Spoiled Rotten
With the exception of the imperial offspring of the Ming dynasty and the dauphins of pre-Revolutionary France, contemporary American kids may represent the most indulged young people in the history of the world.
One One-Hundredth of a Second Faster
“Over the past century, coaches have used intuition and discipline to vastly improve athletic performance. Now scientists are taking the last step, helping athletes approach perfection.”
The Battle for the Soul of Occupy Wall Street
On a movement divided.
Winamp’s Woes: How the Greatest MP3 Player Undid Itself
The story of an opportunity missed.
The Kingpins
Crime, drugs, and politics in Guadalajara.
Apple’s Retail Army, Long on Loyalty but Short on Pay
A look at Apple stores, where jobs are high stress, with low pay and little opportunity for advancement.
The Heather Graham Story
A self-conscious celebrity profile.
My Father's Voice
Remembering George Plimpton’s old-fashioned style.
Above all, he was a gentleman, one of the last—a figure so archaic, it could be easily mistaken for something else. No, my father’s voice was not an act, something chosen or practiced in front of mirrors: he came from a different world, where people talked differently, and about different things; where certain things were discussed, and certain things were not—and his voice simply reflected this.
Doctor's Orders
A profile of Doc Johnson, “the Procter & Gamble of sex toys.”
Inside Peoples Temple
An early investigation into Jim Jones’ cult.
When My Crazy Father Actually Lost His Mind
On caring for a bipolar parent amidst a broken mental health care system.
The Battle Over Climate Science
Inside the increasingly hostile global warming debate.
The Fall of the Creative Class
The case against Richard Florida.
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Jersey Boys
One night in Newark with Chris Christie and Bruce Springsteen.
“No one is beyond the reach of Bruce!” he screams over the noise of the crowd, and then screams it again, to make sure I understand: “No one is beyond the reach of Bruce!”
Meet Michael Salzhauer, Miami's Wackiest Plastic Surgeon, Risks Everything for Internet Fame
Meet Dr. Schnoz, the nose-sculpting YouTube king of Miami.
Coultergeist
A profile of Ann Coulter, “the glowing scimitar of the American right.”
The Murder Hustle
How a Harvard-educated neurologist, a courtly southern gentlemen, and a Hollywood rent boy ended up at the center of an international manhunt that spread from the staid business community of Columbus, Ohio to the coffee shops of Amsterdam.
Sleeping With Weapons
The bizarre story of the disappearance of “downtown legend” John Lurie after a former friend resolved to take his life.
My Mother, My Daughter
“My mother became my daughter when I was nine years old.”
The “Me” Decade And The Third Great Awakening
Americans learn to love themselves.
Unlocked
A three-part investigation into New Jersey’s halfway house system.
Wasteland
The fifty-year battle over where we store our nuclear remains.
Project Knuckleball
Vindication for an awkward art.
Of Flying Cars and the Declining Rate of Profit
How technological progress slowed from its 20th-century peak, why we’ve shifted from changing reality to simply simulating reality, and whether capitalism is the true culprit.
‘I Just Want to Feel Everything’
A profile of Fiona Apple.
