Christian Josi

Her trademark wrap-around braid gone, her body covered in bruises from alleged mistreatment by prison guards, and her spirit seemingly weakened by untreated, debilitating back pain and several days of hunger strike -- the woman we've seen in the news this week barely resembles Yulia Tymoshenko - -the passionate, thoughtful...

I perked up when I saw the link while browsing the internet on a train to New York yesterday. "Bert Sugar: An Appreciation," it read. My first thought was that someone must have profiled my old friend, whose name I hadn't seen in print for a...

I love trolling dank antique stores, steamy flea markets, random auctions, awkward estate sales and such. I love the whimsical mental charge I get from the thought that if I just stick it out long enough, I'll inevitably stumble upon some long-overlooked treasure which will make me richer, more interesting,...

Mortician And Newly-Minted Internet Sensation Caitlin Doughty Wants To Radically Change How We Think About Death, Dying And The Funeral Industry

Though I am obviously not of the target demographic, Jezebel -- A Gawker Media property that offers "Celebrity, Sex, Fashion for Women Without Airbrushing" -- is a mild...

Pixels aren't ink, a screen isn't paper, and an app will never be a book -- nor a wholly suitable replacement for one in my world, at least. That said, "Van Gogh's Dream", a newly-released app from Mnestra, takes digital publishing and its stunning multimedia potential to a level I've...

In a city known for opulence, decadence and big risks, it takes quite a lot to cause a stir. But IZOD IndyCar series CEO Randy Bernard knew that his racing series needed a wager of epic proportions to push aside Wayne Newton and Celine Dion for a weekend, much less...

Remember that Seinfeld episode where Elaine tested positive for opium because she had eaten a poppy seed muffin? Like most Seinfeld episodes, it was hilarious. But real life situations like that are anything but laughing matters, and one is happening now. It's every bit as outrageous as the Seinfeld episode,...

The greatest art theft in history is happening right now in the suburbs of Philadelphia and the odds are that you've never heard of it.

The world's greatest single collection of post-impressionist and early modern art is slated to be moved next year from its purpose-built home in Merion,...