Monthly Archives: July 2021

Cover Boys of the Taliban

July 10, 2021 – 2:40 pm

As the Endless War comes to an end in Afghanistan, the Taliban are taking control over large swaths of the mountainous nation. Their troops are primarily comprised of Pathan warriors, whose tribal territory straddles the Afghani-Pakistani border without official delineation. Kandahar is the de facto Pathan capitol, although their fierce loyalty to clan lineage has […]

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TO RUSSIA FOR US by Peter Nolan Smith

July 10, 2021 – 1:17 pm

In May of 2009 Johnnie Z asked if I wanted to go to Russia.

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THE SURRENDER OF DESIRE by Peter Nolan Smith

July 10, 2021 – 10:56 am

Before 9/11 I was madly in enamoured with a blonde model from the UK. Judith was smart, funny, and liked her drink. We seemed doomed to be friends, then one wintry evening we drank ourselves past the portals of inhibition. Judith invited me back to her apartment. We made out on her sofa. This wasn’t […]

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Mussels Oh Yeah

July 4, 2021 – 3:34 pm

Last week I rode down to Little Neck Restaurant off the Gowanus Canal to sampled their Fried Clams. $22. I was thoroughly disappointed by their offering. Even the extinct HoJo clam strips were better than these measly clams, which had no bellies and were mostly Batter and fries. Yesterday I purchased little neck clams from […]

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