The Patron and the Panhandler
Fifty years after Joseph Mitchell published “Joe Gould’s Secret” in The New Yorker, one last question about Gould—the identity of his anonymous benefactor—is answered.
Fifty years after Joseph Mitchell published “Joe Gould’s Secret” in The New Yorker, one last question about Gould—the identity of his anonymous benefactor—is answered.
Joshua Prager Vanity Fair Feb 2014 15min Permalink
In the Winter of 1964, the Fab Four rocket to superstardom in just six weeks.
Steve Greenberg Billboard Feb 2014 Permalink
Photographer Trevor Paglen makes art out of government secrets.
Hear Jonah Weiner discuss this article on the Longform Podcast.
Jonah Weiner New Yorker Oct 2012 25min Permalink
Chris McCandless, Ida Wood, Sly Stone and more—a collection of stories that go inside the lives of outsiders.</p>
In 1995, Ramirez allegedly raped Patricia Esparza. He was tortured and killed weeks later. Now she’s charged with his murder. Is she responsible?
Emily Bazelon Slate Feb 2014 40min Permalink
How a small team of 20-somethings helped spark a $50 billion turnaround.
Nicholas Carlson Business Insider Feb 2014 25min Permalink
Humans play. So do animals. Perhaps that’s why we’re all here.
David Graeber The Baffler Feb 2014 20min Permalink
The behind-the-scenes story of how NFL prospect Michael Sam came out.
Cyd Zeigler Outsports Feb 2014 15min Permalink
A barely drinking-age Green Day profiled shortly after the release of Dookie.
Eric Weisbard Spin Sep 1994 10min Permalink
How the next generation of Indian women could break the country’s cycle of early motherhood and forced marriage.
Meera Subramanian VQR Feb 2014 30min Permalink
Since 2007, when they first heard that “the Florida of Russia” was being awarded the Winter Olympics, two Dutch journalists have been documenting everyday life in Sochi and how it has changed in the run-up to the Games.
Rob Hornstra, Arnold van Bruggen Jan 2014 Permalink
The stories of the 109 black men who have played quarterback in the NFL, from Fritz Pollard to Russell Wilson.
Greg Howard Deadspin Feb 2014 40min Permalink
“When society becomes unhinged, the arts get really good.”
Bryce Dessner, Philip Glass Interview Feb 2014 10min Permalink
In between projects, the director searches for “that next soul-nourishing gig.”
Amy Wallace New York Times Magazine Feb 2014 25min Permalink
On fame, making money and agnosticism.
Jean Shepherd Playboy Feb 1965 35min Permalink
Inside the minds of two people, one with the world’s best memory and one with the world’s worst.
Joshua Foer National Geographic Nov 2007 20min Permalink
The angry last days of Ty Cobb.
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A respected anti-gang crusader shoots and paralyzes another man.
Robert Sanchez 5280 Jan 2014 10min Permalink
Jeffrey Holliman was deep in debt and out of options. So he took to the woods outside his small East Texas town. Then he started taking from his neighbors.
Patrick Michels Texas Observer Feb 2014 25min Permalink
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The Russian president has crushed all dissent, but he’s more vulnerable than ever.
Julia Ioffe New Republic Feb 2014 35min Permalink
An illustrated codex, hand-composed in an unknown writing system.
After eight women are murdered in Louisiana, what was initially thought to be the work of a serial killer becomes something much more troubling.
Ethan Brown Medium Jan 2014 30min Permalink
The coordinated government attack on queer Russia.
Jeff Sharlet GQ Feb 2014 30min Permalink