An 18-Year-Old Virgin Boards a Night Train to Hamburg

Lisa Ryan

We snuck into an empty sleeper compartment after downing a few beers in the dining car of a night train. His name was Mike, or maybe it was Matt, and we met a couple of hours earlier on the platform of the Duisburg train station. He had dark brown hair and clear blue eyes, and smelled like sweat and weed — the…

Last Night I Woke Up to a Stranger Looming Over My Bed

Tracy Moore

10/10/14 12:10pm

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I woke up very early this morning to the sensation of hands tentatively feeling up the length of my legs and a man standing over me.

OK, Amal Alamuddin Is Just Disgustingly Chic

Kelly Faircloth

9/29/14 4:00pm

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Not sure if you heard, but George Clooney got married this weekend. Here are some photos of the actor and his stunning powerhouse wife, Amal Alamuddin, leaving Venice's city hall. To what extent do you suppose the venue selection was influenced by that one waterborne fight scene in the 1989 classic Indiana Jones and…

Here's a Statue of George Clooney Marrying a Statue of Amal Alamuddin

Dodai Stewart

9/26/14 6:40pm

Um, sure. Additional image after the jump.

Bid Farewell to the Flesh

Doug Barry

2/19/12 2:30pm

People gather to watch a woman dressed in a traditional costume descend from the bell tower into St. Mark's square, during the "Angel's flight", one of the highlights of the Venice Carnival, in Venice, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)

What's Really Happening In The Tourist?

Dodai Stewart

9/16/10 1:30pm

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The trailer for The Tourist — starring Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp — just hit the web. The storyline is, in a word, vague. So we've written our own narrative instead.

Tip Of The Hat For A Venetian Groundbreaker

Katy Kelleher

8/20/10 3:32pm

[Venice, August 20. Giorgia Boscolo smiles beside her gondola, background, in Venice's Grand Canal. After nine hundred years of male dominance in the profession, Venice is going to have its first official female gondolier.]

Meet Venice's First Lady Gondolier

Sadie Stein

8/17/10 9:47am

Giorgia Boscolo, 24, has passed her final exam and, if granted a license, will this week become Venice's first female gondolier. The exam is a challenging one, covering Venetian geography, waterways and history.