Author's notes Ulyana Malashenko


Unusual Professions: How Russian Worked as a Bounty Hunter in the USA

“Headhunters” are iconic characters in American Westerns and frequent characters on television shows. Their job is to catch those who have escaped justice for a reward. Despite all the controversy surrounding this practice, this institution, formed in insular England over the course of 18...


Death in New York: Graves for Mansions and Planning Your Own Funeral

Death in one of America's most expensive metropolitan areas, like life, requires investment and careful planning. Over the past few decades, the number of cemetery spaces in New York has dwindled enough to create a market for used crypts. True, to call them a budget option ...


The Price of Hugs: How Times Square Street Artists Earn

They shock and surprise, cause a state of childish euphoria and irritate with obsession. Times Square street performers are as much a hallmark of New York as the Statue of Liberty or the Wall Street Bull. Forum Daily looked into the lives of Times Square characters. The slogan “Everything is for sale” is...

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