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Publications

Esquire

The Programmer Saving Our Souls

Are video games capable of emotion?

Jason Fagone Esquire Nov 2008 25min Permalink

World

The Last Penal Colony

The island of Coiba off the coast of Panama is both a nature preserve and an open-air prison.

Scott Anderson Esquire May 2000 15min Permalink

Nick Nolte: Malibu’s Mad Scientist

How the actor ended up with a house full of tourniquets and syringes, an unflinching belief in the restorative powers of “ozone,” and the brain scan of someone who has “experienced the equivalent of blunt trauma.”

Daniel Voll Esquire Oct 1999 45min Permalink

History

Inside the Bunker with Holocaust Deniers

The inner workings of a surprisingly amiable Holocaust denial conference.

John Sack Esquire Feb 2001 25min Permalink

World

The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen

The improbable and true story of how Al Sharpton, Cornel West, Marion Barry’s wife, and Tucker Carlson (yes, that Tucker Carlson) flew to Liberia to negotiate a ceasefire in the midst of a civil war.

Tucker Carlson Esquire Nov 2003 30min Permalink

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