A man named Tristan Beaudette was killed while camping in Malibu Creek State Park with his two young daughters. For residents, it became a true crime sensation. But for his family, it was something very different.
The writer on his father’s religious devotion to personal style. Among the maxims: “the turtleneck is the most flattering thing a man can wear”; “there is nothing like a fresh burn”; and “always wear white to the face.”
What do you do when you hear that Mike Tyson is opening a weed resort in the middle of the California desert? You go investigate.
What’s wrong with some forgery, fraud, and crystal meth if you’ll soon be gone? A better question: What the hell happens if you survive?
The business of being him is becoming a whole lot more fun.
A graveyard, a stutter, and Ray-Bans.
Last fall, when the deadliest blaze in America in a century blew through Northern California, thousands of people—including those in the tiny community of Helltown—were forced to flee. This is the story of four friends who stayed to fight.
Navigating the sewers of London and summiting the peaks of Paris with a group of urban explorers.
“Every generation gets its own Keanu Reeves, except every generation’s Keanu Reeves is this Keanu Reeves.”
A profile of Tiger Woods at 21.
“Any North Korean knows that escaping their nation is nearly impossible.”
Jason Dill is rebuilding one of the coolest skate brands on the planet, one hand-cut collage at a time.
A profile of Harmony Korine, the creator of Kids, Spring Breakers, and The Beach Bum.
The aforementioned “twist” is that while dinner is free for the black residents of the neighborhood, the prices for white visitors are listed on a pledge form at their seats: $100 for one piece of chicken; $1,000 for four pieces. For a whole bird, with sides, you must donate the deed to a property in North Nashville.
Can a good mother abandon her child?
Stéphane Breitwieser robbed nearly 200 museums, amassed a collection of treasures worth more than $1.4 billion, and became perhaps the most prolific art thief in history.
Life as a young actor when you’re about to become a movie star.
Discussions of character with the Late Show host.
The trendy DIY teen hip-hop genre went from a goofy punch line to the preposterously lucrative engine driving a whole new golden age in the music biz. But, wow, is it messy.
Life as an air-traffic controller at LaGuardia.
There was a woman of at least 90 years and a Hasidic guy in a tall hat, which was too bad for whoever sat behind him. There were models, full nuclear families, and even a solitary frat bro. St. Vincent brings people together.
Steven Tyler, Julien Baker, Ben Harper, Jason Isbell, Joe Walsh, and other sober musicians on how to thrive creatively without drugs or booze.
“It is a John Wick training montage, but with teachers wearing T-shirts with elementary-school mascots or “This is what an AWESOME SCIENCE TEACHER looks like” emblazoned across the front.”
The author spends time with the reporters fighting to keep news alive in an age when the forces they cover are working equally hard to destroy them.
The enormous life of Anthony Bourdain, according to those who knew him best.
