Taji's Mahal - After Hours at Skate Brooklyn
For this week's Mahal, in order to avoid freezing off my testicles, I was lucky enough to drop in on an after hours sesh at Skate Brooklyn. After the demise of the infamous KCDC Ramp, Skate Brooklyn...
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After having a lot of really boring, quick, missionary sex with my then-boyfriend, I convinced him to try something different. We didn’t get crazy or do anything or too different, I just prepared a...
View ArticleWhat Are the French Really Up to in Mali?
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View ArticleDoes ‘The Love Song of Jonny Valentine’ Explain Why I’ve Seen Justin Bieber...
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View ArticleWeediquette – Self Medication
One thing that I am guilty of is not taking this shit seriously. To me, weed is pure pleasure, and I indulge in portions of its culture that fall cleanly into the “shenanigans” category. But outside...
View ArticleHe’s Not Dead Yet? Life with Gene Gregorits
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View ArticleShorts: Series Trailer
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View ArticleArt Talk: Matt Curry
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View ArticleSydney Is a Paradise
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View ArticleGood Morning, Sinners... with Warren Ellis: I'm Sick of Waiting for Space...
So here's my plan. People are all excited right now about the new homes that are due to be sent up and tested on the International Space Station. Rather than the clunky metal boxes that astronauts...
View ArticleFresh Off the Boat: Back in Taiwan - Part 3
It’s all about the historical in the last Taipei episode. Eddie spends an afternoon on Shenkeng Old Street soaking up deep-rooted traditions. He hits up the Randall Cunningham of stinky tofu...
View ArticleLi'l Thinks: Selfies
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View ArticleKilling Up Close
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View ArticleWe Saw This: Iceage - Trailer
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View ArticleBoyle's Brains: New Ways to Have Sex
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View ArticlePorn and Free Sashimi and My Wedding in Las Vegas
First we got our wedding out of the way. The AVN convention was in town and we were on the lookout for porn stars. We’d checked into the hotel at noon, eaten the sorry brunch, and now we took a cab to...
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