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Why do Syrian civilians in a Turkish camp live in relative luxury?
Why do Syrian civilians in a Turkish camp live in relative luxury?
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The neurologist explores the mystery of hallucinations.
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“The problem with Christie isn’t merely that he is a bully. It’s that his political career is built on a rotten foundation.”
Alec MacGillis New Republic Feb 2014 30min Permalink
David Kushner, a contributing editor at Rolling Stone, has written for The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Wired and The Atavist.
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“And yet we live still in Cheney’s world. All around us are the consequences of those decisions.”
Mark Danner New York Review of Books Feb 2014 20min Permalink
A tale of ambition, motherhood and political mythmaking in the race for governor of Texas.
Robert Draper New York Times Magazine Feb 2014 30min Permalink
An investigtion into higher education’s treatment, and often punishment, of mentally ill students.
Katie J.M. Baker Newsweek Feb 2014 25min Permalink
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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.
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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