Editor's note: This article will appear in Wired magazine's April issue, on sale March 24, 2009. It is being published online now because the subject of the story, Leonardo Notarbartolo, was released from prison in Belgium this week. Leonardo Notarbartolo strolls into the prison visiting room traili...

of my childhood home. Where I spent years 0 to 18 1/2. Why? Because yesterday morning this was going on- It was on fire. Sadness enveloped me when I read the email from my cousin. At first I could only remember the things about my brothers throughout the day - mainly stuff that was not so funny then...

Somalia’s governing council has voted to institute Islamic law (sharia). There are also stories tonight about the effects of Islamic law in Afghanistan and Algeria. Despite the protests of Islam’s apologists, the Muslim world is becoming more radical, not less. Thanks to Barry Rubin, C. Cantoni,...

So these crazy lists have been going around facebook and I already did my 25 random things on there (become my friend to see it), but I figured might as well answer this one here on the blog, because I find the questions sort of interesting and you all might want to see, and it will import to facebo...

If you are like me, then you’ve had your share of terrible roommates — the ones that don’t pay the rent, the ones that smell awful and even the ones that steal all of your spoons (long story). But even I have never had a roommate that became obsessed with me and began to stalk me a...

Brian and Trevor’s neighbors from childhood had moved. The street where they had learned to ride bicycles appeared blank under the searing sun. It felt unreal, as if no children now—or ever—ran around shouting there.  Why go in? The body was at the town funeral home, awaiting cremation. ...

You know what rules? Being over 21 rules. When we pulled up to the venue, there were easily 400 kids in line. While getting my ticket, I noticed that there just three moms in the 21+ line, so we got in that line. This was vindicated 15 minutes later when the skies OPENED UP. Hah. This venue feels a ...

like my friend dennis once said, "falloutboy are like our chicago bears... you'll always root for them no matter what. they're more than a band for us, they are part of our history." so the other day while we were rolling around i posed the question, "what are your top 5 most significant falloutboy ...

The racist Dutch The article below, printed in "De Telegraaf" in Holland, describes the cancellation of a big celebration party that was to be held in honour of the appointment of a new police chief in the province of South Holland - a region that has been without a police chief for the past year an...

Howzit Try as we might, the questions will not go away. The British Foreign & Commonwealth Office has issued a statement that the crash that killed Susan Tsvangirai was a ' genuine accident ' - just how they can determine that when they have no access to Zimbabwe, I will never know - but I do su...