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VICE attend the birthday celebration of Damanhur, an Italian microsociety who believe in time travel and ancient healing practices learned from the lost city of Atlantis.

Journalist Sacha Biazzo went undercover to expose the intricate web of crime inside Italy’s Mafia waste trafficking racket.

“Stealing from the ultra-rich is not a sin,” says the infamous thief Vincenzo Pipino who stole gold, art and jewels worth millions and shared his profits with the poor.

Violent attacks, slurs, and racially-charged shooting sprees. Black Italians are facing a surge of racism, and many say it was let loose by a politician: Matteo Salvini.

Danilo Gallinari was once the neophyte toast of New York City. Now he's a seasoned vet coming back from a major injury in Denver. Through it all, he's been the most famous Italian basketball player in the world.

Aisha Coulibaly is using an app to help refugees in Italy settle into their new home.

In part one of our series finale of World Without Planes, we eat deep fried pizza in Naples, drink €1 Aperol spritzes, watch the Napoli game and party at a refugee club.

In episode four of World Without Planes, we drink more Serbian moonshine on a scenic train ride, swim in a blue cave in Dubrovnik, and go cliff diving in Puglia, Italy.

Munchies Culinary Director Farideh loves arancini rice balls, and she also loves whisky.

Welcome to Bread Street in Cerchiara, where women have been baking breads for generations. They specialize in a traditional bread called frese, as well as pizza.

We met the musicians behind one of the biggest hits of the late 1990s to find out how a song that flopped when it came out wound up topping charts across the globe.

MUNCHIES culinary director Farideh walks us through how to make an Italian classic: stuffed shells.