The Bone Factory

WIRED December 2007 An inside look into India's underground trade in human remains. Human skeletons are harvested in Kolkata and smuggled abraod to US and European medical programs. A version this feature also appeared on National Public Radio.

 

Thai Tattoo Tradition Draws Worldwide Devotees

NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO November 13, 2007 In Thailand protection tattoos known as sak-yant are believed to be able to stop bullets. I traveled to Bangkok to meet the masters of the artform. Along the way a monk demonstrates the charm's power by slashing me with a boxcutter.

 

Did a Comet Cause the Great Flood?

DISCOVER Magazine November 2007 A universal myth may be the first case of disaster reporting. Bruce Masse of the Los Alamos National Laboratory contends that world creation myths might all reference the same cataclysmic impact.

 

Black-Market Scandal Shakes India's Ban on Organ Sales

WIRED NEWS May 7, 2007 (Five Part Series) A three month investigation into India's largest organ brokering ring leads to an uncanny look at the dark underside of 'Organs International' and a government conspiracy to cover it all up.

 

Indians Buy Organs With Impunity WIRED NEWS February 2007

Authorities arrest three organ brokers in the state of Tamil Nadu, where hundreds say they've illegally sold their organs while the government turns a blind eye.

 

Rocket's Red Glare WIRED November 2006

A satellite launched in South India loaded with a high tech communications orbiter and some national dreams explodes and crashes into the sea.

 

The e-waste scandal. net magazine August 2006

For most people concerns about the safe disposal of computer equipment end at the local dump. Scott Carney reveals the true cost of cutting-edge technology as he examines the shady business of e-waste export.

Ipod Gray Market Booms in India WIRED NEWS August 2006

Cancer Drug Behind Cyclops Birth? WIRED NEWS August 2006

Could an experimental cancer drug be behind the birth of a one eyed child in India?

India's Cut Price Space Program WIRED NEWS August 2006

The country's space agency is earning a world-class reputation for launching telecom satellites and space cameras on the cheap.

 

Testing Drugs on India's Poor WIRED NEWS December 2005

Welcome to the world of the Constant Gardener where cheap clinical trials threaten to make India the world's largest perti dish.

 

My Stint as a Lab Rat ISTHMUS December 2005

Hopped up on Levitra two dozen men locked in a building lend their bodies in the search for a better boner pill.

 

Try Out Bollywood's Casting Couch WIRED NEWS May 2006

Why wait in vain for fame to find you in America when you can simply outsource yourself to India as an extra in Bollywood film.

 

Couples Town ISTHMUS Febuary 2006

With most of the city in committed relationships singleitis has Madsion in its clutches. What are the chances you get a date?

 

Blood Sweat and Gears, SHOUT Jan 2002

In the ship breaking yards of Alang, India a horde of poorly equiped workers recycle ships with pliers and blow torches.

 

Anywhere and Here, MANHATTAN STYLE April 2001

Susan Sarandon is quite a woman. This was a coverstory for a now defunct magazine.

 

Coffee with Dan Savage, CORE WEEKLY October 2005

Ten minutes with Seattle-based advice collumnist Dan Savage can feel like an eternity. But it's sort of a fun eternity.