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I was wrong. One year ago I left the internet. I thought it was making me unproductive. I thought it lacked meaning. I thought it was "corrupting my soul." It's a been a year now since I "surfed the…
SOURCE:The Verge
PUBLISHED: May 1, 2013
LENGTH: 11 minutes (2873 words)

Up All Night

Some people can’t go to sleep until late; others can’t sleep in. Both suffer “social jet lag.” Illustration by Nishant Choksi. Nathan
PUBLISHED: March 11, 2013
LENGTH: 12 minutes (3247 words)

Here Is What Happens When You Cast Lindsay Lohan in Your Movie

On the set of "The Canyons" in Los Angeles last summer: Amanda Brooks, Lindsay Lohan and Paul Schrader. Lindsay Lohan moves through the Chateau Marmont as if she owns the place, but in a…
PUBLISHED: Jan. 10, 2013
LENGTH: 2 minutes (738 words)

‘I Pretty Much Wanted to Die’

The story of Lost makes no sense. And by that I don't mean the story on the show — though this is the point where you can feel free to insert jokes about the numbers, the outrigger shootout,…
PUBLISHED: Nov. 26, 2012
LENGTH: 21 minutes (5383 words)

A Sorry State: Pop Marketing & Rihanna's Unapologetic

A week ago, I sat in a tiny red room, around a tiny table, to listen to a record. I wasn't alone. Will Hodgkinson from The Times, The Independent's Andy Gill, and The Mirror's Priya Élan were…
LENGTH: 10 minutes (2605 words)

Slake: Los Angeles—Mexican Gringo—A City And Its Stories

By Daniel Hernandez By Daniel Hernandez In Mexico City, noise, like smog, means people, commerce, signs of life. There is safety in noise as there is safety in numbers. This is not an easy concept to…
SOURCE:slake.la
LENGTH: 12 minutes (3059 words)

When Exactly Did It Get Cool To Be A Geek?

In the final episode of "Freaks and Geeks," the Freaks group leader Daniel Desario accepts an invitation to play Dungeons & Dragons with the notoriously geeky A/V club. Surprised by…
AUTHOR:Jane Hu
PUBLISHED: Feb. 22, 2012
LENGTH: 9 minutes (2318 words)
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