Power of Suggestion
Why psychologists love “priming.”
Why Americans Hate the Media
An explanation of enduring distaste.
Reincarnation in Exile
The challenges of growing up in the modern world as the reincarnation of a famous Tibetan lama.
New Old Libya
In the wake of revolution, Libyans envision their future.
Eternal Hypochondria of the Expanding Mind
On nineteenth century invalidism and how societies have drugged themselves through tough transitions across history.
The Order of the Solar Temple
The bodies in the chalet were found in a secret chamber, arranged radiating out from a point like spokes in a wheel. Some had suffocated, some had been shot. They all were followers of a mysterious prophet, Luc Jouret.
30 Rock Landed on Us
An essay on television and race.
The Transformation of Johnny Spain
The early life of “the onetime Black Panther, protégé of George Jackson, and sole member of the San Quentin Six convicted of murder.”
And the Award for the Next HBO Goes to...
On CEO Reed Hastings and the future of Netflix.
Edward Koch, Former Mayor of New York, Dies
An obituary.
The White Album
Royce White’s theories of mental illness.
The NRA vs. America
The dark money and political power behind the nation’s largest gun group.
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Will Brain Injury Lawsuits Doom or Save the NFL?
Meet Gene Locks, the onetime Princeton quarterback suing the NFL on behalf of 4,000 former players.
Hackers in China Attacked The Times for Last 4 Months
The paper reports on a battle of its own.
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The Old Man and the Tee
A combat veteran trains to be a college football placekicker.
Don and Jerry's Blue Period
On the production team of Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, who defined the’90s at the box office with films like Top Gun and Beverly Hills Cop, then struggled amidst Simpson’s hedonistic excess and the failure of Days of Thunder.
A Miami Clinic Supplies Drugs to Sports' Biggest Names
An investigation into the Dr. Anthony Bosch and his “East Coast version of BALCO,” which allegedly supplied baseball stars Alex Rodriguez, Melky Cabrera and others with performance-enhancing drugs.
Trying to Unlock the Secrets of a Dead Serial Killer
Israel Keyes confessed to multiple murders, but committed suicide before revealing all the details.
Leo, Prince of the City
A profile of 23-year-old Leonardo DiCaprio (and his rowdy crew).
The Big Cigar
How Bert Schneider, a well-heeled Hollywood producer with a coke problem and a soft spot for radical politics, smuggled Huey Newton, the leader of the Black Panthers who was awaiting trial on a murder charge, into Cuba in 1974.
Aarushi Talwar Murder: The Inside Story of India’s Most Controversial Trial
Almost five years ago, the author’s 13-year-old niece was murdered in her bedroom in suburban New Delhi. Since then, both of her parents have spent time in jail. Evidence, bungled by police, points to another possible killer. The trial has not yet begun.
Welcome to Free Syria
Meeting the rebel government of an embattled country.
The Operator
A profile of Dr. Oz.
