As Told To
I’m an Actress With Millions of Instagram Followers. Yes, I Still Feel Insecure
It took a lot of courage to say that I’m actually what I’m not on social media. This is the real me.
I Got Banned From the US When Airport Security Found My Coke Texts
I was immediately sent back to the U.K. when immigration officials said they’d found a reference to cocaine on my phone.
What Happened When I Got Kidnapped for Ransom
"I thought this just happened to ultra-rich businessmen or the children of politicians or celebrities. Not some random dude from the south of Manila that had nothing to do with anything, to anyone."
I'm a Paramedic, Please Stop Asking Me the Worst Thing I've Ever Seen
As a first responder, I’ve been asked this question countless times. Trust me, you don’t want to know.
Strangers Offered Me Drugs in Manila, and I Ended Up in a Cramped Jail For a Week
The first-person story on a man's brief but horrifying experience in the Philippines' criminal justice system.
Sixty Hours on a Greyhound Across Canada Almost Killed Me
Comedian Faisal Butt recalls the time he couldn’t afford to fly to his own comedy gig.
I Was Arrested for Protesting Brett Kavanaugh's Senate Confirmation Hearing
Heidi Sieck, the first member of the public allowed to enter the hearing room, says protesting Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination was worth getting arrested.
What It's Like to Be a Big-Time Female Coke Trafficker
"We were moving like 60 keys a week. I brought in my dad and my stepbrother and we were off and running."
What It's Like to Have an Irrational Fear of Thunderstorms
"If the news said thunderstorms were in the forecast, I'd be too scared to go to school."
Cheaters Never Prosper, Unless You Have the Cheating Mafia in Your Corner
A graduate who paid to pass his 10th and 12th board examinations reflects on his decision and where it lead him.
I Learned About My Dad’s Secret Family After His Death
“Even after you’re dead, people are eventually going to find out about who you really were.”
I Was a Cocaine Kingpin's Ride-or-Die
"When he came home, I would wake up and help him count the money."