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The Killer Crush: The Horror Of Teen Girls, From Columbiners To Beliebers

I. In eighth grade, Mary liked Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily liked Paul McCartney, and I liked Gavin Rossdale. We probably didn't say liked, though, or even loved. We were obsessed, we were crazy, we…
LENGTH: 7 minutes (1925 words)

The Naked and the TED

Hybrid Reality: Thriving in the Emerging Human-Technology Civilization By Parag Khanna and Ayesha Khanna (TED Books, $2.99) The Demise of Guys: Why Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It By…
LENGTH: 23 minutes (5814 words)

Patton Oswalt’s Letters to Both Sides: His keynote address at Montreal’s Just For Laughs 2012

After stirring keynote speeches by Lewis Black and Marc Maron over the past couple of years, Patton Oswalt took to the stage adjacent to the Hyatt lounge on Thursday afternoon to deliver the third…
PUBLISHED: July 27, 2012
LENGTH: 10 minutes (2538 words)
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Tracing the Birth of the Comedy Podcast Boom

The Montreal Just for Laughs Festival is not every comic’s cup of tea. That being said, many consider it to be the most prestigious event of the year. Not only is it the largest international…
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LENGTH: 18 minutes (4569 words)
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Scandals of Classic Hollywood: Warren Beatty Thinks This Song Is About Him

Warren Beatty wasn’t your typical handsome. There was something earnest about him — something plaintive, needy — that made women want to protect him. And, of course, sleep with…
LENGTH: 18 minutes (4553 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)

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Nerd Curious is an occasional series in which Todd VanDerWerff tries the nerdy things he missed as a kid, either due to lack of access, time, or ability. He has a rough schedule planned out, but feel…
LENGTH: 22 minutes (5678 words)
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Funny People: Steve Heinrich, You Don’t Know Jack head writer

Special Topics In Gameology is an in-depth look at a specific corner of the gaming world, in miniseries form. For this edition of the feature—Funny People—Anthony John Agnello…
LENGTH: 11 minutes (2905 words)

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Back to Writings Jim White Musician Jim White on how Cormac McCarthy saved his life. Jim White
LENGTH: 19 minutes (4946 words)
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