Fear of a Female Genius
On Joni Mitchell and canons.
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Sunk: The Incredible Truth About a Ship That Never Should Have Sailed
How the Bounty, a busted-up replica built in 1960 for the film Mutiny on the Bounty, ended up 100 miles out to sea during the height of Hurricane Sandy.
Lou Reed’s Sister Sets the Record Straight About His Childhood
On his anxiety as a teenager, the treatment he was given for it, and the way that the psychiatry of the day failed his family.
The Devil at 37,000 Feet
There were so many ways the two planes could have avoided the collision. The odds were so slim. But high above the Amazon in 2006, a combination of technology and human fallibility brought them together.
The Founders’ Great Mistake
The founding fathers deserve at least some of the blame for the worst presidencies in American history—they created an office that’s vaguely defined and ripe for abuse. Plus: how to fix it.
The Longform Guide to Dog Sledding
On the eve of the Iditarod, our favorite articles ever written about "the last great race."
The Awl, 2009-2018
Our archive of articles from The Awl, which announced today that it will close. The Hairpin will also cease publication.
The Vietnam Oscars
The 1979 Oscars pitted Hal Ashby’s Coming Home against Michael Cimino’s The Deer Hunter, wildly different films both on the topic of the Vietnam War.
Death in the Snow
In 2001, a young Japanese woman walked into the North Dakota woods and froze to death. Had she come in search of the $1 million dollars buried nearby in the film Fargo?
The Beach Bum Who Beat Wall Street and Made Millions on GameStop
Mike McCaskill spent years scouring the stock market and betting on long shots. Then he found the opportunity that changed his life—and helped spark the mother of all short squeezes.
Lost at Sea: the Man Who Vanished for 14 Months
In November 2012, Salvador Alvarenga went fishing off the coast of Mexico. Two days later, a storm hit and he made a desperate SOS. It was the last anyone heard from him—for 438 days.
Follow the Money
The evolution and economics of English football.
Al Goldstein: The Anti-Hef
A profile of the publisher of Screw, who died this week.
The Super Predators
Why domestic violence is even worse if the abuser is a cop.
Prison Rape and the Government
Prison rape is an epidemic; but the bulk of abuses are not by prisoners themselves, but by guards and other prison workers.
The New Mecca
The author travels to Dubai; Arab children see snow for the first time, which is made by a Kenyan.
Lunch with the FT: Shi Yongxin
The “CEO monk” is decidedly unfamiliar with RZA, Ghostface Killah and Ol’ Dirty Bastard.
The City Where the Sirens Never Sleep
Detroit is dying. But it’s not dead yet. Just ask Charlie LeDuff.
The Lab Leak Theory Doesn’t Hold Up
The rush to find a conspiracy around the COVID-19 pandemic’s origins is driven by narrative, not evidence.
The Soft-Kill Solution
The future (and past) of non-lethal weaponry deployed against civilian populations.
The Last Happy Man
A profile of the oft-shirtless tight end Rob Gronkowski.
Power, Pollution and the Internet
The environmental impact of server farms.
Where Will The Next Pandemic Come From? And How Can We Stop It?
On the origins of outbreaks.
He Who Makes the Rules
The bureaucratic hell of enforcing legislation in Washington.
The Devil in George Jones
A profile of the country music legend.
