From BBC 4 and Storyville comes the documentary about the Silk Road that you’ve been waiting for. It explains how the identity of Ross Ulbricht (aka Dread Pirate Roberts) was uncovered by a young IRS agent from Brooklyn, NY. You…
BREADCRUMB TRAIL: The Story of Slint
A documentary made by Lance Bangs on the Louisville, Kentucky band Slint, with a focus on their seminal final album, “Spiderland.”
In 100 Texts, the Story of Love, Heartbreak, and an Unplanned Baby
By Emily Buder When Victoria Mapplebeck found her decades-old Nokia phone hidden in the back of a kitchen drawer, she was forced to relive a story she had worked hard to forget. “I realized I’d unwittingly archived a three-year message…
Dating With Tim Ferriss, Author of the 4-Hour Work Week
Silicon Valley efficiency guru Tim Ferriss tackles what he believes to be the increasingly complicated and difficult world of dating. Pick-up expert Neil Strauss helps him out.
David Gates’ ‘BREAD’ is Back for a Reunion Tour in 1976
David Gates led ‘Bread,” fueling their chart-topping success by writing a string of hits for the soft-rock band in the 1970s.
PLANET MONEY: Bitcoin Losers
Plenty of people will tell you they’re getting rich off of bitcoin. They could be right. But there’s another group of bitcoin owners that aren’t so ecstatic. Because they might be rich, too, but they lost the passkey that would…