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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?
Writing Archive
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Ron White
Posted on April 20, 2006 | 1 CommentThe Texas comedian who makes the Blue Collar Comedy phenomenon actually funny. -
Pirates of Kiev
Posted on April 13, 2006 | No CommentsAn assignment for Wired magazine ends up in Kiev, Ukraine, world’s hotbed for CD piracy. This version includes a visit to the Chernobyl Museum. -
Beatles Festival in Liverpool
Posted on April 13, 2006 | No CommentsAboard the “Magical Mystery Tour” bus filled with Beatles fanatics, en route from London to Liverpool. -
Boom Cars
Posted on April 13, 2006 | No CommentsAnational circuit of car-stereo competitions determines which car has the loudest sound system. “The Beast,” a modified 175-decibel Ford Bronco owned by a grandmotherly schoolteacher from Phoenix, prepares to regain the title of World’s Loudest Car. Includes a “bassing” cruise through West Palm Beach, setting […] -
Church of John Coltrane
Posted on April 13, 2006 | 3 CommentsASan Francisco landlord evicts the world’s only church devoted to John Coltrane. This story investigates the dispute and details a history of the organization. After this story was published, I produced a jazz benefit at Bimbo’s nightclub in San Francisco, and we raised over $8,000 […] -
The Kerouac Obsession
Posted on April 13, 2006 | 1 CommentThe estate of Beat writer Jack Kerouac was very messy in the late 1990s. The trail led from San Francisco to Kerouac’s hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts. Guest appearance by Johnny Depp. -
Coyle & Sharpe Audio Pranksters
Posted on April 13, 2006 | No CommentsIn the early 1960s, two young men dressed up in suits and took a tape recorder around San Francisco, pulling weird pranks on unsuspecting pedestrians and shop owners. After 30 years, the recordings are finally available on CD. -
Ice Golfing in Greenland
Posted on April 13, 2006 | No CommentsThe treacheries of the world ice golf championships, held on the frozen waters of western Greenland. -
The Wine of Mass Destruction
Posted on April 13, 2006 | No CommentsA unique home-made product from California’s wine country. And unlike the WMD in Iraq, the Wine of Mass Destruction actually exists. -
The Sumo Wrestler has the Flu
Posted on April 13, 2006 | No Comments“Riding black” in Prague, waiting for Sumo and dreaming of defenestration. Outtakes from “Sumo in Prague.”