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How Instagram Became the Perfect Breeding Ground for Conspiracy Theories
The insular nature of the platform has allowed the angry and disaffected to find each other and bypass the gatekeepers of mainstream media.
Partying with John Waters in 1970s Provincetown
This is the story of the summer photographer Nan Goldin and writer/actress Cookie Mueller spent with eccentrics like Philippe Marcade and John Waters.
All the Clients I've Encountered During My 12 Years as a Male Escort
From people who want crazy positions, to those who want to use every prop going.
Are Disability Fetishists Exploiting People with Disabilities?
Devoteeism is a sexual fetish in which people get all horned up over a wide range of disabilities. As someone with cerebral palsy who uses a wheelchair, my feelings on devotees are complicated.
I Went in Search of the 'Brown Note', the Frequency That Makes You Shit Yourself
The brown note has been referenced in popular culture for decades, but does it actually exist, and can sound really cause instant human diarrhoea?
The Case for and Against 'Gilmore Girls'
Is the beloved show classic escapist Americana or just bullshit?
Rory from ‘Gilmore Girls’ Is Actually the Worst
While watching the cult TV show I once loved as a teenager, I've realized one crucial thing most people seem to forget about Rory Gilmore: She sucks real bad.
Adam Driver Wants to Disappear
We talk to the actor about his role in the new Jim Jarmusch film, being in the Marines and life under the Star Wars spotlight.
We Asked a Dominatrix to Review Some of this Year's Worst Sex Writing
A quick sample: "I entered her. Not only my prick, but the whole of me entered her, into her guts, into her darkness."
An Interview with India's Most Wanted Cartoonist
Aseem Trivedi faced a lifelong prison sentence for his drawings slamming corruption in his country. We spoke to him about the power cartoonists can yield, and why governments are trying harder and harder to silence them.
Here's What 'Jihad' Actually Means, Because Nobody Seems to Know
I asked some people who throw the word around a lot. Neither radicals nor white supremacists got it right.