Interviews

Records Broken By the Perry Bible Fellowship?

Saturday, January 5th, 2008
What's behind the freak success of the mind-blowing comic strip? By Lou Cabron
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Catching Up With an Aqua Teen Terrorist

Thursday, November 15th, 2007
January 31, 2007: a day that will live in infamy. The great city of Boston was brought to its knees by the appearance of unexpected L.E.D. placards in places where they didn't belong. An interview with one of the evildoers. By RU Sirius
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Reverend Billy Wants You To Stop Shopping

Monday, October 15th, 2007
In a trek across America, hilarious performance artist Reverend Billy delivers a brilliant but critical message. By RU Sirius
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Is The Net Good For Writers?

Friday, October 5th, 2007
10 professional writers answer the most important question of our time. By RU Sirius
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Beyond the ‘Zipless Fuck’ With Erica Jong

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007
The famous sex novelist of the ground-breaking "Fear of Flying" answers the question: what comes after the zipless fuck? By Susie Bright
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Art or Bioterrorism: Who Cares?

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
The FBI detained artist Steve Kurtz for 22 hours. But when tests proved the bio-chemicals he'd had were completely harmless — they prosecuted him anyways. By RU Sirius
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D.C. Sex Diarist Bares It All

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
Jessica Cutler talks about the hypocrisy of Capitol Hill's Christian conservatives, the differences between prostitution and getting paid for sex, and which drugs are best for getting it on. By Susie Bright
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Ed Rosenthal: Big Man of Buds

Monday, September 10th, 2007
An interview with the legendary pot activist. By RU Sirius
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Secrets of the Perry Bible Fellowship

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007
An interview with cartoonist Nicholas Gurewitch. By Lou Cabron
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The D.C. Madam Speaks!

Monday, August 27th, 2007
One of the first interviews with Deborah Jeane Palfrey, the brothel owner who exposed some of Washington's most powerful perverts. By Susie Bright
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The NoSo Project: No Social Networking

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007
Learn about a real-world platform for temporary disengagement from your social networking environment. By RU Sirius
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Deep Throat, Big Brain — Sex Blogger Chelsea Girl

Thursday, August 16th, 2007
In this conversation, we discuss her scholarly interest in Victorian erotica, and — of course — her blog. By Susie Bright
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Has ‘The Man’ Infiltrated Burning Man?

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007
Burning Man this year has invited some companies to be part of a "World's Fair of Clean Energy." Burners freaked. By RU Sirius
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The Prince of Gonzo Porn

Thursday, July 19th, 2007
A conversation with Jamie Gillis, the first male superstar of porn. By Susie Bright

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Don’t Call It a Conspiracy — the Kennedy Brothers

Thursday, July 12th, 2007
It was a government at war with itself. A new book claims that the Kennedy brothers conspired to make peace, and Robert F. Kennedy believed his brother paid the ultimate price for it. By RU Sirius Full article »

Steve Wozniak v. Stephen Colbert — and Other Pranks

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007
Steve Wozniak talks about his punking the Secret Service, ethical phone phreaking, and programming the Apple II by hand. by RU Sirius

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How the Internet Disorganizes Everything

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

The author of Cluetrain Manifesto explains how “everything is miscellaneous” in a web-based society — we dip into the vast pool of uncategorized information and use it to make our own sense of things. By RU Sirius

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A Conversation with Justin Kan of Justin.tv

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007

When Justin Kan clipped a mobile camera onto his cap, opening justin.tv, it was just another step along the way to the fully mediated life. By RU Sirius

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Raising Hunter S. Thompson

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

In the play, “Gonzo: A Brutal Chrysalis,” performer and writer “B. Duke” incarnates the Last Free American Writer. By RU Sirius

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The Future of America Has Been Stolen

Thursday, May 24th, 2007

Investigative reporter Greg Palast says 4.5 million votes will be shoplifted in 2008, thanks largely to the “Rove-bots” that have been placed in the Justice Department following the U.S. Attorney firings. By Jeff Diehl

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Give Me Immortality Or Give Me Death!

Friday, May 18th, 2007

According to transhumanist Michael Anissimov, there’s an even chance that we’re looking at immortality or existential destruction in the next 20-40 years. By RU Sirius

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Air Guitar Nation Rocks On

Thursday, May 10th, 2007

The road to airy stardom is covered in the hilarious film Air Guitar Nation, which is opening this weekend in movie theaters around the country. By RU Sirius

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Keith Henson Back in Jail – Space Elevator Will Have To Wait

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

Just before his epic conflict with the Scientologists, Henson was scheduled to talk at a European Space Agency conference on how Space Elevators could completely solve the carbon and energy problems. By RU Sirius

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Closing Pandora’s Box: The End of Internet Radio?

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

Tim Westergen from SaveNetRadio.org is trying to keep Internet Radio alive and diverse. By RU Sirius

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Create an Alien, Win A-Prize!

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

The A-Prize offers to reward the first person who creates an “artificial lifeform” or reveals that one has been created. By RU Sirius

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Homeland Security Follies

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

Security expert Bruce Schneier says that nearly everything the government is doing about terrorism is wrong. By RU Sirius

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David Sedaris Exaggerates For Us All

Thursday, April 5th, 2007

As long as the reader has a good time, and as long as the writing is good, anything a creative writer does to get over in today’s publishing environment is justified. By RU Sirius

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Prescription Ecstasy and Other Pipe Dreams

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

Have you ever walked into a pharmacy with a prescription for Acid and Ecstasy? You will. By RU Sirius

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Official Launch: 10ZM.TV

Monday, March 19th, 2007

Have you checked out MondoGlobo’s new video show? You may have, and don’t even know it! By Jeff Diehl

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Drugs and Sex and Susie Bright

Thursday, March 15th, 2007

It’s everybody’s favorite topic: Drugs, sex and chicks. As promised a few weeks ago, we now present part two of our interview with “sexpert” Susie Bright. By RU Sirius

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Whatever Happened to Virtual Reality?

Friday, March 9th, 2007

In the early nineties, Virtual Reality was all the rage. What happened? VR maven Jaron Lanier tells. By RU Sirius

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Who are Second Life’s “Patriotic Nigras”?

Thursday, March 8th, 2007

In their first interview, online pranksters reveal the secrets of their attack on John Edwards virtual headquarters with flying penis monsters. They explain their philosophy about Second Life, how they operate — and who they’re voting for. By Lou Cabron.

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SF Writer Rudy Rucker: Everything Is Computation

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

In this interview, Rucker leads us through complex, technology-rich, multi-leveled worlds that teach us about how the world works through the eyes of a mathematician, a scientist, and a humorist. By RU Sirius

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Sex Expert Susie Bright Lets It All Out

Thursday, February 22nd, 2007

Interview with Susie Bright: “avatar of American Erotica,” sex scene choreographer for the Wachowski Brothers, and editor of The Best American Erotica 2007. By RU Sirius

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How The iPod Changes Culture

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

When I sat down to interview Steven Levy, author of The Perfect Thing, I realized that most of the questions I’d prepared were about my ambiguities. By RU Sirius

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Is Yahoo/Flickr DMCA Policy Censorship?

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

Photographer and blogger Thomas Hawk tells the story of his Flickr stream vs. Michael Crook. By Jeff Diehl

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When Cory Doctorow Ruled the World

Thursday, February 8th, 2007

Science fiction writer and Boing Boing contributor talks about his new book, Overclocked. By RU Sirius

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Keith Henson Talks about Memetics, Evolutionary Psychology & Scientology

Monday, February 5th, 2007

Given his battle with Scientology, this interview presents a broader view of Keith Henson. By RU Sirius

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