Articles by Nadja Sayej
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A JPEG Interview with Douglas Coupland
Author Douglas Coupland is pretty tired of email interviews, and who can blame him? To keep things fresh, Nadja Sayej interviewed him with JPEGs of handwritten questions, and Douglas responded in kind. Full story
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Naked on Skype with Spencer Tunick
You know Spencer Tunick—the famed artist who photographs groups of naked people en masse, thousands and thousands of naked people in spectacular body landscapes. Basically, no one else has fought city councils and countries harder in the name of public nudity. Since the 1990s, Tu… Full story
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The Anti-Jukebox Musical: ‘Peaches Does Herself’
This Sunday, the HAU Theater in Berlin hosts the European premiere of Peaches's rock opera cum feature film, 'Peaches Does Herself.' The film tells a semiautobiographical tale of Peaches's rise from a bedroom tinkerer to a provocative and revered international performer in 22 son… Full story
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North Korea's First Racing Video Game Is Terrible
North Korea has been in the news lately for a very scary reason, but it isn’t every day that Asia’s hermit kingdom releases a car-racing video game. And when they do, you can definitely expect it to be a boring simulation about driving down a pin-straight, barely decorated highwa… Full story
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Chapel of Sacred Mirrors: Cosmic Creativity, Entheogens, and Psilocybin with Allyson and Alex Grey
Alex Grey, the visionary artist best known for his TOOL album covers, has founded what might be the most unconventional church in all of New York State. Full story
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Shooting the Shit with Marina Abramovic
I was somehow—and surprisingly—invited to her VIP private dinner party at a classy Viennese restaurant after her latest opening Thursday night, “With Eyes Closed I See Happiness, 2012” at Galerie Krinzinger in Vienna. Correction: I crashed the dinner party with three of my artist… Full story
The Wizard of the Saddle Rides Again
The Dark Specter of History in Memphis
Hung Like a Gastropod
The Rigors of a Snail-Genital Illustrator
Topless Jihad
Hanging Out with the Ladies of Femen
This Is What Winning Looks Like
Chaos and Corruption in Afghanistan
James Franco on 'Gatsby'
Great Book, Good Film
Suck on the Monolith
ABC Family Hires the Best Writers