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Ginsberg Internets the Internet: The longest reads in the world
Ginsberg Internets the Internet: The longest reads in the world
I’m trying out a new “blog character” who only posts quotes and makes lists. It is going to be a big hit on the Internet, I reckon.
Also, it is pretty amazing that the Longreads phenomenon has taken off, that there is a determined and expansive observance of great and important writing flying…
Excellent list from Jordan Ginsberg, National Post.
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More actors, filmmakers and execs are using human growth hormone (H.G.H.) in an attempt to reverse the aging process. But is it really doing what its Beverly Hills evangelists are claiming?
He has been giving himself H.G.H. injections for more than 20 years. And he does look terrific, with smooth skin and a lean body. And, by the way, H.G.H. needles are extremely thin, like those used by diabetics or acupuncturists. H.G.H. therapy, doctors say, is virtually painless.
There’s just one catch. The vast majority of endocrinologists, when asked about the widespread treatment for H.G.H. deficiency, agree.
It’s baloney.
“Hollywood’s Vial Bodies.” — Ned Zeman, Vanity Fair
See also: “Inside the Bloody World of Illegal Plastic Surgery.” Jordan Ginsberg, This Magazine, Nov. 25, 2010
Inside the Bloody World of Illegal Plastic Surgery
Inside the Bloody World of Illegal Plastic Surgery
When she wakes up at 3 a.m., the anaesthetic is long gone. Her body is screaming, racked with pain, and if a doctor were there, he’d probably tell her she was going into shock. She shakes violently but manages to toss herself into the bathroom to inspect the damage, where she finds the pad has stuck to the seeping blood from her stitches. Either out of fear or instinct, she pulls the pad down, which inadvertently tears off the scabs, causing a surge of bleeding. For the second time in a few hours she’s covered in blood, her blood, but now she’s alone in the middle of the night and she doesn’t know what to do. She tries to stop the bleeding but can’t. She’s panicking. So she calls Andy.

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