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Articles By: Sam Carter

Sam Carter is an editor emeritus at Post- Magazine.
Lissy Trullie

Lissy Trullie

  Friday will be New York night at Spring Weekend. While TV on the Radio and Das Racist show us the future of music in the city that never sleeps, Lissy Trullie takes us back into its storied past.... 

Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation

  The success of Stieg Larsson’s books is just an exception, not the rule. Fueled by the appeal of its badass, dragon-tattooed heroine, the Swedish author’s Millennium trilogy has sold... 

Eurosexual Swagger

Eurosexual Swagger

BARCELONA (Sam’s half) Rollerblading is still popular here. Strolling along the boardwalk on a Sunday afternoon, I’m struck by how many people glide past—in the U.S., rollerblading has gone... 

The Man with the Curious Bandana

The Man with the Curious Bandana

The signs were showing up everywhere: Michael Joyce coaching Sharapova at the U.S. Open; the hullaballoo over Franzen’s new piece of hysterical realism, “Freedom”; the lobster ravioli I ended up... 

Tough Guise

Tough Guise

Let’s face the music, but this time it’s from Ennio Morricone.  No one can ever match Clint Eastwood when it comes to being a complete badass in any situation.  Even as a decrepit Detroit grandpa...