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Worm therapy: Why parasites may be good for you

Jim Turk initially put his symptoms down to stress. The self-described "health nut" who was in training to run marathons suddenly found himself unable to jog for more than a couple of minutes before…
PUBLISHED: April 21, 2013
LENGTH: 2 minutes (581 words)

Daft Punk: 'Maybe when we were 16, rock was OK' – a classic interview from the vaults

Daft Punk … Dance music legends by night, motorcycle couriers by day FUNK YOUGood Times by Chic. One Nation Under a Groove by Funkadelic. 1999 by Prince. Blue Monday by New Order. Groove Is in the…
PUBLISHED: March 20, 2013
LENGTH: 10 minutes (2656 words)

Life Inside the Aaron Swartz investigation

A reluctant witness's account of a Federal prosecution. If you haven't been following the case, start with the editor's note for context. Quinn Norton's grand jury subpoena (Quinn Norton). Once your…
PUBLISHED: March 3, 2013
LENGTH: 27 minutes (6857 words)

How to Stop the Bullies

In the annals of middle-school mischief, the Facebook page Let’s Start Drama deserves an entry. The creator of the page—no one knew her name, but everyone was sure she was a girl—had a diabolical…
PUBLISHED: March 21, 2013
LENGTH: 24 minutes (6019 words)

The truth about male friendship

What makes a bromance?: Journalist Sarfraz Manzoor photographed with his good friend the financier Amolak in Tower Hill, London. Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer In the winter of 1993 I…
PUBLISHED: Jan. 6, 2013
LENGTH: 8 minutes (2161 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)

Neil Young: 'You don't want to OD on music'

Neil Young performing with Crazy Horse during the Farm Aid 2012 concert on 22 September. Photograph: Jacqueline Larma/AP There are perhaps more relaxing preparations for interviewing Neil Young about…
PUBLISHED: Oct. 4, 2012
LENGTH: 8 minutes (2025 words)

The Disappeared

The author, photographed in London in 1994, five years after Ayatollah Khomeini’s death sentence forced him into hiding. Photograph by Richard Avedon.
PUBLISHED: Sept. 17, 2012
LENGTH: 3 minutes (985 words)

How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic Hacking | Gadget Lab

Meet Mat Honan. He just had his digital life dissolved by hackers. Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired. Illustration: Ross Patton/Wired In the space of one hour, my entire digital life was destroyed. First…
AUTHOR:Mat Honan
PUBLISHED: Aug. 6, 2012
LENGTH: 6 minutes (1570 words)
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