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02/22/2005|
Salon

The bullets came from nowhere, and there’s plenty of nowhere in Newport, Tenn. An hour into the sticks east of Knoxville, this country town of 7,200 is little more than a piss

09/01/2005|
Wired

It’s late one Wednesday afternoon, and CptPokr is logged on to PartyPoker.com and ready to play. Onscreen, the captain exudes a certain brash charisma – broad shoulders, immaculate brown hair, restless animatronic

12/01/2005|
Wired

Every day after school, 11-year-old Tyler Gagen hurries home down the country roads of Hastings, Minnesota, to play with Buddy. “He likes hot dogs and cake,” Tyler says of his pet. “I

03/01/2006|
Salon

“Where is Nakamura?” says Rene Kesselring, a perspiring gray-haired man with tiny golden rooks stitched on his tie, as he checks his watch. “We need Nakamura!” It’s a humid fall night in

04/07/2006|
Rolling Stone

It’s an unseasonably warm afternoon in Palo Alto, California, as Silicon Valley’s hottest whiz kid hurries down the street. Mark Zuckerberg, slight and bushy-haired, strides quickly past the tree-lined shops and cafes.

07/01/2006|
The New Yorker

The first storm of summer is rolling toward the Jersey Shore, and for Randy Townsend that means one thing: Surf. A lean 26-year-old with spiky hair and freckles, Townsend cuts expertly through

10/01/2006|
Wired

Click. An obese nerd burps a tune into a soda bottle. Click. A gawky teen puts fireworks into his mouth and lights them. Click. A deer suckles a horse. Like millions of

11/16/2006|
Rolling Stone

“Did someone order a lap dance?” It’s after midnight at the sleek Redwood Room club in San Francisco, and a towering transvestite in a slinky red dress and black feathered hat is

01/01/2007|
Wired

When the Eagle lunar module touched down on July 20, 1969, all eyes were on astronaut Neil Armstrong. But Stan Lebar’s ass was on the line. A young electrical engineer at Westinghouse,

04/01/2007|
Rolling Stone

In the real world, Philip Rosedale is a thirty-eight-year-old with California Ken Doll good looks — peppery hair and bright blue eyes, faded jeans and a loose beige sweater. He sits at