Sarah Parish

Ends 12/31/14. 'Addiction.' In Indonesia, VICE visits a clinic that promises cures to a plethora of modern ailments through tobacco and smoking. Ibogaine is a drug made out of the African iboga root, whose intense, hallucinogenic properties have many believing it can cure heroin addiction if used in conjunction with a voodoo-type ritual that involves face paint and chanting.

Ends 12/31/14. 'Corruption.' Fifteen years ago, China changed its policy so people could buy their own homes. Real-estate boomed, and new cities began popping up. The problem is: people don't live in what have become 'ghost cities.' Over two years ago, Arab Spring climaxed in the overthrow of President Mubarek in Egypt. But for many Egyptians, the situation has actually gotten worse.

Ends 12/31/14. 'Winners & Losers.' Young men have been thrown out of their homes because of an edict allowing polygamist church elders to monopolize young girls. In the West African country of Mauritania, parents send their daughters to rural fattening camps. A visit to Mumbai, where slums sit below billion-dollar, single-family skyscrapers.

Ends 12/31/14. 'Love & Rockets.' In China, where marrying-age men outnumber women by the millions, VICE looks at a lucrative business catered to matchmaking and the bachelors who use such services. With their economy in the toilet and no jobs to be had, Europe's youth are taking to the streets to demand radical changes.