Journalism Archive

  • The World Record-Breaking Capital

    The World Record-Breaking Capital

    The strongest hair! The youngest sumo wrestler! The longest pencil! In Malaysia, making your mark – any mark – is a matter of national pride.

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  • History’s Unsolved Heists

    History’s Unsolved Heists

    A short compendium of stolen loot, stashed about the globe and waiting to be discovered.

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  • Wimpy Pirate of the Caribbean

    Wimpy Pirate of the Caribbean

    On the trail of Mundaca, the Yucatan’s lovesick pirate.

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  • Cigar Overdose in Ybor City

    Cigar Overdose in Ybor City

    America’s first capital of cigars was Tampa, Florida. This is what happens when a visitor attempts to smoke as many stogies as possible every day.

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  • The Heart of Voltaire

    The Heart of Voltaire

    A quest through the streets of Paris to find the heart of Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire.

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  • Haunted Hawaii

    Haunted Hawaii

    I traveled to three of the Hawaiian islands to learn more about local superstitions. And just scratched the surface.

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  • The Rock and Roll Treehouse

    The Rock and Roll Treehouse

    Frank Zappa’s notorious home in Laurel Canyon goes up for sale after 30 years. Alice Cooper, Eric Burdon, John Mayall, Pamela Des Barres, and members of the Mothers of Invention remember the days.

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  • World’s Largest Collection of Pornography

    World’s Largest Collection of Pornography

    A visit to San Francisco’s Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, and a portion of its 22 warehouses stuffed with pornography from all over the world.

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  • Unexploded Ordnance in Iraq

    Unexploded Ordnance in Iraq

    Iraq is the world’s largest junkyard of UXO (unexploded ordnance). These are the guys who clean up the mess.

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  • Pirates of Kiev

    Pirates of Kiev

    An assignment for Wired magazine ends up in Kiev, Ukraine, world’s hotbed for CD piracy. This version includes a visit to the Chernobyl Museum.

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