Tagged: Lizzie Stark

Advice For First-Time Larp Scholars

Categories: Blog, Features, Larp
Advice For First-Time Larp Scholars

If you're writing about larp, Finnish game researchers are your new best friend. Oh, and you do know other people have written about roleplay, right? A first-timers' guide.

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Live Nude Book Coverage

Categories: Blog, Clips, Creative Writing
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Here's my first books coverage: a piece on Kathleen Rooney's occupation memoir about getting nude for artists for cold hard cash. Daily Beast, February 20, 2009.... Read More

Losing Money Is Good for My Narcissistic Wall Street Patients

Categories: Blog, Clips
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To paraphrase The Notorious B.I.G., "Mo money, mo problems."  ANews Shrink column I ghostwrote.... Read More

Season’s Eatings

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Six star chefs offer their takes on holiday meals, from Latin to Italian, with dishes that are sure to please tradition and your guests.... Read More

Madoff’s Houdini Syndrome

Categories: Blog, Clips
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Despite his yacht and penthouse, Madoff wasn't in it for the money -- like Houdini, he kept pushing the bar to gain prestige.... Read More

News Shrink: Inside Blago’s Brain

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It’s a story as old as politics: man is corrupted by power and implodes his career in spectacularly arrogant fashion. But not all corrupt politicians think like prostitutes.  The News Shrink cracks open Blagojevich's psyche.... Read More

Leftover Makeovers

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Chefs Sunny Anderson and Ming Tsai offer tips on how to use up those pesky Turkey Day leftovers.... Read More

Thanksgiving With Six Superstar Chefs

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From holiday staples like turkey and mashed potatoes to the more adventurous pomegranate salad and pumpkin seed brittle, six star chefs weigh in on Thanksgiving dinner.... Read More

News Shrink: McCain’s Revenge

Categories: Clips
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In losing, John McCain has fulfilled his fondest wish: revenge on the Republican Party. And he has achieved this revenge in a particularly satisfying way: by subconsciously using the party's own tactics to defeat itself.... Read More

Why Are More Boomers Killing Themselves?

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The Internet responds to a new study showing that suicide rates have jumped among white baby boomers since 1999.... Read More