"Crack, Back and Sack"

NY Mag has all the gory details about political columnist Christopher Hitchens' recent mandatory manscaping for a Vanity Fair article.

"The thing is that, in order to rip, you have to grip. A point of leverage is required; a place that can be firmly gripped and pulled while the skin is tautened..."

You're asking, "why on earth would I want to read about - Christopher Hitchens of all people - having his... er, 'stuff' waxed?"
Yet you're going to anyway.

This is hard hitting journalism, and yet another inexplicable reason why New York is awesome.