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The Sun Don't Shine on a Moonshine Still
The Sun Don't Shine on a Moonshine Still
By Kim McCann
October 03, 2014

Get a bleary-eyed view of moonshining from a modern day bootlegger.

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Party Monsters and Book Wyrms: An Interview with Michael Alig
Party Monsters and Book Wyrms: An Interview with Michael Alig
By Daniel Genis
September 10, 2014

Talking books with the King of the Club Kids.

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Meet Someone Who Robs Drug Dealers
Meet Someone Who Robs Drug Dealers
By Peter Madsen
July 18, 2014

It's a living.

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What's It Like to Write a Novel in Prison?
What's It Like to Write a Novel in Prison?
By Justin Glawe
May 30, 2014

Daniel Genis wrote an alternate history novel called Narcotica while incarcerated for 10 years for his own drug-related crimes. The “polite robber” is now a sober author.

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The Recipe Project
The Recipe Project
By One Ring Zero
May 09, 2014

David Chang, the chef behind Momofuku, discusses fried chicken, David Bowie and girlfriends who like Desperate Housewives.

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Grace in Fiction: A Conversation with Kevin Clouther
Grace in Fiction: A Conversation with Kevin Clouther
By Jennifer Abel Kovitz
May 05, 2014

Kevin Clouther, author of Black Balloon Publishing's new collection of short stories We Were Flying to Chicago, discusses the inspiration for his stories, conflict in fiction and grace in literature.

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How to Brew Your Own Beer
How to Brew Your Own Beer
By Freddie Moore
April 17, 2014

Chatting with a homebrewer about DIY craft beer culture, the connection between hops and marijuana, and the evolution of brewing in New York City.

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Enormous Appetites, Simple Lives: A Conversation with Virginia Zaharieva
Enormous Appetites, Simple Lives: A Conversation with Virginia Zaharieva
By Jennifer Abel Kovitz
April 07, 2014

Virginia Zaharieva, author of Black Balloon Publishing's new novel Nine Rabbits, discusses her book, her philosophy on food and her native Bulgaria.

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Wearing Your Fiction on Your Sleeve
Wearing Your Fiction on Your Sleeve
By Freddie Moore
March 19, 2014

Simon Jacobs, editor of Safety Pin Review, discusses his D.I.Y. literary magazine and Saturn, his new collection of stories about David Bowie.

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It's 2014 & There's Still a Blacksmith Working in Central Park
It's 2014 & There's Still a Blacksmith Working in Central Park
By Robert Tutton
March 18, 2014

Blacksmith Larry Hagberg brings a lifetime of experience to a centuries-old craft at a workshop hidden in Central Park.

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