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The Inside Story of a Controversial New Text About Jesus
On the 1,600-year-old text that suggests that Jesus, long believed to be celibate, was a married man.
The Strange Love of Dr. Billy James Hargis
How a Tulsa preacher used direct mail to create the American religious right.
David McCullough: The Art of Biography No. 2
An interview on craft.
Waking Up on the Wrong Side of a Ratings War
On “Operation Bambi,” the secret plan to oust “Today” show co-host Ann Curry.
The Whole True Story of the Dougherty Gang
Inside carpenter brothers Ryan and Dylan, and their stripper sister Lee-Grace Dougherty’s eight-day, fifteen-state, AK-47-wielding crime spree.
The House of Second Chances
On L.A.’s Homeboy Industries, which offers former felons—including at least one disgraced CEO—the chance to work.
The Passion of John Wojnowski
What would drive a man to stand outside the Vatican embassy nearly every day for 14 years?
The Fortune-Teller of Kabul
Afghans have long visited falbin to have their futures foretold. Fundamentalist Muslim clerics hope to stop that.
After Rehabilitation, the Best of Michael Phelps May Lie Ahead
Michael Phelps returns to his Olympic training after a 45-day stint at The Meadows.
The Disappearance of Ford Beckman
How a celebrated American artist was forced to trade his multimillion-dollar collection for a job selling donuts.
Inside the Secret World of Trader Joe’s
It makes as much money as Whole Foods while stocking 90 percent fewer products. The Trader Joe’s business model explained.
The Final Comeback of Axl Rose
Four years after a disastrous MTV performance had led him to avoid the public, Rose was back on stage.
Whale Hunters of the Warming Arctic
Few Americans are as affected by climate change as Alaska’s Inupiat, or as dependent on the fossil-fuel economy.
The Life and Death of Wasil, the Taliban-Hunting Child Warrior
When his father was murdered, Wasil Ahmad vowed revenge. He was 8 years old.
The Passion of David Bazan
During the 90s, David Bazan was Christian indie-rock’s first big crossover star. Then he stopped believing.
The Wounds of the Drone Warrior
Even soldiers who fight wars from a safe distance have found themselves traumatized.
The Priest of Abu Ghraib
Inside Iraq’s most notorious prison, an Army interrogator named Joshua Casteel came fact to face with a truth about the war—and himself.
The Senseless Logic of the Wild
It was just a kayaking trip. Then it upended their lives.
The Education of Natalie Jean
For years, Mormon Mommy blogger Natalie Lovin curated a picture-perfect life. Then she left the church—and her husband.
The Best of "What It's Like"
A few of our favorites from Science of Us’s ongoing interview series about unusual conditions and relationships.
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What It's Like to Date Your Dad
Consensual incest between fathers and their daughters remains the least reported and perhaps the most taboo sort of relationship. Here’s the story of one girl, now 18, who plans to marry her father.
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What It’s Like to Be a 58-Year-Old Virgin
Social and cultural norms attach a lot of stigma to a first sexual experience, meaning that honest discussions about being a virgin rarely happen. Here, a 58-year-old man describes living as a virgin for almost 60 years.
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What It's Like to Slowly Lose Your Eyesight
Retinitis pigmentosa is a group of eye diseases that cause retinal degeneration. The condition usually first manifests as a loss of night vision, followed by diminished periphery eyesight and, eventually, blindness. It’s slow-moving, so an early diagnosis can mean years of uncertainty.
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What It’s Like to Have a Micropenis
Heterosexual men who have penises less than three inches long share common strands of despair: a scarring first sexual encounter; paralyzing fears of intimacy; confusing ideas of normality gained from porn; resentment toward women; and desperate attempts to enlarge using painful pumps, expensive pills, or alternative medicine (none of which work).
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What It's Like to Date a Horse
Zoophiles—those attracted to animals—can form deep, loving, and very nurturing relationships with their animal partners.
Power of Suggestion
Why psychologists love “priming.”
The Seat Pleasant 59
In 1988, 59 fifth graders in Washington D.C. were promised a free college education. This is the story of what followed.
The World at His Feet
Argentina’s Lio Messi, the best soccer player on the planet, stands all of 5’7” and needed growth-hormone injections to get there.
Stephen King: The Fresh Air Interview
“The supernatural stuff doesn’t get to me anymore. But here’s the movie that scared me the most in the last 12 or 13 years: The movie opens with a woman in late middle-age, sitting at a table and writing a story. And the story goes something like, then the branches creaked in the - and she stops, and she says to her husband: What are those things? I can’t think of them. They’re in the backyard, and they’re very tall, and birds land on the branches. And he says, why, Iris, those are trees. And she says, yes, how silly of me. And she writes the word, and the movie starts. That’s Iris Murdoch, and she’s suffering the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.”
