Unbridled Books

Remember that cool uncle you idolized when you were growing up? You know, the one with the long hair, the motorcycle and enigmatic lifestyle? Well, Edie Falco has one of those uncles. In fact, the onetime Carmela Soprano, current Nurse Jackie, and three-time Emmy winner has an uncle who’s still cool...

“I have a plan,” the Canadian pornographer told me. This was at the beginning of 2002, the first time I moved to New York City, and we happened to be regulars at the same café... “You see,” he said, “I’m bloody sick of being illegal.”

When Roesch’s thoughtful first novel opens, Cesar Stone, a 17-year-old Los Angeles gang member whose brother is serving life for murder, is living alone with his financially struggling mother. Determined to make a better life, she moves the two of them back to her hometown — Unalakleet, Alaska, a sm...

The human skull has fascinated those interested in the inner workings of the human mind, even to the point of stealing skulls from the grave. On this program, Colin Dickey discussed the practice of Cranioklepty.

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Let's face it, the news from Afghanistan can be a real downer. So let's focus on the good news.

It wasn’t easy to pick only 30 favorite skulls from all the submissions we received in response to our question, “WHOSE SKULL WOULD YOU DIG?” There were so many terrific responses! But with a bit of patience, we were able to narrow them down...