‘Nobody Is Going to Believe You’
The Bohemian Rhapsody director Bryan Singer has been trailed by accusations of sexual misconduct for 20 years. Here, his alleged victims tell their stories.
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The Bohemian Rhapsody director Bryan Singer has been trailed by accusations of sexual misconduct for 20 years. Here, his alleged victims tell their stories.
Alex French, Maximillian Potter The Atlantic Jan 2019 45min Permalink
Gus Weiss, a shrewd intelligence insider, pulled off an audacious tech hack against the Soviets in the last century. Or did he?
Alex French Wired Mar 2020 40min Permalink
With the suburb’s teens a year after the death of Michael Brown.
Alex French MTV Aug 2015 25min Permalink
Hollywood is aggressively adapting material that doesn’t have a narrative or even any characters. But not all intellectual property is created equal.
Alex French New York Times Magazine Jul 2017 20min Permalink
Raheel Siddiqui was a young Muslim who dreamed of becoming a Marine. At twenty, he started basic training at Parris Island, where barking drill sergeants transform callow recruits into elite killing machines. Less than two weeks after he arrived, Siddiqui suffered a mysterious and fatal fall. The Marine Corps says he committed suicide, but some think more sinister forces led to his death.
Alex French Esquire Jan 2017 20min Permalink
Wayne Simmons was ideal conservative commentator. A former C.I.A. operative, he ate lunch with Donald Rumsfeld, took trips to Guantánamo aboard Air Force Two, and pumped the party line on Fox News. There was only one problem: Simmons had never been in the C.I.A.
Alex French New York Times Magazine Mar 2016 20min Permalink
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In 1975, the grisly double murder of a 24-year-old woman and her young daughter turned a small Colorado town on its head. For the two inexperienced detectives assigned to the case, it was a chance to prove their mettle. But what happens when everyone is suspect and nobody is guilty?
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Alex French Kindle Singles Jan 2016 50min Permalink
An oral history of Industrial Lights & Magic, which gave birth to Star Wars and countless films, as well as playing a hand in the creation of Photoshop and Pixar.
Alex French, Howie Kahn Wired May 2015 Permalink
The making and near unmaking of Paul Thomas Anderson’s breakout film.
Alex French, Howie Kahn Grantland Dec 2014 1h Permalink
An oral history of The Right Stuff.
Alex French, Howie Kahn Wired Nov 2014 20min Permalink
A trip to The Villages, a booming retiremement community outside Orlando, where the golf is free, casual sex is everywhere, and there is no cemetery.
Alex French Buzzfeed Aug 2014 35min Permalink
Once their careers end, pro wrestlers often fall into emotional and physical disrepair. One of their own, Diamond Dallas Page, has a fix.
Alex French New York Times Magazine Aug 2014 15min Permalink
In Hollywood’s new blockbuster economy, the actors who portray superheroes are as interchangeable as the costumes they wear.
Alex French New York Times Magazine Feb 2014 15min Permalink
An oral history of Swingers.
Alex French, Howie Kahn Grantland Jan 2014 Permalink
An oral history of WFAN.
Alex French, Howie Kahn Grantland Jul 2012 1h5min Permalink
Neither Jon nor Ian is legally married to Jaiya. Both are allowed to see other women. But the three of them live a lifestyle that—much of the time—isn't that different from a conventional marriage.
On the rise of polyandry, in which one woman settles down with two or more men.
Alex French Details Nov 2011 15min Permalink
“Radically brilliant. Absurdly ahead of its time. Ridiculously poorly planned.” An oral history of the National Sports Daily.
Alex French, Howie Kahn Grantland Jun 2011 55min Permalink