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Generacion Y: Excellent blog from Havana, by journalist Yoani Sánchez.
Asia Correspondent: News from Bangkok and beyond, by foreign correspondent Richard Ehrlich.
Prague Culture: Weekly guide to what's happening in Prague, from journalist Frank Kuznik.
TSF JAZZ: Best radio station in Paris, hands down.
Marc Maron's WTF: My pal Marc Maron's hilarious and smart podcast, updated way too often.
The Rumpus: Who you going to believe: Google or your lying eyes?
- Chessboxing
- The Strange Sport of Chessboxing
The sport of chessboxing constitutes an unlikely synthesis of Yugoslavian comics, French apocalypse, Dutch performance art and lager-fueled German nightlife.
- Three Days in a Porsche
- Three Days in a Porsche
This is a true story about how driving a Porsche for three days turned me into a total asshole. Featured on NPR's Snap Judgment radio show.
- Punk Rock Executive
- Punk Rock Executive
Thirty-five years after he retired from one of the most influential punk rock bands in history, James Williamson has returned to his roots and is once again the guitarist for…
- Hunting Wild Boar
- Hunting Wild Boar
A wild pig hunting expedition through the bucolic wine country of Sonoma, which culminates in a barbecue. Lots of mail on this one.
- Haiti's King of Coffee
- Haiti’s King of Coffee
Los Angeles restaurant owner Tigeorges Laguerre is on a mission to save Haiti — or at least one little part of it — one coffee bean at a time.
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Treasure Island
American millionaire Bernard Keiser has spent six years of his life, digging for buried treasure on a remote island off the coast of Chile. He has survived government red tape,... -
Cricket Fighting in China
Some are for singing, others for fighting. Some tell you the temperature. As a collective bunch, they indicate when it’s time to plow a field. The right cricket in China... -
The Nose Magazine
A history of the satirical investigate Nose magazine, 1989-1995 — the most fun any of us ever had in publishing. -
Big-Wave Surfing at Cortes Bank
Kamikaze surfers attempt 60-foot waves, 100 miles off the coast of San Diego. It’s only been surfed four times, and with good reason. You’d have to be insane. -
Sumo in Prague
Outside Japan, the hotbed of amateur sumo wrestling is in the Czech Republic. Sweaty wrestlers, a sumo-themed hotel, and beer for breakfast. -
Malaysia Book of Records
The strongest hair! The youngest sumo wrestler! The longest pencil! In Malaysia, making your mark—any mark—is a matter of national pride.