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Well I Guess This Is Growing Up

Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus got cancer—and then accidentally shared his diagnosis with the public over social media. Turns out getting sick renewed his faith, healed his old friendships, and reminded him what makes life worth living.

Chris Gayomali GQ Dec 2021 Permalink

Business

The Incredible Tale of the Greatest Toy Man You've Never Known

He brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Cabbage Patch Kids to our living rooms. He made and lost fortunes. Can Al Kahn stay in the game?

Scott Eden Inc. Nov 2021 Permalink

Music

How the Maestro Got His Hands Back

A lifetime of brutal injuries and misfortune robbed the world-renowned pianist João Carlos Martins of the ability to play his instrument. And then along came an eccentric designer and his bionic gloves.

Gabriella Paiella GQ Oct 2021 20min Permalink

Business Politics

American Oligarch

Peter Thiel gamed Silicon Valley, the IRS, and Donald Trump.

Max Chafkin Bloomberg Businessweek Sep 2021 30min Permalink

Movies & TV

Owen Wilson Is Doing Great, Thanks

A profile of the actor.

Ryan D'Agostino Esquire Aug 2021 30min Permalink

History Politics

The Last Humanist: How Paul Gilroy Became the Most Vital Guide to Our Age of Crisis

A profile of England’s pre-eminent scholar of race, culture, and nationalism.

Yohann Koshy Guardian Aug 2021 30min Permalink

Sports

Simone Biles Would Like to Thank Herself

A profile of the gymnast.

Dvora Meyers Vice Aug 2020 30min Permalink

Music

How Going Home Helped Inspire Leon Bridges’s New Album—And Saved His Life

A profile of the singer-songwriter.

Casey Gerald Texas Monthly Jul 2021 40min Permalink

Arts Media

Ishmael Reed Gets the Last Laugh

America’s most fearless satirist has seen his wildest fictions become reality.

Julian Lucas New Yorker Jul 2021 30min Permalink

Media

The Curious Rise of Twitter Power Broker Yashar Ali

In just a few years, he’s become one of the most fearsome media figures in the country—mobilizing his vast Twitter following to promote his famous friends and punish foes. Can his own past survive similar scrutiny?

Peter Kiefer Los Angeles Magazine Jun 2021 25min Permalink

Best Article

The Last American Man

At age 17, Eustace Conway moved into the North Carolina woods. He hasn’t compromised since.

Elizabeth Gilbert GQ Feb 1998 25min Permalink

Music

Sinead O’Connor Remembers Things Differently

The mainstream narrative is that a pop star ripped up a photo of the pope on “Saturday Night Live” and derailed her life. What if the opposite were true?

Amanda Hess New York Times May 2021 10min Permalink

Arts

All That Heaven Allows

A profile of Marc Jacobs.

Thora Siemsen Ssense Mar 2021 20min Permalink

Health

Doctor Do-Little

​The case against Anthony Fauci.

Sam Adler-Bell The Drift Jan 2021 20min Permalink

Arts Media

"Is He Happy? Is He All Right?"

A profile of Larry King at the height of his fame and on the heels of his sixth divorce.

David Finkel Washington Post Jan 1991 20min Permalink

Movies & TV

Welcome to Zollywood

A profile of Zendaya.

Hunter Harris GQ Jan 2021 20min Permalink

Music

The Mask of Doom

A profile of MF Doom.

Ta-Nehisi Coates New Yorker Sep 2009 20min Permalink

The Man Who Brought ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ to Life

Walter Tevis, the author of the book upon which the Netflix hit is based, spent his life gambling and drinking in pool halls before turning to chess.

David Hill The Ringer Nov 2020 15min Permalink

Politics

AOC's Next Four Years

A profile of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Michelle Ruiz Vanity Fair Oct 2020 25min Permalink

Music

Lizzo on Hope, Justice, and the Election

A profile of the singer.

Claudia Rankine Vogue Sep 2020 20min Permalink

Crime

The Swedish Serial Killer Who Never Was

Thomas Quick confessed to more than 30 murders. But the man also known as Sture Bergwall may not have committed any of them.

Elizabeth Day The Observer Oct 2012 20min Permalink

Music

You Don’t Know Her

A profile of Mariah Carey.

Allison P. Davis New York Sep 2020 20min Permalink

Good Conflict

The world is consumed by violent fights and hostile disagreements. Sarah Schulman sees a way out of them.

Molly Fischer The Cut Aug 2020 30min Permalink

Health

How the Pandemic Turned Brené Brown Into America’s Therapist

But for heaven’s sake, the best-selling author, unapologetic cusser, and fifth-generation Texan would rather not be called that.

Sarah Hepola Texas Monthly Jun 2020 30min Permalink

What Happened to Val Kilmer? He’s Just Starting to Figure It Out.

Cancer has taken his voice, but the unlikeliest movie star in Hollywood history still has a lot he wants to say.

Taffy Brodesser-Akner New York Times Magazine May 2020 30min Permalink

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