Nowhere Man
In July 2008, the director of a Denver non-profit received a package containing house keys, a will, a $100,000 check and what appeared to be a suicide note. She didn’t go to the bank–or to the cops.
Why We Play
The allure of dangerous sports.
Edward Snowden's Lawyer Will Keep Your Secrets
A profile of Jesselyn Radack, who represents whistleblowers.
Francis’s Holy War
The surprising papacy of Jorge Mario Bergoglio.
The Voices in Josh Marks's Head
A talented young chef loses control.
Sarah Nicole Prickett is the founding editor of Adult.
"I'll admit to being resistant to the 'by women for women' label that Adult had before because I saw it as being just 'by women,' period. That’s way more feminist than making something for women, which is very prescriptive and often comes in various shades of pink."
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Heil Hipster
Young neo-Nazis attempt to rebrand hate.
How Poor Young Black Men Run from the Police
A sociologist learns techniques for evading the authorities.
I Was Sure Freezing My Eggs Would Solve Everything
Reaching a certain age and an uncertain decision.
Portrait of a Serial Winner
A profile of Luis Suarez.
Why Do So Few Blacks Study the Civil War?
“We are invited to listen, but never to truly join the narrative, for to speak as the slave would, to say that we are as happy for the Civil War as most Americans are for the Revolutionary War, is to rupture the narrative.”
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Her House of Cards
How a 26-year-old cocktail waitress ended up running a private weekly poker game for some of Hollywood’s highest rollers.
Rolling Nowhere, Part Two
Father and son bond by hopping freight trains.
Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire's Music Biz Misadventures
The postscript of a viral hit.
Linux for Lettuce
The “subtly radical” open-source plant movement.
Seeing
On what we see and what we don’t.
The Spirit and the Law
On the Becket Fund, a little-known firm that has become the leading force in the fight for corporations seeking a religious exemption from covering employees’ birth control.
Baptism by Fire
A rookie firefighter confronts his first test.
The Faded Smile
Eddie Griffin made it to the NBA. Then his life began to unravel.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "The Answer"
A man heads to Key West in a quest for sobriety.
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The Slumdog Millionaire Architect
How Hafeez Contractor is creating an alternate India in the sky, where professionsals are “insulated from the chaos that has long hamstrung their homeland.”
Lest Ye Be Judged
On a preacher who counsels and ministers Major League umpires.
"I Have Sinned Against the Lord and Against You! Will You Forgive Me?"
Adriaan Vlok, a former apartheid leader, seeks redemption.
Porklife
How the modern pig farm came to be.
