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Remembering Nic Mevoli
Nic (center) with Esther Bell at the Rotterdam Film Festival, 2004. I met Nic Mevoli on a film set in Philadelphia. We remained friends for years, later living in the same Brooklyn neighborhood until...
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Being Racist Could Get Easier in Australia
Here in Australia we have a bit of a reputation for being racist. And with our old-timey slaughter of indigenous people, the locking up of refugees, and rioting in Cronulla, it’s hard to say we...
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News of Zealand
Image via Outside of sucking at cricket or moving to Australia, New Zealand’s favourite pastime is definitely getting on the news. Like an attention starved little sibling, New Zillinders are pretty...
View ArticleThe Alleged Founder of the Silk Road Is Staring Down Four New...
The Alleged Founder of the Silk Road Is Staring Down Four New Contract-Killing Charges
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Soju Is Responsible for South Koreans Passing Out in the Streets
Drunk man in Seoul via Soju doesn’t waste time. It cuts straight to the point and gets you drunk very quickly. This is something I’ve known since I was 16, when I was an underage drinking...
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Congress’s Drug Problem
Trey Radel holds a press conference at his district office in Florida hours after pleading guilty to possession of cocaine and getting sentenced to a year of probation. Photo by Reuters/Steve Nesius...
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Thank You
All artwork by Tara Mizner. Alejandro Zambra is one of our favorite living writers. His first book, Bonsai, won the Chilean Critics’ Award for Best Novel of the Year in 2006. We first read his work...
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Cry-Baby of the Week
Cry-Baby #1: Tierra Antigua Elementary School KOB TV via Reddit The incident: A woman developed a bad smell as a side effect of her cancer treatment. The appropriate response: To not be a dick about...
View ArticleThe US Is Droning Pakistan's Populated Areas (Again)
The US Is Droning Pakistan's Populated Areas (Again)
View ArticleMunchies: Lee Tiernan
Lee Tiernan is head chef of St. John Bread & Wine, East London's little sister to the world-famous St. John Bar & Restaurant, in Smithfield. Once he was done cooking up some pig's head blood...
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Porn Is Dead, Long Live Sex
Photo by Eva Blue Porn is dated, passe, over. It doesn't have anything to do with reality and its business model is so archaic production companies aren't making any money anymore—the internet's moved...
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I Met Joe Today, One Look in His Eyes and I Was So Screwed
PHOTOS BY VALERIE PHILLIPS STYLISTS: BERTIE BRANDES AND CHARLOTTE ROBERTS Hair: Claire Marie Grech Make-up: Francesca Morris Fashion assistant: Lucy Vincent Model: Staz Lindes at Models 1 Rokit...
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The Spanish Government Is Trying to Outlaw Peaceful Protest
Photos by Felipe Hernandez and Gatnau Fornell Ramon On Wednesday, the Spanish government announced a draft proposal to introduce anti-protest measures that would make Russia’s handling of activists...
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Sothern Exposure: Changing the Guard
All images by Scot Sothern I’m a high school freshman face down on the desk in English class when the loudspeaker interrupts my sleep. The president is dead. Killed in Dallas. School’s out for the...
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The Controversial Therapy That Deliberately Enrages Patients
Illustration by Drue Langlois When you think of psychotherapy, what likely comes to mind is an image of a cross-legged therapist in a dimly lit office who's passively commenting on his patient's...
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This Week in Racism: A TV Talent Show Made Racist Jokes at the Expense of a...
Welcome to another edition of This Week in Racism. I’ll be ranking news stories on a scale of 1 to RACIST, with “1” being the least racist and “RACIST” being the most racist. -There's no question that...
View ArticleThe Death of JFK and Danzig's Shining Moment
The Death of JFK and Danzig's Shining Moment
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Meet the Nieratkos: Chris Nieratko’s Lost JFK Assassination Reenactment
Photos by John Decker I always wanted to be married by Elvis in Vegas, but both mine and my wife’s families are too big to fly everyone out to Nevada and too Portuguese/Italian to stand for a mockery...
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Mike Tyson Is a Living Greek Tragedy
Image courtesy of Blue Rider Press Last week, I sat in a dark room in the New York Public Library to hear an author read from his new book. Although a screen on the side of the stage advertised an...
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