'As a disillusioned cub reporter, I jumped at the bizarro job of a lifetime: editor-in-chief of Playboy Russia when nouveau riche Moscow was a hedonistic playground of sex, drugs, and early-stage capitalsm — until Putin’s rise brought my reign to a screeching halt.'

'In the past I’ve kept certain locations regarding this incident fairly well cloaked for a variety of reasons, explained as part of the narrative. Mainly, it’s a very difficult, even dangerous, area to get into, and there are a lot of armchair desert adventurers possibly tempted to try it. '

The story of Escobar’s death is tragic and violent. His life was anything but.

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Waste removal is one of the most dangerous jobs in the country. On the darkened streets of New York City, it’s a race for survival.

At the peak of their fame, they were arguably the most famous magicians since Houdini.

'When my brother died, I was too shattered to write his obituary. There is little record of his 29 years of life; it simply vanished.'

When Eric Borsuk went to prison with his two best friends, they found their ‘bid’ — their purpose — together. Then one day, everything changed.

Las Vegas is both stranger and more normal than you might imagine, and for some reason, people don’t think anyone lives there

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