The High Priestess of Grind House
Stephanie Rothman was a rare female director in 1970s Hollywood. What kept her from following in the footsteps of Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese?
The Ingmar Bergman of Porn
Gerard Damiano Sr. made the most popular porn film of all time—Deep Throat—but he always longed to be taken seriously as an auteur
The Patron Saint of Canoeing
The amiable adventurer Bill Mason was like a cross between David Attenborough and Bob Ross
The Zelig of Awful
Meet Scott Thorson: Liberace’s ex. Witness in the notorious Wonderland murders. Televangelist. Drug runner for the Mob