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Kelly Cutrone: Real Talk

The funny thing about most reality television stars is that they have zero sense of reality. In fact, the bulk of them are anything but “real.” Not Kelly Cutrone. Reality TV is only a small percentage of who and what she is, and by no means does it define her. She …

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My Love Wrote to Women of Note

Five Women I Love and a Brief Explanation as to Why Elaine Irwin First image to surface which unleashed a torrent of memories—largely consisting of magazine ads tacked up on my middle school aged bedroom wall—was her face.  I want to say she was in like a Pantene shampoo ad …

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Martin Starr: Breaking Character

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Girth of a Nation: A Naked Trek Up Mount Masada

I only cared about three things leading up to the Masada trip: One, I had a bird’s dick nestled in my underwear; two, none of my friends did; and three, if I wore shorts or didn’t go…

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“Home” by Gabby Dunn

The Georgia clay is burnt orange, almost red, under my sandaled feet and the air smells like wood and dust. Clean, dry wood though. The kind that looks white with the knots sanded down. They’re erecting new cabins for the summer camp I’ve attended for over a decade — bigger …

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Bobcat Goldthwait, Joel Murray & Tara Lynne Barr: Breaking Character

I get asked a lot if I am worried that my movie God Bless America will inspire copycats…

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Kids With Life Sentences, And No Hope For Parole

Reflecting upon the climax of my adolescent rebellion, an image begins to clearly form of my 12 year old self, sitting in my mother’s car, which was placed ever so perfectly next to my neighbor’s monster truck.  My older sister had just completed a parallel parking lesson. Our parents weren’t …

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People Watching: Starbucks

Sitting inside of a Starbucks. I ordered a triple cappucino, slightly wet, with soy milk and a splash of sugar free vanilla. There are high school students sitting to my left. Across from them, there is an Asian family. A young man named Mike, who appears to be in his …

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American Made

As I peered out into the light, I began to cry. I was not saddened or angry — I was relieved. I had finally, after nine long months, reached the end of my journey. I cried hysterically to be wiped clean of the afterbirth, and to acquaint my underdeveloped lungs …

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Porn In America with Steven Hirsch

For Leveled Magazine’s July 2012 Issue “Home of the Brave” we sat down with some of America’s most influential people. One of these people was CEO and founder of VIVID Entertainment, Steven Hirsch. From small beginnings in Cleveland, Ohio to becoming the “Porn King” and innovator of the adult entertainment …

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Secret Kept: An Unbelievable True Story

Is it naïve to think secrets can be kept these days? What government agencies, large corporations, or malevolent hackers are aware that you’re reading this article right now? Where is the line between privacy, public information, and national security? Any material that can cause “exceptionally grave damage” to national security …

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Parents & Their Pill-Popping Teenagers

I don’t get it. What is it that these parents are missing? You’re wealthy, you’re married and you have a beautiful house in the suburbs… you did it, you really did it. Now your kid or (god forbid) kids are beginning to prep themselves for the “College World.” You know …