Archive for June, 2012

/ June 28, 2012 10:16 pm

One of Three: A Personal Essay on Life as a Triplet

I am almost always baffled when friends tell me about their siblings: “Well, I love my sister, but we’re just very different.” Or when they tell me that they don’t know their siblings very well — my grandfather and his brother were so estranged that I didn’t even know I had a Great Uncle until after he died. My story [...]

/ June 28, 2012 10:16 pm

Behind the Back Doors of the Black Market: The Hunt for High Quality Replica Handbags

We arrived at the corner of Canal Street and Broadway, breathing the polluted and unfamiliar air. The heart of the reproduction luxury goods industry was alive and well on this Sunday afternoon, and our task was simple: to locate the best replicated handbags on the street. We weren’t necessarily planning to purchase the best bag we could find under $300, [...]