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Publications

Gen

Health

Inside Kelly Brogan’s Covid-Denying, Vax-Resistant Conspiracy Machine

Alt-health meets alt-right in the ‘conspirituality’ movement.

Matthew Remski Gen Sep 2020 25min Permalink

Politics Tech

The 3D-Printed Gun Isn’t Coming. It’s Already Here.

All you need is a blueprint, a polymer, a printer, and a knowledge of government regulations.

Kim Kelly Gen Aug 2020 20min Permalink

Our Little Town of Bethel

A Black Lives Matter confrontation pitted neighbor against neighbor—and displayed the raw power of a social media flash mob.

Aaron Gell Gen Jul 2020 15min Permalink

In Puerto Rico, an Epidemic of Domestic Violence Hides in Plain Sight

After Hurricane Maria, the number of women killed by their partners doubled. Survivors say the government’s misguided response has put more lives in danger.

Andrea González-Ramírez Gen Jun 2020 30min Permalink

Health

My Journey Through Tijuana for the Best Surgery $2,000 Can Buy

Orthopedic surgery would have bankrupted us in the United States. So we went to Mexico instead.

Amy Martyn Gen Feb 2020 15min Permalink

The Baron of Botox Is Gone, But His Face Lives On

Dr. Fredric Brandt redefined cosmetic dermatology forever by bringing a smooth, plump, and ageless face to the masses.

Justine Harman Gen Jan 2020 15min Permalink

'I Believe in Love': Elizabeth Wurtzel’s Final Year, In Her Own Words

The difficult final year of a much-loved and legendarily difficult woman.

Elizabeth Wurtzel Gen Jan 2020 20min Permalink

Business

Big Calculator

How Texas Instruments monopolized math class.

Maya Kosoff Gen Nov 2019 25min Permalink

Crime

Undercover in the Orthodox Underworld

Whenever the black dress came out, Jessica Weisman’s mother knew she was “going after the Jewish people again.”

Dan Slater Gen Nov 2019 25min Permalink

Sports World

Home and Away: American Ballplayers Are Flooding the Mexican League

Mexico is now importing lots of its baseball talent from America.

Joseph Bien-Kahn Gen Sep 2019 Permalink

Movies & TV

How to Make It in Hollywood When You’re Gay, Female, and Thirtysomething

Jen Tullock is ready for her moment. Is the moment ready for her?

Rosecrans Baldwin Gen Aug 2019 25min Permalink

Politics

Jared Kushner Was My Boss

What one writer learned about power, real and imagined, from Trump’s “senior adviser” and son-in-law.

Aaron Gell Gen Jun 2019 25min Permalink