How could the flag flutter when there’s no wind on the moon? During an interview with American Director Stanley Kubrick’s widow, an extraordinary story came to light. She claims Kubrick and other Hollywood producers were recruited to help the U.S. win the high stakes race to the moon. A subtle blend of facts, fiction and hypothesis around the first landing on the moon, Dark Side Of The Moon illustrates how the truth can be twisted by the manipulation of images. Check out this 6 part documentary series below.

However these days, things have been taken to new heights, literally, with Google Moon and Google Mars. Us earthlings can now explore 360 degree views of these mysterious planets in the comfort of our own home. So whether a conspiracy or not, watch the videos, make your own opinion and sit back with a blunt and explore the moon for yourself!

American documentary filmmaker, Alex Gibney has made a documentary titled We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks, which gives an in depth look of the controversial platform run by Julian Assange. Having made its debut at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, the film received positive reviews by its audience. The film raises the question on weather certain private information should or needs to be shared with the public. Check out the trailer below! 

Here are the winners of the prestigious 56^th annual World Press Photo competition, which were announced in Amsterdam last month. Photographer Paul Hansen from Sweden received the prize for World Press Photo of The Year 2012. For a complete list of all the winners photographs, check out the World Press Photo website.

“20 November 2012, Gaza City, Palestinian Territories. Two-year-old Suhaib Hijazi, her three-year-old brother Muhammad, their father, Fouad were killed and their mother put into intensive care when their house was destroyed by an Israeli missile strike.”

“17 April 2012 Heglig, Sudan. A Sudan Armed Forces soldier lies dead in a pool of oil next to a leaking oil facility; he was killed during heavy fighting with southern Sudanese SPLA troops.”

“14 February 2012 Al-Qusayr, Syria. A child mourns her father, who was kidnapped, tortured and killed by shabiha (government militias) with other two men. Their bodies were abandoned in a main street.”

“31 July 2012, Aleppo, Syria. Opposition fighters regularly launched operations to seize government informants after dark. Two informants were captured, declared guilty under interrogation, and tortured for 48 hours.”

“10 October 2012, Aleppo, Syria. A Free Syrian Army fighter takes up a position during clashes against government forces in the Sulemain Halabi district.”

“10 March 2012, Idib, Syria. Aida cries while recovering from severe injuries she received when the Syrian Army shelled her house. Her husband and two children were fatally wounded during the shelling.”

“7 March 2012, Rikuzentakata, Japan. Pine trees uprooted during the tsunami lay strewn over the beach. One year later, areas of Japan most impacted by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that left 15,848 dead and 3,305 missing, continue to struggle.”

“12 February 2012, Batu Sangkar, West Sumatra, Indonesia. A jockey, as he stepped into a harness strapped to the bulls and clutches their tails.”

SOURCE: Time Magazine

It has been two years since the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant meltdown occurred, with the 20km evacuation zone still in force. You would assume that this area would be completely deserted due to the radiation, think again. One farmer, Naoto Matsumura remains behind in the town of Tomioka braving the high levels of radiation and loneliness in order to tend to the abandoned animals. The town of Iidate not far away was also evacuated due to the high levels of radiation, but farmer Hasegawa Kenji sought refuge in temporary housing. Both men faced with a post-nuclear world share their views on the state of their lives and the situations they’ve had to face since the devastation. To see more from Vice, check out their website.

Interview and photos by Ivan Kovac and Jeffrey Jousan. Article translated from the Japanese by Luke Baker.

The Holocaust remains to be one of the most atrocious and vicious acts in history, but our understanding of the Nazi’s system of concentration camps has been disturbingly, an underestimate. New research discovers that there were tens of thousands more components of the Nazi’s network than previously understood. When research initiated in 2000, they were expected to find approximately 7 000 camps, although the numbers continued to climb reaching 42 500, which has shocked scholars.

The camps included killing centres, thousands of forced labour camps where prisoners manufactured war supplies. Furthermore there were prisoner-of-war camps; sites euphemistically named “care” centres, where pregnant women were forced to have abortions or their babies were killed after birth; and brothels, where women were forced into having sex with German military personnel.

These are the images of the first nuclear bomb, titled ‘Baker’, being tested under water in 1946 at Bikini Atoll, to test the effects of nuclear bombs on naval warships. These rare photographs of the explosion have recently surfaced, giving a valuable awareness into the destructive properties nuclear blasts release. 

A Stray Hero tells the story of a man and a women who dedicate their lives to saving stray dogs and cats, spending their life savings in helping these animals in a country where they’re considered taboo and filthy. Mohammad Azmi, also known as, Pak Mie and his wife Mak Intan, live in Malaysia and have saved more than 600 stray animals, a figure that no licensed shelter have ever accommodated. This also means that they are forced to sleep in a car outside the shelter they built, just to make sure no one harms the animals during the night. The shelter has also received unwanted attention from the local council who quite often resort to killing the animals rather than saving them. For more information about Pak Mie, visit their website or Facebook page.

A Stray Hero from Hisyam on Vimeo.

The Violence of Mexican Drug Cartels from visually on Vimeo.

In the 1970’s a massive four-storey Igloo was erected in Alaska, known to be The Igloo City Hotel. Abandoned and neglected it sits 180 miles north of Anchorage along the George Parks Highway on the quiet drive to the Interior Alaska city of Fairbanks. 

Back in the Summer of 2012, Mammoth spent two weeks in Rwanda, Africa filming for the country’s tourism department. After completing the first video, another edit was created which included bonus footage from the trip. This is a stunning and extraordinary look into the culture of Rwanda and giving viewers a different perspective on Africa and its beauty. For more information and updates from Mammoth, visit their website.

RWANDA from MAMMOTH on Vimeo.

The guys at VICE are back in this bizarre and jaw-dropping video about a guy named Steve Ludwin. Mr. Ludwin, isn’t your average dude or really leads a regular life. He loves to work out when he can, jump on his skateboard and shred around town, and oh, he injects snake venom into his bloodstream on a regular basis. He has been self-immunising with various snake venoms for well over 20 years now. Steve claims to not only never get ill, but that cobra venom is the ultimate pick me up, with effects lasting a days after injecting, making Steve stronger, faster and more resilient. He has an assortment of snakes at his residence, such as rattlesnakes, monocled cobras and a variety of vipors to name a few, privately milking the snakes to make a venom concoction to inject into his body. For more updates, news and videos on Steve, visit his YouTube channel here.

There are very few people in the world that truly dedicate their lives to helping people less unfortunate than them. For over forty five years Mother Teresa helped the poor, sick, orphaned and dying in India. When she recieved the nobel peace prize in 1979, she refused the conventional ceremonial banquet given to laureates, and asked that the $192,000 funds be given to the poor in India, she was asked, "What can we do to promote world peace?" She answereed "Go home and love your family".