The Man Who Made Black Panther Cool
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Why was Christopher Priest nearly written out of comics history?
Abraham Riesman Vulture Jan 2018 15min Permalink
Margit Wennmachers is Andreessen Horowitz’s secret weapon.
Jessi Hempel Wired Jan 2018 15min Permalink
A trip to Malheur Refuge.
Jennifer Percy New York Times Magazine Jan 2018 35min Permalink
How Bill Belichick and Nick Saban bond.
Jenny Vrentas The MMQB Jan 2018 20min Permalink
A major black novelist made a remarkable début. How did he disappear?
Kathryn Schulz New Yorker Jan 2018 Permalink
A Venezuelan cop who had previously starred in an action movie stole a helicopter and fired on the Supreme Court. He became a rebel folk hero, moving amongst safe houses with a small band of followers, until he was killed in a shoot-out that he broadcast live on Instagram.
Nicholas Casey New York Times Jan 2018 10min Permalink
How Cops became the most polarizing reality TV show in America.
Tim Stelloh The Marshall Project Jan 2018 25min Permalink
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Facebook was supposed to open up societies like Cambodia—but instead it has wreaked havoc on the fragile political order and destroyed opposition leadership.
Megha Rajagopalan Buzzfeed Jan 2018 15min Permalink
What the political history of radio can teach us about this moment on the internet.
Maciej Ceglowski Idle Words May 2017 15min Permalink
Forgetting a child in the backseat of a car is a horrifying mistake. But is it a crime?
Gene Weingarten Washington Post Mar 2009 35min Permalink
How the President’s son-in-law, despite his inexperience in diplomacy and his lack of security clearance, became Beijing’s primary point of interest.
Adam Entous, Evan Osnos New Yorker Jan 2018 20min Permalink
A profile of the radio legend who helped launch the career of Ira Glass and many more.
Mark Oppenheimer Slate Jan 2018 25min Permalink
“We are better than the stories about us.”
Anne Helen Petersen Buzzfeed Jan 2018 30min Permalink
More than a year ago, Nevada death row prisoner Scott Dozier gave up his legal appeals and asked to be executed. He’s still waiting.
Maurice Chammah The Marshall Project Jan 2018 20min Permalink
The lives of professional haunters.
Kristen Arnett Triquarterly Jan 2018 20min Permalink
Inside the boardroom as Uber’s press nightmare unfolded.
Eric Newcomer, Brad Stone Businessweek Jan 2018 15min Permalink
On female rage.
Leslie Jamison New York Times Magazine Jan 2018 15min Permalink
The transgender community fights for health care.
Nicole Pasulka Harper's Jan 2018 30min Permalink
Kiera Feldman is an investigative reporter. Her latest article is "Trashed: Inside the Deadly World of Private Garbage Collection."
"I used to have a lot of anxiety that I don’t seem like an investigative reporter. Utlimately, my reporting personality is just me. It’s just, I want to be real with people. And the number one rule of reporting is to be a human being to other people. Be decent. Be kind."
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When confronted with reports that a doctor to top gymnasts was sexually abusing women and girls, most did nothing. And the abuse continued.
John Barr, Dan Murphy ESPN Jan 2018 20min Permalink
A late night host finds a new voice.
Michael Paterniti GQ Jan 2018 20min Permalink
Our archive of articles from The Awl, which announced today that it will close. The Hairpin will also cease publication.
An experiment with the Change My View subreddit.
Virginia Heffernan Wired Jan 2018 10min Permalink
Can blockchain create a new, better internet?
Steven Johnson The New York Times Magazine Jan 2018 20min Permalink
A new kind of late capitalism.
Alexis C. Madrigal The Atlantic Jan 2018 10min Permalink