Is Trump Trolling the White House Press Corps?
Sean Spicer and a new era in the briefing room.
Death Is Real
A day in the life of Mount Eerie’s Phil Elverum, in the wake of the sudden death of his wife when their daughter was four months old.
The Talented Mr. Young
Alan Young has been running the same scam for years: posing as a member of The Temptations and smooth-talking his way into luxury hotel rooms and prostitutes. Despite his clear charm, he admits he has “no skills other than being a con man.”
‘I Shouldn’t Be Here’
Survivors of the Pulse nightclub shooting, nine months later.
Big Tobacco Has Caught Startup Fever
“It’s not smoking. It’s platform-agnostic nicotine delivery solutions.”
The Showman
A profile of former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.
What Hospitals Waste
A tour of a nonprofit that collects, warehouses, and donates perfectly good stuff hospitals throw away, from anesthesia machines to unopened surgical tools.
The World’s Biggest Diamond Heist
How $100 million in diamonds, gold, and jewelry disappeared from Antwerp Diamond Center’s super-secure vault.
Camille Paglia Predicted 2017
Yes to Bernie Sanders, Rihanna, and the Real Housewives. No to the pussy hats.
The Psychedelic Miracle
On the underground doctors unleashing the healing powers of hallucinogens.
The Not-So-Secret Life of Terrence Malick
The reclusive director comes out of his shell at 73.
Seeking Ann
Investigating the world of “belly torture.”
How the World's Heaviest Man Lost it All
He used to weigh 1,000 pounds. Now he has to figure out what to do with the rest of his life.
Welcome to Pleistocene Park
In Arctic Siberia, Russian scientists are trying to stave off catastrophic climate change—by resurrecting an Ice Age biome complete with lab-grown woolly mammoths.
All-American Subversive
On the photographer Catherine Opie who has “made a study of the freeways of Los Angeles, lesbian families, surfers, Tea Party gatherings, America’s national parks, the houses of Beverly Hills, teen-age football players, the personal effects of Elizabeth Taylor, the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival, Boy Scouts, her friends, mini-malls, and tree stumps.”
Women in Power
From Medusa to Merkel.
Caity Weaver is a staff writer at GQ.
“I always try to remember: you don’t have to tell people what you’re not good at. You don’t have to remind them of what you’re not doing well or what your weak points are. Don’t apologize for things immediately. Always give a little less information than they need. Don’t overshare.”
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Betsy DeVos' Holy War
A profile of America’s new education secretary.
The Founder of Hollywood's Most Elite Sex Club Is Unhappy
A profile of Damon Lawner and his mansion.
The Making of a Mexican-American Dream
On the vexed territory between aquí and allá.
Grand Unified Theory of Female Pain
An essay on the wounded woman.
The Fire on Harvard Avenue
How junk arson science convicted a mother of killing her own daughters.
What Writers Really Do When They Write
“You revise your reader up, in your imagination, with every pass. You keep saying to yourself: ‘No, she’s smarter than that. Don’t dishonour her with that lazy prose or that easy notion.’ And in revising your reader up, you revise yourself up too.”
Two Sisters, One House, and a Mystery
Sheryl Waldman lived a reclusive life with her sister, Lynda, in their family’s old home. Over the years she faded from view until she vanished, and no one seemed to notice—until one cold evening last December.
Bolivia’s Desperate Miners Are Doing Desperate Things—Like Murder
Everyone knows who killed Rodolfo Illanes. So why is his death such a mystery?
