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Publications

New York

Movies & TV

Losing a Teenage Dream

“Before I came to Hollywood, I was confidently queer. Years of mixed messages in the industry changed that.”

Colton Haynes New York Dec 2021 Permalink

David Graeber’s Possible Worlds

A profile of the anthropologist.

Molly Fischer New York Nov 2021 Permalink

Business

The Soft Sell

The health-care brand Hims wants to leverage young men’s anxiety over erections and hair loss into a multibillion-dollar empire.

Jesse Barron New York Oct 2021 30min Permalink

Crime

The Murders Down the Hall

393 Powell Street was a peaceful home until residents started dying in brutal, mysterious ways.

Greg Donahue New York Oct 2021 35min Permalink

Movies & TV

Kumail Nanjiani’s Feelings

A comedian’s relationship with his body.

E. Alex Jung New York Oct 2021 Permalink

Crime

White Riot

In 1992, thousands of furious, drunken cops descended on City Hall—and changed New York history.

Laura Nahmias New York Oct 2021 20min Permalink

Tech

How Miami Seduced Silicon Valley

Awash in coders, crypto, and capital, the city is loving—and beginning to shape—its newest industry.

Benjamin Wallace New York Sep 2021 30min Permalink

The Spine Collector

For years, a mysterious figure has been stealing books before their release. Is it espionage? Revenge? Or a complete waste of time?

Reeves Wiedeman, Lila Shapiro New York Aug 2021 25min Permalink

The Drone Leaker

Daniel Hale exposed the machinery of America’s clandestine warfare. Why did no one seem to care?

Kerry Howley New York Jul 2021 30min Permalink

Health

The Kids Are Alright

Why now is the time to rethink COVID safety protocols for children—and everyone else.

David Wallace-Wells New York Jul 2021 40min Permalink

Politics

Biden's Big Left Gamble

The president is overseeing a sea change in the world of economic policy, and so much hangs in the balance.

Rebecca Traister New York Jul 2021 15min Permalink

World

My Grandfather the Zionist

He helped build Jewish American support for Israel. What’s his legacy now?

Abraham Riesman New York Jun 2021 30min Permalink

Media

Nobody Wraps Pat Kiernan

The petty, vindictive, backbiting, lawsuit-laden, career-ruining infighting at everyone’s favorite local NY1 news station.

Caitlin Moscatello New York Jun 2021 35min Permalink

The Tiger Mom and the Hornet’s Nest

How Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld became Yale Law pariahs.

Irin Carmon New York Jun 2021 30min Permalink

What We Owe and Are Owed

On Black revision, repayment, and renewal.

Kiese Laymon New York May 2021 10min Permalink

Crime

Trolled

Lawyer Richard Luthmann was a Roger Stone-worshipping member of the Staten Island political scene. Then the fake Facebook posts began.

James D. Walsh New York Apr 2021 20min Permalink

Health

How the West Lost COVID

How did so many rich countries get it so wrong? How did others get it so right?

David Wallace-Wells New York Mar 2021 30min Permalink

Politics

The Cruelty and the Casualties

Inside Andrew Cuomo’s toxic workplace.

Rebecca Traister New York Mar 2021 40min Permalink

The Nightmare Share

She posted an ad for a roommate. What’s the worst that could happen?

Bridget Read New York Feb 2021 20min Permalink

The Memory War

On the controversy behind the False Memory Syndrome Foundation.

Katie Heaney New York Jan 2021 25min Permalink

Politics

The Full(est Possible) Story of the Four Seasons Total Landscaping Press Conference

The circus is gone. The presidency is ending. The mystery endures.

Olivia Nuzzi New York Dec 2020 20min Permalink

Living With Karens

A white woman calls the police on her Black neighbors. Six months later, they still share a property line.

Allison P. Davis New York Dec 2020 35min Permalink

Business

Times Change

At The New York Times, a reckoning.

Reeves Wiedeman New York Nov 2020 25min Permalink

Politics

Wide Awake

On the birth of a progressive protest movement under President Trump.

Rebecca Traister New York Oct 2020 30min Permalink

Politics

The Entire Presidency Is a Superspreading Event

Inside an infected White House.

Olivia Nuzzi New York Oct 2020 20min Permalink

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