Trauma
An interview with Meek Mill.
The Empathy Exams
On medical acting and real pain.
Out in the Great Alone
A trip to the Iditarod.
The Aldi Effect: How One Discount Supermarket Transformed the Way Britain Shops
When Aldi arrived in Britain, Tesco and Sainsbury’s were sure they had nothing to worry about. Three decades later, they know better.
The Embryo in the Hallway
Being pregnant again means being willing to end it.
The Coffin Business Is Booming in Central America Due to Gang Violence
In El Salvador, Jucuapa is home to dozens of small factories that churn out what some locals call the “wooden pajamas.”
Life and Limb
Inside the Rio Grande Valley’s amputation crisis.
The Unspeakable Choice
Can a good mother abandon her child?
Fiction Pick of the Week: "The Widows Club"
A group of wives discuss the results of their partners' hypothetical demises.
Would You Trust This Man?
A profile of reality-TV star Jax Taylor.
The Bloody Baron’s Crazy, Mixed-Up Robbery
George von Bothmer reported a violent home invasion by two men wielding guns and shouting death threats. Things only got weirder from there.
The Chef Making Japan's Most Elaborate Cuisine Her Own
How Niki Nakayama’s kaiseki restaurant became a highly coveted reservation in L.A.
Rosecrans Baldwin is a writer and regular contributor to GQ. His latest novel is The Last Kid Left.
“It requires a lot of preparation in order to just have lunch with Roger Federer. Being a person who tends toward anxiety and also a former Boy Scout—put those two things together and I will exhaustively prepare so that I can come across like a complete idiot. The idea of sitting down with someone like that is that you should know everything about their life and their career so that you can go in with 12 questions in the back of your mind.”
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Guilty
“In 1998, I helped convict two men of murder. I’ve regretted it ever since.”
'Men Are Scum'
Inside Facebooks war on hate speech.
How David Pecker Built His Tabloid Empire on Fear
‘He likes people walking around in fear,’ says one worker. ‘He gets off on it.’
The Exile of Rick Pitino
In 2017, the Hall of Fame Louisville coach’s career collapsed under a string of scandals, leading to his firing from the school he had coached for 16 years. Now, Pitino is finding himself in Greece, coaching Panathinaikos, working for a self-styled Bond villain, and enjoying a new chapter of his life.
The Messenger
Mike Pompeo’s mission: clean up Trump’s messes.
WWF's Secret War
The World Wide Fund for Nature funds vicious paramilitary forces to fight poaching.
The Making of the Fox News White House
Fox News has always been partisan. But has it become propaganda?
The Tinder Swindler
He has seduced and swindled young women for millions and is a fugitive from justice in several countries.
The Coldest War
High in the Karakoram, where the stubborn armies of India and Pakistan face off.
Playboy Interview: Steven Jobs
Steve Jobs, age 29.
"It’s often the same with any new, revolutionary thing. People get stuck as they get older. Our minds are sort of electrochemical computers. Your thoughts construct patterns like scaffolding in your mind. You are really etching chemical patterns. In most cases, people get stuck in those patterns, just like grooves in a record, and they never get out of them. It’s a rare person who etches grooves that are other than a specific way of looking at things, a specific way of questioning things. It’s rare that you see an artist in his 30s or 40s able to really contribute something amazing. Of course, there are some people who are innately curious, forever little kids in their awe of life, but they’re rare."
Inside the Secret Sting Operations to Expose Celebrity Psychics
Are some celebrity mediums fooling their audience members by reading social media pages in advance? A group of online vigilantes is out to prove it.
What's Next For New Yorker Reporter Jane Mayer?
A profile.
