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Howie Kahn

Arts Movies & TV

The Untold Story of ILM

An oral history of Industrial Lights & Magic, which gave birth to Star Wars and countless films, as well as playing a hand in the creation of Photoshop and Pixar.

Alex French, Howie Kahn Wired May 2015 Permalink

Arts Movies & TV

Livin' Thing: An Oral History of Boogie Nights

The making and near unmaking of Paul Thomas Anderson’s breakout film.

Alex French, Howie Kahn Grantland Dec 2014 1h Permalink

Arts Movies & TV

Punch a Hole in the Sky

An oral history of The Right Stuff.

Alex French, Howie Kahn Wired Nov 2014 20min Permalink

Arts Movies & TV

So Money

An oral history of Swingers.

Alex French, Howie Kahn Grantland Jan 2014 Permalink

Best Article

The Sound and the Fury

An oral history of WFAN.

Alex French, Howie Kahn Grantland Jul 2012 1h5min Permalink

Science

The Avenging Angel

On the dying city of Port Arthur, Texas, and one man’s fight to save it.

Howie Kahn O Magazine Sep 2011 20min Permalink

Best Article

The Greatest Paper That Ever Died

“Radically brilliant. Absurdly ahead of its time. Ridiculously poorly planned.” An oral history of the National Sports Daily.

Alex French, Howie Kahn Grantland Jun 2011 55min Permalink

Destroying Detroit (in Order to Save It)

A ride-along with the guys tasked with demolishing the city’s 10,000 “abandoned, godforsaken homes.”

Howie Kahn GQ May 2011 20min Permalink