?
Venezuela Is So Fucked
Our nation has problems, and your nation has problems, but be thankful you don’t live in Venezuela, which is truly one of the most fucked places on earth.
Venezuelan Mango-Thrower Gets Apartment After Hitting President in Head
On Wednesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro promised to fulfill the housing request of a woman who beaned him with a yellow mango, The Guardian reports. The woman had written her phone number on the fruit, which she then threw into Maduro’s passing bus, striking him on the head.
Professor Arrested for Smoking on Plane Did It For "The Revolution"
The sociology professor arrested over the weekend after she lit a cigarette on a flight from Nicaragua to Miami and loudly ranted for hours about the United States declaring war on Venezuela, told her crazy side of the crazy story to Philadelphia magazine today. It is everything you hoped it could be.
Woman Arrested for Smoking on Plane, Yelling About Venezuela for 2 Hours
On a flight from Nicaragua to Miami Sunday, a woman decided to test American Airlines' "no smoking" rule by lighting up on the plane. Even though everyone had seen her (and some of her fellow passengers were taking video), she tried to pin it on the guy sitting next to her. As in-flight annoyances go, smoking in an…
Comic Book Fan Cuts Off Nose to Become the Red Nazi Skull of His Dreams
A certain degree of dedication isn't unusual among comics fans, but one Venezuelan man's devotion to the Marvel supervillain Red Skull apparently exceeded his devotion to having a sense of smell.
The Venezuelan government is denying reports of an ice cream crisis. Coromoto, which serves over 850 flavors, claimed it was closing due to the country's shortage of milk. Venezuela's scarcity index was 29% in March, but officials say Coromoto is "serving more and more tourists and residents" than ever. If you say so.
Quick reminder: Venezuela is still an anarchic shit-storm, and now it's impacting immigration to American shores.
How Venezuela Became a "Warzone"
Not all those photos you're seeing of burning cities and pitched urban battles are from Kiev. Even as the near-apocalyptic imagery of Ukraine's violent protests have captured the top of the news, Venezuelan cities have gone from dangerous to "warzone" overnight. Here's what you need to know.
Venezuelan Opposition Leader Comes Out Of Hiding, Surrenders to Police
Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez gave an impassioned speech today before surrendering to authorities on charges stemming from recent, deadly government protests.
Air France Flight Grounded in Venezuela Over Terror Threat
An Air France flight that was scheduled to fly from Caracas to Paris was grounded Saturday after a reported terror threat.
Venezuelan President Claims Ghost of Hugo Chavez Appeared in Wall
Nicolas Maduro, the president of Venezuela, claims that his predecessor, Hugo Chavez, has appeared on the wall of an underground construction site.
Venezuela To Not Even Try To Be Friends with United States Anymore
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, a socialist thorn in the side of capitalist United States, is not even going to bother trying to be friends with the U.S. anymore, after a series of remarks by Obama U.N. nominee Samantha Power.
Edward Snowden, the ex-contractor who leaked NSA documents to the Guardian and Washington Post, has accepted Venezuela's offer of asylum, AFP reports. Update: Or maybe not! The tweet cited by AFP has been deleted.
Ed Snowden's Great Escape: An Annotated Guide
On Sunday morning, Edward Snowden boarded an Aeroflot flight in Hong Kong, landing in Moscow more than 13 hours later. We think. The truth is, no one's quite sure where the NSA leaker is—Moscow? Havana? Quito? Reykjavik? (He's not on Aeroflot Flight 180, we know that much.) But we can reconstruct his movements—and…
2 US Diplomats May Have Shot Each Other at a Venezuelan Strip Club
Two American Embassy staff members who were shot and wounded outside a strip club in Caracas, Venezuela early Tuesday morning may have shot each other, according to a club employee interviewed by the Associated Press.
Venezuela Has Run Out of Toilet Paper
You can't easily wipe away the gains of Venezuela's Bolivarian revolution, but can it continue to roll on despite commodity shortages?
Chavez Told Jesus to Choose a South American Pope, Says Venezuelan President
Venezuela's interim president knows how the first South American Pope was elected: the late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez swayed Jesus. Nicolas Maduro said Chavez influenced Jesus, who then inspired the Cardinals to elect their first pope from the South American continent. In his own words, which are brilliant:
