The Beatles of Comedy

In 1968, a group of young English comedians made a TV special called How to Irritate People. Pitched for the U.S. market, the show was meant to get Americans excited about a new wave of British…
AUTHOR:David Free
LENGTH: 16 minutes (4213 words)

Javier Bardem: Sinister? Me?

Javier Bardem: 'I look at myself in the mirror and it's very sinister. Ugh, look at that nose; look at those eyes.' Photograph: Pål Hansen for the Guardian Javier Bardem has a face that was
PUBLISHED: Oct. 12, 2012
LENGTH: 8 minutes (2104 words)

Stinky, Spicy, and Delicious: The Radical Reinvention of Asian American Food

They grew up in tough neighborhoods and trained in refined European kitchens. Now these brilliant young chefs want to show you what's really in their refrigerators. Clockwise from left: Chef Roy Choi…
PUBLISHED: July 16, 2012
LENGTH: 5 minutes (1401 words)

Paying To Play: Interview With A John

To use a tennis analogy, I played all four corners in an attempt to interview clients. I hit up escort friends of mine with long-terms regulars, old clients who were articulate and thoughtful and…
LENGTH: 18 minutes (4653 words)

Reprint: Nature’s Magic Bullet

Beware: The information in this post may have bodily impact on you. This is a copy of the google cache of the lost shoebusters.com page. The original page is not even on the Wayback Machine of…
PUBLISHED: March 18, 2010
LENGTH: 42 minutes (10657 words)

Stanford University School of Medicine

Alice Miller, PhD, lived as a man for most of her life. Her primary care physician agreed to help her become a woman, but first had to learn how. On a September morning about 10 years ago, Lyman…
LENGTH: 15 minutes (3766 words)

Torturer’s Apprentice

LENGTH: 16 minutes (4160 words)

Orphans

Story by Steve Silberman On the second day, a sail drew near, nearer, and picked me up at last. It was the devious-cruising…
SOURCE:fray.com
LENGTH: 10 minutes (2578 words)

The Demands of Cold Blood

L'Atlas, Cosmos. Courtesy of the…
LENGTH: 13 minutes (3444 words)
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