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A trip to interview former South Vietnamese premiere Ky on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the reunification of Vietnam ends with government surveillance, partying, and confusion.
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A trip to interview former South Vietnamese premiere Ky on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the reunification of Vietnam ends with government surveillance, partying, and confusion.
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, on the eve of the release of The Social Network, believed to be a deeply unflattering portrait of him and the genesis of his company.
Jose Antonio Vargas New Yorker Sep 2010 25min Permalink
The world’s most renowned chef, Ferran Adrià, says that the only way he can push forward the art form of cooking is to close his own restaurant.
Jay McInerney Vanity Fair Oct 2010 15min Permalink
The director of Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours on his aversion to America, the advantages of small budgets, and the challenges of directing the opening ceremony for the London Olympics.
Danny Boyle, Tim Adams The Guardian Dec 2010 Permalink
“For the first time since the Civil War, the United States has a political party that is ideologically cohesive, disciplined, and determined to take power, even at the cost of disrupting the political system.”
John B. Judis The New Republic Jan 2011 15min Permalink
A look at the legislative lobbying efforts of Michael Bloomberg’s $7 billion-per-year company. While the mayor has no specific day-to-day role at Bloomberg LP, he maintains “the type of involvement that he believes is consistent with his being the majority shareholder.”
Aram Roston The Nation Feb 2011 Permalink
On August 1, 1966, Charles Whitman entered the University of Texas at Austin’s Main Building. Armed with a number of rifles, he proceeded to kill 14 people and wound 32. Among them was a pregnant Claire Wilson.
Pamela Colloff Texas Monthly Mar 2016 50min Permalink
He is 69. He is no longer a virtuoso politician. He has been marginalized within his wife’s campaign. Nobody knows what what his role will be if she wins, but everyone agrees that he’s desperate to find out.
Jason Zengerle GQ May 2016 25min Permalink
The diner manager told the cook not to prepare the poached eggs a woman had ordered. The next day, the cook killed the manager. They had worked together amicably for 20 years.
Lisa Davis SF Weekly Oct 1997 20min Permalink
At first, Don Huckstep was perplexed that his fiancée would abruptly cut off contact before a long-awaited trip to Italy. Then a bizarre and grisly set of discoveries unfolded.
Mary Milz Indianapolis Monthly Jun 2016 20min Permalink
Tens of thousands of people every year are sent to jail based on the results of a $2 roadside drug test. Widespread evidence shows that these tests routinely produce false positives. Why are police departments and prosecutors still using them?
Ryan Gabrielson, Topher Sanders ProPublica Jul 2016 Permalink
Premier Cru’s “pre-arrival” cases were deeply discounted. When too many failed to arrive, a multi-decade wine Ponzi-scheme fell apart.
Michael Steinberger Bloomberg Businessweek Aug 2016 15min Permalink
An investigation into how “Mr. Putin, a student of martial arts, had turned two institutions at the core of American democracy — political campaigns and independent media — to his own ends.”
Eric Lipton, David E. Sanger, Scott Shane New York Times Dec 2016 Permalink
A visit with John Berger, author of Ways of Seeing, which “changed the way at least two generations responded to art,” just before his death.
Kate Kellaway The Guardian Oct 2016 15min Permalink
On coming to see your home country the way the rest of the world does.
Suzy Hansen The Guardian Aug 2017 20min Permalink
Liz Waite and Kersheral Jessup couldn’t afford a higher education, let alone rent. But they worked and scrounged and slept on couches to put themselves through school. Will their degrees be worth it?
Ashley Powers California Sunday Sep 2017 30min Permalink
Some players, from the start, were up front about admitting it was a hoax. Others insisted, to their graves, that the story was true, that the Lutz family had been haunted by something. It’s just that the something may not have been paranormal at all.
Michelle Dean Topic Oct 2017 15min Permalink
Conspiracy theorists think that the government killed the aspiring Libertarian filmmaker David Crowley to stop him from making his film about an authoritarian takeover of the United States and the vets who fight back. The truth is far stranger.
Alec Wilkinson New Yorker Mar 2017 25min Permalink
When confronted with reports that a doctor to top gymnasts was sexually abusing women and girls, most did nothing. And the abuse continued.
John Barr, Dan Murphy ESPN Jan 2018 20min Permalink
Russians will be going to the polls on March 18, but it is already clear who will emerge victorious. Vladimir Putin has been at the helm for almost 20 years – both dramatically changing his country and subjugating it at the same time.
Christian Esch Der Spiegel Mar 2018 20min Permalink
The former NHL tough guy tells his story of head trauma, depression, and his search for peace.
I don’t want to die. But, you know, nothing is for certain. And I’m tired of keeping quiet.
Nick Boynton The Players' Tribune Jun 2018 20min Permalink
He was 8 years old, and the signs of abuse were obvious. Yet time and again, caseworkers from child-protective services failed to help him.
Garrett Therolf The Atlantic Oct 2018 40min Permalink
“The palace doors flew open. It was him. It was Rick Owens, the American-born designer known to his fans as the Lord of Darkness.”
John Jeremiah Sullivan GQ Sep 2018 25min Permalink
How prosecutors used bloodstain-pattern analysis to convict an innocent woman of murdering her son.
Pamela Colloff ProPublica Dec 2018 20min Permalink
With “The Apprentice,” the TV producer mythologized Trump—then a floundering D-lister—as the ultimate titan, paving his way to the Presidency.
Patrick Radden Keefe New Yorker Dec 2018 50min Permalink