The Wow Factor
How one billionaire owner outflanked two others and brought the NFL back to Los Angeles, doubling the value of his franchise.
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Fight on State
The inside story of Pennsylvania’s governor and the fall of Joe Paterno.
Cold Comfort
The president of Kiribati goes to Norway to bear witness to climate change.
Sin City or Bust
How the Raiders got to Las Vegas.
The NFL's Fight for Los Angeles
Inside the Rams-Chargers marriage.
Nathaniel Rich writes for Rolling Stone, Harper's and the New York Times Magazine. His latest novel is Odds Against Tomorrow.
"I'm drawn to obsession. I think I'm an obsessive in a way, probably most writers are. It's an obsessive act to sit at a desk by yourself."
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His Game, His Rules
A profile of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
David Lee Roth Will Not Go Quietly
A profile of the Van Halen frontman.
Why Can't America Have Great Trains?
On the failures of Amtrak.
In Bourbon Country, a Shot of Scandal
The case of the disappearing Pappy Van Winkle bourbon.
Out With the Poor, In With the Rich
The landlord’s guide to gentrifying New York.
Little Scalia
How Neil Gorsuch became the second-most-polarizing man in Washington.
The $3 Billion Family Art Feud
A fight over 11 Picassos, six van Goghs, five Cezannes, a rare pair of Monet, and more.
Bad Romance
What happened to the National Enquirer after it went all in for Trump.
African Dreamer
The diarist and photographer Peter Beard, known both for his series documenting a mass elephant starvation and for discovering the supermodel Iman on a Nairobi street, reflects on his life of “drugs, debt, and beautiful women” while recovering from being trampled by an elephant.
The Immortal Horizon
The story of the 100-mile Barkley Marathons.
“What makes it so bad? No trail, for one. A cumulative elevation gain that’s nearly twice the height of Everest.”
Zach Harris is a journalist whose latest article for Rolling Stone is "Meet the Gen Z Hothead Burning Up Pro Bowling."
“I'm not like a staff writer who has … status and access. But if I come up with something fun that you've never heard of that might connect to the larger culture, then it kind of hits a nerve and a sweet spot for me. Someone like a pro skateboarder or a pro bowler, you guys have never heard of. And so being able to present a person and a culture and a world to a wider audience, I think suits me well and has been really a fun way to do profiles.”
The Ballad of Buddy
Buddy Cianci, former Providence mayor and convicted felon, is running for the city’s top office. Again.
Madam Would-Be Mayor
A profile of Christine Quinn, odds-on favorite to be the next mayor of New York City.
How the NFL, Players Forged Anthem Detente Amid Gaffes, TV Ratings Concerns
The behind-closed-doors story.
The Judge and the Three-Strikes Convict
The story of a lifelong addict and an unlikely friendship.
52 Blue
The story of the loneliest whale in the world.
The World v. Alan Dershowitz
The Harvard Law School legend has defended everyone from O.J. Simpson to Claus von Bülow. Now he’s facing his toughest case yet: his own.
A Culture of No
How one immigration court in Texas has shut the door on those seeking refuge in America.
In Awe of Simone Biles' Greatness, With My Daughter and 25,000 Others
The author and his daughter make a pilgrimage to witness greatness.
