Sebastian Junger
May's Best Music, Films, and Books
We reviewed Sebastian Junger's new book, Mischa Berlinski's new novel, a video game about a smallpox attack, and more.
Risking Death in Action Sports: Bravery or Lunacy?
Last week’s opening of the movie The Walk shows that we like to celebrate extreme acts of bravery. Except when they go horribly wrong.
Legendary Journalist Sebastian Junger Is (Almost) Done Covering Wars
Sebastian Junger, who rose to fame with his best-selling book The Perfect Storm, spent months in Afghanistan’s hostile Korengal valley in 2007 and 2008. Four years after Restrepo, his film about the experience, Junger is releasing more of...
Sebastian Junger Tells Us War Stories Over Beers
What’s better than beer and war stories? Not much, and that’s what the Brooklyn Brewery is serving up with their lecture series, War Correspondents. A few weeks ago, we saw all-around badass and Vanity Fair reporter Sebastian Junger speak about his new...
Beyond the Mortar Fire: Sebastian Junger Remembers Tim Hetherington
Sebastian Junger’s excellent new documentary, 'Which Way Is the Front Line from Here,' is about the life of acclaimed war photographer and Oscar-nominated British filmmaker Tim Hetherington.