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To see the rest of the series, go to: www.vbs.tv/liberiaWelcome to The Vice Guide to Liberia. In this eight-part series, VBS travels to West Africa to rummage through the messy remains of a country ravaged by 14 years of civil war. Despite the United Nation’s eventual intervention, most of Liberia’s young people continue to live in abject poverty, surrounded by filth, drug addiction, and teenage prostitution. In Part 1, Vice’s own Shane Smith provides a brief history lesson and some essential context for understanding what caused Liberia’s civil war and how things got so bad.

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Before African Americans were even allowed in white restaurants or hotels, Pannonica Rothschild embraced Thelonious Monk and other African American jazz musicians for the geniuses they were. The Jazz Baroness premieres on 11/25 at 8pm ET/PT only on HBO2.

Don't miss the premiere of "By The People: The Election of Barack Obama" on November 9 at 9pm ET/PT--only on HBO!

The hits keep on coming on VBS.tv. Today they have a very special edition of Art Talk featuring WTWTA’s Sonny Gerasimowicz, the guy who conceptualized the crazy monster suits you seen in the film. He talks about his early days as a graffiti rat, being submitted to Mr. Sendak’s approval matrix, and what it’s like to step inside one of those furry and super-hot monster bodies (he operates Alexander’s costume in the film).