Sunk
How a Chinese billionaire’s dream of making an underwater fantasy blockbuster turned into a legendary movie fiasco.
Longform Best of 2016
We recommended 1,399 articles articles this year, from 1,088 writers and 307 publications.
These were our favorites.
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Kim Kardashian West Has a Few Things to Get Off Her Chest
How she spins the mundanity of being herself—something billions of people do every day for free—into a more lucrative business than being the most famous rapper in the world.
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The Architect Who Became a Diamond
The archive of Mexican architect Luis Barragán has been hidden away for decades. Then an artist decided to make a performance of getting it back.
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My Son, the Prince of Fashion
“I took my son to Paris fashion week, and all I got was a profound understanding of who he is, what he wants to do with his life, and how it feels to watch a grown man stride down a runway wearing shaggy yellow Muppet pants.”
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The Spectacular Fall of David Milch
How David Milch, the creator of NYPD Blue and Deadwood, blew his $100 million fortune at the track.
