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Behind the Lit: What Killed Edgar Allan Poe?
Behind the Lit: What Killed Edgar Allan Poe?
By Nicholas Laskin
October 21, 2014

Even 165 years after Poe’s death, we still have little idea what ended his life.

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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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The Art of Riot
The Art of Riot
By David Forbes
October 02, 2014

When people take to the streets to express their support or displeasure over … art?

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Eat Prey Drug: Summer Chills [NSFW]
Eat Prey Drug: Summer Chills [NSFW]
By Paul Kwiatkowski
September 12, 2014

On the road in Idaho and Montana, a cross-country investigation into alternate perceptions of consciousness takes a devastating detour through Haiti.

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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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Behind the Lit: Andre Malraux, the Original Tomb Raider
Behind the Lit: Andre Malraux, the Original Tomb Raider
By Ben Simmonds
September 08, 2014

Best-known today for his novel Man’s Fate, Malraux first traced the steps that Angelina Jolie, as Lara Croft, would walk almost a century later.

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La Catedral: A Visit to Pablo Escobar’s Self-Designed Prison
La Catedral: A Visit to Pablo Escobar’s Self-Designed Prison
By Tom Griggs
September 05, 2014

Take a tour of the compound which the infamous Cartel boss called home while “incarcerated” in the early ‘90s.

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An Underground Railroad for Modern-Day Slaves
An Underground Railroad for Modern-Day Slaves
By Jo Piazza
August 29, 2014

A nun in New York City helps trafficked women find freedom.

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Eat Prey Drug: Wetiko [NSFW]
Eat Prey Drug: Wetiko [NSFW]
By Paul Kwiatkowski
August 28, 2014

Continuing his investigation into alternate perceptions of consciousness, author Paul Kwiatkowski confronts a psycho-spiritual disease.

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The Fires This Time
The Fires This Time
By Rebecca Golden
August 22, 2014

Art and arson on Detroit's East Side.

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