Author Archive

  • 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.

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  • Generacion Y

    Generacion Y

    Excellent blog from Havana, by journalist Yoani Sánchez.

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  • Asia Correspondent

    Asia Correspondent

    News from Bangkok and beyond, by foreign correspondent Richard Ehrlich.

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  • Prague Culture

    Prague Culture

    Weekly guide to what's happening in Prague, from journalist Frank Kuznik.

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  • TSF JAZZ

    Best radio station in Paris, hands down.

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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, skeptical locals, and competition from a metal-detecting robot. And still no treasure. So far.

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  • 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 can fetch nearly $13,000.

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  • 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 Iggy and the Stooges.

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  • The Nose Magazine

    A history of the satirical investigate Nose magazine, 1989-1995 -- the most fun any of us ever had in publishing.

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  • Marc Maron’s WTF

    My pal Marc Maron's hilarious and smart podcast, updated way too often.

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