Saving the World From the Code Apocalypse
A small group of programmers wants to change how we code—before catastrophe strikes.
Jackie Chan’s Plan to Keep Kicking Forever
The legendary stuntman launches a new phase of his expansive career.
How Ivanka Trump And Donald Trump Jr. Avoided a Criminal Indictment
Vanessa Grigoriadis writes for Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, and The New York Times Magazine. Her new book is Blurred Lines: Rethinking Sex, Power, and Consent on Campus.
“I’m a controversial writer. I’ve never shied away from controversy. I’ve only really courted it because I realized a lot earlier than a lot of other people who are involved in this whole depressing business that clicks are the way to go, right? Or eyeballs, as we used to call them, or readership. I come out of a Tom Wolfe-like, Hunter S. Thompson kind of tradition. You don’t mince any words, you just go for the jugular and you say as many things that can stir people up as possible.”
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Two Strangers Bond Over Country Music and Beer. Then the Gunshots Started.
The short friendship of Kody Robertson and Michelle Vo.
Mayonnaise, Disrupted
How did Josh Tetrick’s vegan-mayo company become a Silicon Valley darling—and what is he really selling?
The Longform Guide to Silence
Articles about meditation, solitude, and the quietest square inch in America.
Some Kind of Calling
How a Colorado ranch taught the author to sit still.
How the Elderly Lose Their Rights
Guardians can sell the assets and control the lives of senior citizens without their consent—and reap a profit from it.
Tom Petty's Real-Life Nightmares
A thirty-year-old Tom Petty on the brink of Damn the Torpedoes.
Battleground America
On the insanity of America’s gun laws.
The Mind of John McPhee
How the writer works.
All American
When you’re an American in a country that treats you as if you were not.
Some Mother's Boy
In 1921, a teenager died alone in Kentucky and was buried without a name. A century later, a team of sleuths set out to find his identity.
How Science Is Unlocking the Secrets of Addiction
Not long ago the idea of repairing the brain’s wiring to fight addiction would have seemed far-fetched. But advances in neuroscience have upended conventional notions about addiction—what it is, what can trigger it, and why quitting is so tough.
Gloria Allred's Crusade
A profile of the attorney.
And So Jedidiah Brown Gave All of Himself to the City He Loved
A profile of a young activist in Chicago who almost committed suicide on Facebook Live.
When ‘Not Guilty’ is a Life Sentence
What happens after a defendant is found not guilty by reason of insanity? Often the answer is involuntary confinement in a state psychiatric hospital—with no end in sight.
To Understand Kid Rock’s Politics, We Attempted to Go to All Six of His Shows at Little Caesars Arena
“Love you when you hate us,” Rock proclaims with arms spread. “Welcome to the greatest fuckin’ show on Earth.”
The House of Hefner
Growing old at the Playboy Mansion.
How the Bankruptcy System Is Failing Black Americans
Black people struggling with debts are far less likely than their white peers to gain lasting relief from bankruptcy. A style of bankruptcy practiced by lawyers in the South is primarily to blame.
Dr. Jelani Cobb is a New Yorker staff writer and the author of three books, including The Substance of Hope: Barack Obama and the Paradox of Progress. He teaches journalism at Columbia University.
“Ralph Wiley — the sports writer, late Ralph Wiley — told me something when I was 25 or so, and he was so right. He said I should never fall in love with anything I’ve written. … The second thing he told me was, ‘You won’t get there overnight, and believe me, you don’t want to.’ I’m embarrassed to say that I didn’t get it when he told me that. I was like — why would I not want to get there overnight? Now I’m like: Thank God I didn’t get there overnight. Because there’s so much writing I would have to explain.”
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The Inside Story of the Great Silicon Heist
The material powers solar panels and microchips. In Alabama, two thieves cashed in.
An Orphan's Odyssey: From South Korea to Minnesota and Back Again
A man goes searching for his past.
How Fake News Turned a Small Town Upside Down
At the height of the 2016 election, exaggerated reports of a juvenile sex crime brought a media maelstrom to Twin Falls — one the Idaho city still hasn’t recovered from.
