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"In Bohemia, You Can Be Anything."
It was a great honor to interview David Hockney at his LA studio a decade ago. Two pieces came from it, for Esquire and for Harpers.
Jun 12
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Sanjiv Bhattacharya
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Old Man, Take A Look At My life
Reconciling with my father in Las Vegas, with the help of Floyd Mayweather Jr, a Jain diamond dealer and a man with $100,000 breasts.
Mar 15
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Sanjiv Bhattacharya
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The Cult Deprogrammer Who Needed Deprogramming
For 20 years Rick Ross was in a ‘cult’ of his own. “I’ll tell you what kind of person joins a cult,” he says. “Every kind.”
Feb 16
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Sanjiv Bhattacharya
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Alex Honnold Doesn't Have A Death Wish
I once had the honor of spending a day in Yosemite with the world's greatest free climber. “It’ll be super mellow,” he said. Nope.
Jan 26
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Sanjiv Bhattacharya
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Thanksgiving With Pimp Chicago
We wanted to get into the Players Ball. He told us he could help.
Nov 25, 2025
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Sanjiv Bhattacharya
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Why Immigrants Should Assimilate
Nationalism is surging in the West and it could get ugly. This will help.
Sep 4, 2025
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The MAGA-Epstein Meltdown
What happens when a cult confronts cognitive dissonance.
Jul 21, 2025
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Sanjiv Bhattacharya
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Dear Suicide Bomber of Palm Springs
Anti-natalists aren't the only ones who feel like giving up right now. But life is worth living.
Jul 4, 2025
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Slab City 3: The Hippie vs The Gangster.
When capitalism came to the Last Free Place it sparked a spat that became a battle for the city's soul.
May 30, 2025
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Sanjiv Bhattacharya
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Slab City 2: "We're All Here Because We Ain't All There."
An outlaw biker, a fugitive mother of three, a cancer survivor and a bearded lady. Profiles from the Last Free Place In America.
May 12, 2025
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Slab City 1: Ask The Dust
The Slabs are America's conscience, a living critique of a dream in decline. And, if we're not careful, a foreshadowing.
May 4, 2025
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The Fullerton Furry Murders
Eight years ago I began investigating a triple homicide in Orange County. Now I can finally tell the story.
Mar 17, 2025
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