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The Future of Freelance Journalism, Part 2A: Sweaty Balls

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In which the editor of Esquire makes a case for The Magazine as the greatest medium ever invented. And lays out how much blood, balls and marrow-sappi  More »

Glitter, Sky, Dead Reckoning and the Value of Buffalo Dung


At night they built great bonfires, shot off their guns, sounded trumpets and beat drums in order that those who had been lost during the day might fi  More »

In Search of the Real Dude: Notes from a Lebowski Fest Past

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Once I get it in my head that in fact I may be The Dude, everything starts to pick up.  More »

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