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The best part about watching places like Cyprus and Romania find out about punk is that phase right before they figure out the uniform and everybody has to make do with whatever they can snag from their grandparents’ closet. Comments/Enlarge | See all


Dear ladies, picking your zits until your face looks like it slept in rats is like smooch repellent only scarier.
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I’ve been photographing fighting roosters since 2000. The photos here were all shot between 2004 and 2006 in Mexico. The cocks are usually armed with surgical knives that are strapped on one or both of their legs. They use little ones—up to an inch long. Cockfighting is not legal there, but as with so many illegal things in Mexico, it’s still sort of allowed. That’s why I love Mexico so much.