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Denver Nicks is a contributor to National Geographic Traveler, TIME, and the co-host of Snacks and Snacks. He's the author of Hot Sauce Nation: America's Burning Obsession, and PRIVATE: Bradley Manning, WikiLeaks and the Biggest Exposure of Official Secrets in American History. Follow him on Twitter at @DenverNicks.

RENAISSANCE

How Burning Man Helped a Struggling Town Find Itself

As a dwindling casino industry left Reno in sharp decline, strangers began pouring into town with strange clothes and bizarre art. The town hasn’t been the same since.

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Who Created Buffalo Wings?

<p>Denver Nicks tries to solve the mystery in his new book, <i>Hot Sauce Nation</i>.</p>

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Don’t Tell

Why More Secrets Means More Leaks

The trouble isn’t that the ship of state is too leaky. It’s that it’s too full. By Andrew Romano.

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Is U.S. Undermining the Manning Case?

Lawyers for alleged leaker Bradley Manning say the government is doing everything it can to subvert their ability to provide a fair defense to their client, reports Denver Nicks.

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