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Beat Godfather Meets Glitter Mainman

William Seward Burroughs is not a talkative man. Once at a dinner he gazed down into a pair of stereo microphones trained to pick up his every munch and said, "I don't like talk and I don't like…
LENGTH: 22 minutes (5693 words)

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Maxed Out on Everest

An hour above high camp on the Southeast Ridge of Everest, Panuru Sherpa and I passed the first body. The dead climber was on his side, as if napping in the snow, his head half covered by the hood of…
PUBLISHED: June 17, 2013
LENGTH: 10 minutes (2687 words)

When Does Plastic Surgery Become Racial Transformation?

Image by Abbie Trayler-Smith/Buzzfeed Leo Jiang won't tell me why he spent the pas
SOURCE:BuzzFeed
PUBLISHED: May 17, 2013
LENGTH: 13 minutes (3463 words)

10 Lessons I've Learned as a Young Entrepreneur

I was 12 years old when my parents sent me to Shenzhen, China to learn the ways and the language of what could be the next big economy. It was definitely a huge culture shock for a kid from Los…
LENGTH: 7 minutes (1759 words)

The New Yorker unveils Strongbox, a tool for sources to submit files and tips anonymously

As with most news organizations, a lot of the posts we publish start out as emailed tips from you, our dear readers. But some employees put their jobs on the line when they share info, which, as you…
AUTHOR:Zach Honig
PUBLISHED: May 15, 2013

The Subversive Joy of Stephen Colbert | Movies News

Stephen Colbert on the cover of Rolling Stone. Martin Schoeller Does anyone hav
PUBLISHED: Sept. 17, 2009
LENGTH: 4 minutes (1052 words)

Email, Still A Sonofabitch

Just about two years ago, I went off the deep end. I had come home early from an event in an effort to do something responsible: email. I was on the road and knew the situation would be dire (since I…
AUTHOR:Mg Siegler
PUBLISHED: May 11, 2013
LENGTH: 5 minutes (1446 words)

Prince's Hot Rock: The Secret Life Of America's Sexiest One-Man Band

Prince on the cover of Rolling Stone. Richard Avedon
PUBLISHED: April 28, 1983
LENGTH: 5 minutes (1286 words)
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