Ryan Grim
’Choke Trauma
Oh hey, what's in your salad? Are those white things artichokes? Well, shoot. I'd be all over that salad if it weren't for those 'chokes.
My Girlfriend Went to a Speech Therapist to Cure Her Vocal Fry
Like many young women in the US, my girlfriend has vocal fry, a speech pattern that annoys lots of people and can even hurt your employment chances. Can she be cured?
Spike Jonze and Chris Milk Discuss the Future of Virtual Reality Film
"It's like you don't have a body. You're able to empathize without having the self-consciousness of being two feet away from someone or invading their space."
Here Are Your Best Picture Nominees
In 'Amour,' two old married people face the fact that even true love won't save them from death. I think they both die in the end; one from a blood clot, the other from loneliness. I didn't see this movie because I've seen it before. In REAL LIFE.
All in the Family
As we were putting together this issue, we realized that coordinating a fashion shoot inside Syria would void our insurance. Luckily, we tracked down a Syrian Jewish family living in nearby Sheepshead Bay who were willing to participate.
The Holy Thugs of Venezuela
The Santos Malandros (in English, the Holy Thugs) are an alternative set of saints whose common traits include sideways baseball hats, cigarettes, and guns.