“Nevada’s the last of the live and let live states,” says Dennis Hof, the self-described “Brothel King” and owner and proprieter of Nevada’s Moonlite Bunny Ranch, made famous as the setting for the HBO documentary series, Cathouse (2005-2008). “I don’t…
The Recording of America
Studs Terkel, born 106 years ago on this date, May 16, spent the majority of his life documenting the lives of others – very often everyday, working-class people he believed were “uncelebrated and unsung.” From coal miners and sharecroppers to…
‘WE BECAME FRAGMENTS’: A Teenager Who Fled Syrian War Starts Over in Canada
By Samantha Power When I met Ibraheem in 2014, he had already endured more as a 12-year-old than most of us could ever imagine: the terror of Assad’s barrel bombs, the loss of his mother and four siblings, and the…
‘Boom For Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat’ is a Total Revelation about a Street Artist Who Went Worldwide
By Barry Rubinow Ronald Reagan was the new President. Rudy Giuliani was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York with a mandate to clean up the city. The yuppies were thriving with their upscale clothes and…
‘The Salvation Kingdom’: Sister of Metallica Bassist Cliff Burton Narrates Documentary about Brother
A new documentary about late Metallica bassist Cliff Burton has been released online. It’s titled The Salvation Kingdom and it’s narrated by Burton’s sister Connie. Watch the full 90-minute film below. The documentary focuses on various topics including Cliff’s childhood,…
Tom Wolfe on ’60 Minutes’
Interview with Tom Wolfe in which we see him walking around New York in his famous white suite and also catch a glimpse of him in his home office working with a manual typewriter and fountain pen. (Source: 60 Minutes)