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Mangoes of Wrath

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad began the Ahmadiyya faith when he declared himself a prophet in 1889, in his hometown of Qadian in India. This runs counter to Muslim belief that Mohammed was the last of the…
LENGTH: 2 minutes (654 words)

The modern history of swearing: Where all the dirtiest words come from

Excerpted from "Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing" The 18th and 19th centuries’ embrace of linguistic delicacy and extreme avoidance of taboo bestowed great power on those words that broached…
PUBLISHED: May 11, 2013
LENGTH: 18 minutes (4658 words)

Why Did Jodon Romero Kill Himself On Live Television?

Image by John Gara/Buzzfeed Friday, Sept. 28, 2012Denny's, 75th Avenue and Interstate 10, Phoenix, about 10:45 a.m.No one knows for sure how long Jodon Romero
SOURCE:BuzzFeed
PUBLISHED: May 10, 2013
LENGTH: 19 minutes (4970 words)

My father, the good Nazi - FT.com

Otto von Wächter was an indicted war criminal implicated in the deaths of tens of thousands of Jews. So how can his son Horst refuse to condemn him? ©Jillian EdelsteinHorst von…
SOURCE:www.ft.com
LENGTH: 14 minutes (3729 words)

How I Met My Dead Parents

In 1994, when I was 16 and he was 54, my father George was killed in a car accident in Ukraine. He'd begun working in Ukraine, where he was born, after Communism fell, something that he didn't think…
SOURCE:BuzzFeed
PUBLISHED: April 19, 2013
LENGTH: 27 minutes (6753 words)

Kidnapped (Just Kidding!)

There was a moment when it felt real. I wish I could tell you the exact time, but I was stuck in a frigid basement and they had taken my watch, along with everything else I was carrying when they…
SOURCE:www.gq.com
PUBLISHED: April 2, 2013
LENGTH: 13 minutes (3344 words)

Manna: The Best-Known Unknown Restaurant in America

Published in the May 2013 issue The police arrived just in time for cocktails. The parking lot of Manna was full. A Ferrari Enzo and a Lotus Exige nestled among the field of dark town cars, and four…
PUBLISHED: April 1, 2013
LENGTH: 16 minutes (4101 words)

Buzz Bissinger Shopping Addiction Story: Newsmakers: GQ

An envelope waits when I arrive at the Park Hyatt hotel�in Milan. It is very precious. A bellman comes to�my room to give it to me by hand. Ins
SOURCE:www.gq.com
PUBLISHED: April 26, 2013
LENGTH: 4 minutes (1152 words)

The Legend of Chris Kyle

There’s a story about Chris Kyle: on a cold January morning in 2010, he pulled into a gas station somewhere along Highway 67, south of Dallas. He was driving his supercharged black Ford F350…
LENGTH: 14 minutes (3525 words)
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