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frazzled

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4. This was a remarkable story
Fri May 23, 2014, 11:55 PM
May 2014

There was a long, long piece about it in the NYT Sunday Magazine a few years back. Crazy, crazy, and absolutely fascinating. I'm surprised he's only being fired now.

ON Edit: Here's that feature piece. It's a lot of fun to read, if you have the time.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/10/magazine/the-professor-the-bikini-model-and-the-suitcase-full-of-trouble.html?pagewanted=all

The Professor, the Bikini Model and the Suitcase Full of Trouble
A world-renowned physicist meets a gorgeous model online. They plan their perfect life together.
But first, she asks, would he be so kind as to deliver a special package to her?


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