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Is Theo Von the Next Joe Rogan?

Or is he something else entirely? Listen to this article 00:00 08:49 Listen to more stories on curio Someone is talking to you. Or is he talking to...

05.04.2024 10

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James Parker

The Irresistible Appeal of Rick Rubin’s The Creative Act

The legendary record producer believes everyone is an artist—and he has a plan for unlocking your potential. The Rick Rubin method: It’s not for...

25.03.2024 20

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The James Bond Trap

Ian Fleming created the superspy—and then couldn’t get rid of him. Listen to this article 00:00 09:38 Listen to more stories on curio The next...

12.02.2024 10

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The Ridiculous Allure of Reacher

Why is Amazon’s show about Lee Child’s crime-busting ex-military policeman such a massive hit? Here’s something we can all agree on: Jack...

19.01.2024 9

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Shane MacGowan Wrote for the Dispossessed

The late Pogues singer understood the depths of human despair, a feeling he plumbed on his song “The Old Main Drag.” It starts where it finishes,...

04.12.2023 3

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Seamus Heaney Was Too Nice

The letters of the great Irish poet reveal that he was bedeviled by the same problem that overwhelms all of us. What is the opposite of poetry? What...

26.11.2023 10

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What Is Comedy For?

The question has never been harder to answer. What do you get if you give a whale a cellphone? Moby Dick pics. I made that one up. Is it funny? I...

06.10.2023 10

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The Trumpy Marriage of the UFC and WWE

Two new books explore two very different versions of fighting in the ring, now joined together. With the news last month that the Ultimate Fighting...

03.10.2023 3

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Sly Stone’s Side of the Story

A new memoir by the man who held the 1960s in the palm of his hand Is there a way to look at Sly Stone—a musical genius and, for a couple of years,...

16.09.2023 20

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