The Family That Built an Empire of Pain
The Sackler dynasty’s ruthless marketing of painkillers has generated billions of dollars—and millions of addicts.
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Moby-Duck: Or, the synthetic wilderness of childhood
In 1992, a Chinese freighter tipped violently in a storm dumping a load of plastic floatee toys—7,200 red beavers, 7,200 green frogs, 7,200 blue turtles, and 7,200 yellow ducks—to the open sea. This is their story.
China’s Queer Internet Is Being Erased
LGBTQI groups found rare freedoms online, but this year, many were shut by censors. It feels like slowly being sanded down, said one member.
The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race
The case against agriculture.
The Truth of El Mozote
The story of a massacre in El Salvador.
The World Cup of Dirty Dreams
Behind the doors of Centaurus, Rio’s most infamous brothel.
The Soundtrack of Your Life
On the business of Muzak.
The Age of Loneliness
On the decline of nature, and our wonder at it.
Bearing Witness to the Rise of ISIS
The story of freelance journalist Anna Therese Day.
The Weight of Guilt
Inside the world of bass fishing cheaters.
The Land of Smoke and Fog
On the gentle art of pipe smoking.
The Caging of America
On the scandal of our teeming prisons.
The Dark Optimism of Paul Thomas Anderson
A profile of the director.
The Fearless Cinema of Claire Denis
A profile of the filmmaker.
The Meaning of Serena Williams
Black excellence in the land of tennis.
The Magic of Estate Sales
The timeless allure of looking through other peoples stuff.
The Thousand Autumns of Naomi Osaka
A 2018 profile of the tennis star.
The Redemption of Michael K. Williams
A profile of the actor, who died Monday.
This Is How Uber Takes Over a City
The ride-share company has 250 lobbyists and 29 lobbying firms registered in capitols around the nation, a third more than Wal-Mart Stores. Among other things.
When Drug Addicts Work in Hospitals, No One Is Safe
How a traveling medical technician managed to steal narcotics from hospitals, infecting at least 45 people with hepatitis C in the process.
The People of Las Vegas
Las Vegas is both stranger and more normal than you might imagine, and for some reason, people don’t think anyone lives there.
The Strange Power of Qatar
How the contradiction-rich “country the size of Connecticut” that birthed Al-Jazeera has played an integral and surprising role in the revolutions of the Arab Spring.
Pleasures of the Fur
Adventures at a gathering of furries.
The Godmother of Soul
A profile of Erykah Badu.
The Mask of Doom
A profile of MF Doom.
