Sanjiv Bhattacharya

2 weeks ago | esquiresg.com | Sanjiv Bhattacharya

On 11 June 2025, Brian Wilson, the co-creator of the Beach Boys, passed away at the age of 82. In 2016, Esquire sat down with the visionary musician for an interview. Esquire's What I've Learnt interviews take the established form of presenting a famous subject's thoughts and opinions without any narrative intrusion from the interviewer on the page. It's simple: we ask a series of personal yet incisive questions and let the answers flow.

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Sanjiv Bhattacharya

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2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Sanjiv Bhattacharya

Brian Wilson Always Believed Music Was Love Robin Little - Getty ImagesBrian Wilson, legendary co-founder of The Beach Boys, has died at 82 years old. His family announced the news on Wednesday afternoon. In 2016, Esquire UK interviewed Wilson in advance of his autobiography, I Am Brian Wilson. You can revisit the interview below. "How long's this gonna take, about 15 minutes?"Not the most promising start to an interview, admittedly, but then it's Brian Wilson.

Mar 17, 2025 | open.substack.com | Sanjiv Bhattacharya

On September 24th, 2016, a Saturday morning in the suburbs of Fullerton, Orange County, a six-year-old girl called 911 to report a horrific scene. Her parents had been murdered as well as a houseguest who was staying on the sofa, each one shot in the head at close range. Her nine-year-old sister was with her, but she couldn’t hold it together to speak to the cops.

Feb 9, 2025 | minorityreport.me | Sanjiv Bhattacharya

Hands up who’s following this Zizian story? It’s pretty hard to resist. I mentioned in my first post that we were entering an age of cults and madness, and here it is, with bells on—a “murder cult” that is allegedly connected to at least six victims, across three states. Its members are computer scientists, mostly trans and vegan, and their (alleged) leader, Jack Amadeus LaSota, 34, is a trans woman who now goes by “Ziz”. (I’ll be referring to her interchangeably as Ziz and LaSota).