In Pursuit of the Perfect Brainstorm
It’s now routine for corporations to outsource the task of generating new ideas. A look at the consulting firms who meet that need.
It’s now routine for corporations to outsource the task of generating new ideas. A look at the consulting firms who meet that need.
David Segal New York Times Magazine Dec 2010 Permalink
What it takes to recover from a near-death brawl with a bear.
Thomas Curwen The Los Angeles Times Apr 2007 Permalink
A (graphically) detailed account of a bear’s attack on a father and daughter hiking in Glacier National Park.
Thomas Curwen The Los Angeles Times Apr 2007 20min Permalink
His wife murdered his mother, tried to do the same to him, and was prepared to orphan their 8-month-old child. The attempt left him blind. Then he defended her in court.
Alan Prendergast Westword Dec 2010 25min Permalink
An archaeology of debt.
David Graeber Triple Canopy Dec 2010 Permalink
He was an itinerant preacher who claimed god have revealed him to be the one true prophet. He kidnapped Elizabeth Smart and lived with her in a makeshift camp for years. She was hard to find; not because he was sly, but because Utah is full of prophets with multiple young wives.
Scott Carrier Mother Jones Dec 2010 Permalink
On the post-quake presidential election in Haiti.
Amy Wilentz New Yorker Sep 2010 20min Permalink
An interview with mind behind both Five Easy Pieces and The Monkees.
Bob Rafelson, Noel Murray AV Club Nov 2010 10min Permalink
On the visionary architecture and disturbing goals of Yearning for Zion, the utopian experiment undertaken in rural Texas by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Adam Marcus Museo Magazine Apr 2010 Permalink
A profile of video game artist Shigeru Miyamoto, the man behind Super Mario Bros.
Nick Paumgarten New Yorker Dec 2010 35min Permalink
At tourism’s wildest frontier; guided tours of Afghanistan.
Damon Tabor Outside Dec 2010 25min Permalink
A profile of 12-year-old actress Elle Fanning, Dakota’s sister.
Frank Bruni New York Times Magazine Dec 2010 Permalink
The criminologist/lawyer who created Perry Mason unravels the Boston Strangler case, in which eleven women were murdered by an assailant they willingly let into their homes.
Erle Stanley Gardner The Atlantic May 1964 25min Permalink
On boot camps designed to break kids of their web addiction.
Christopher S. Stewart Wired Jan 2010 15min Permalink
A profile of Yao Ming published during his second season in the NBA.
Peter Hessler New Yorker Dec 2003 30min Permalink
A interview with John Pistole, head of the TSA.
James Fallows, Jeffrey Goldberg, John Pistole The Atlantic Dec 2010 20min Permalink
The history of a Japanese archipelago and its inhabitants, through rebellions and famine, a 20th century exodus for prostitution work across Asia, and finally depopulation and isolation.
Richard Hendy Spike Japan Nov 2010 25min Permalink
A profile of Eric Holder.
Wil S. Hylton GQ Dec 2010 25min Permalink
Steven Seagal spent a few years in Japan and returned to open a dojo in L.A.. Jules Nasso was the wiseguy producer behind all of Seagal’s hits. When it all fell apart, Seagal reputedly offered money for a contract killing, and Nasso may have been caught on tape arranging to extort Seagal through the Gambino Family.
Ned Zeman Vanity Fair Oct 2002 Permalink
The case that brought leaks to the popular consciousness.
Sanford J. Ungar The Atlantic Nov 1972 15min Permalink
The profile that led to the Massey Energy CEO’s resignation.
Jeff Goodell Rolling Stone Nov 2010 Permalink
On the suicide of a promising professional golfer.
The director of Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours on his aversion to America, the advantages of small budgets, and the challenges of directing the opening ceremony for the London Olympics.
Danny Boyle, Tim Adams The Guardian Dec 2010 Permalink
A Stockholm prostitute is found hacked apart in a dumpster, her head is never found. Two accomplished doctors, confirmed creeps, are arrested. Uncertainty endures.
Julie Bindel The Telegraph Nov 2010 10min Permalink
The interior life of a sniper, the most misunderstood icon of the modern military.
William Langewiesche Vanity Fair Feb 2010 40min Permalink