Volume 21 Issue 5
The Jazz Chauffeur Who Kicked Off a Political Scandal in 1960s Britain
Johnny Edgecombe, known to his friends as “the Edge,” was a hustler, a chauffeur for the biggest names in England's jazz scene, and an odd figure in a major political scandal that ended up sending him to prison for seven years.
Inside Out
Do you ever wonder what it's like to be a pervy TSA agent, just scanning through endless bodies all day long? Or to have the ultimate clichéd superpower of X-ray vision? Well, it's time for a big reveal.
Fucking Horrifying Basketball Blo-Files
LeBron, Shaquille, Kobe, McHale—all your favorite NBA stars sucking slimy alien cocks.
The Lost Tapes 3
The spring of 2000 was a different time. It was an age of innocence before George W. Bush destroyed humanity and before one could watch pornography on a cell phone in an airplane bathroom to calm in-flight nerves.
Sweet Love Organic eCig Flavors
Like many, I struggled with cigarette addiction. I would fill my spirit with smoke, ash, and tar, forever lying to myself that I was ready to quit.
How the Danish Legal System Gave Away Thomas Altheimer’s Identity
Although the The Sovereign presents Danish artist Thomas Altheimer as a fictional character, he is referred to by his full legal name. The text includes his actual home address, the names of his children, and passages from his blog and private...
Software Controls Every Aspect of Our Lives, So Why Do So Many Software Systems Fail?
We need to get better at coding.
How a Hungarian Mayor Saved His Small Town from Environmental Catastrophe
On Toldi Tamás's first day as mayor of Devecser, Hungary, he woke up to a deluge of polluted red mud rapidly flowing through the streets, sweeping away buildings and severely burning the townspeople. The next year would be tough.
Khyentse Norbu Goes to Hollywood
When he was in film school, Khyentse Norbu wore pants. He liked to befriend people who didn’t believe in Buddhism. He liked to argue with them. He also liked that they didn’t treat him with any respect.
Why Cinema of Transgression Director Nick Zedd Stayed Underground
It was a freezing Saturday night in 2004, and Nick Zedd was pushing a shopping cart full of film reels to a cheesy Bulgarian-themed nightclub on the Lower East Side where he projected movies once a week.
Why Do Non-White Immigrants Face So Much Racism in South Korea?
Employers in the country are often casually, and openly, prejudiced.
The Profitable Economics of the Tattoo Removal Industry
Lasering ink off skin is now a booming business.