The Cool Nerds

BENJAMIN NUGENT

BENJAMIN NUGENT deconstructs the history and behavior of the nerd hipster—in an except from his hilarious new book, American Nerd: The Story of My People.

Nerd Mentality

JERRY PORTWOOD

Over a cup of tea with JERRY PORTWOOD in the East Village, Ben Nugent reveals the truth: Nerds defy definition.

Nerds Don't Rock

JERRY PORTWOOD

Full interview transcript with Benjamin Nugent

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AMANDA GREEN

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Mugger: Thank Me For Smoking

RUSS SMITH

Mugger coughs up some memories of when cigarettes were cool.

8 Million Stories: Stuck on You

ALLIE SMITH

Trying to humanely capture a mouse isn’t as simple as it should be. But it’s certainly gross.

Mailbox

This Week: Josh Bernstein gets the OK on eating pork; more Strand employees come out about their experiences at the bookstore; and more thoughts on what Armond White is thinking about when he’s thinking about movies.

Maakies

TONY MILLIONAIRE

No Town

TOM O'DONNELL

Underworld

KAZ

Sign Language

CAERIEL

Breathless and Timeless

ARMOND WHITE

Seeing Godard’s work on the big screen once again offers audiences a chance to rescue movie art

The Newlywed Game

ARMOND WHITE

Cameron Diaz once again saves the sex comedy—this time with some help from Ashton Kutcher

Wet (But Not So Wild)

FELICIA FEASTER

Brits behaving badly aren’t enough to keep the sexy spark from being doused

The Barrio is Bleeding

MARK PEIKERT

Illegal immigrants from Mexico find out that Brooklyn isn’t all skinny jeans and double-wide strollers

Eerie Canal

MARK PEIKERT

Doing business without a soul proves a taut, thrilling way to go

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