Neither Jon nor Ian is legally married to Jaiya. Both are allowed to see other women. But the three of them live a lifestyle that—much of the time—isn't that different from a conventional marriage.

On the rise of polyandry, in which one woman settles down with two or more men.

A biography of Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studios.

The bizarre tale of how the hiring of a reality TV contestant to greet high-end customers led to the firing of a successful CEO. Plus: a follow-up article.

On July 2017, a visitor to the Museum of Capitalism contributed a watch (from here on referred to as 'our watch') to the museum’s artifact drive. In his form, he noted that Folsom & Co., a supposedly San Francisco-based company, used Instagram to offer the watch 'free,' but with $7 shipping.

An investigation into slavery in Mauritania:

An estimated 10% to 20% of Mauritania’s 3.4 million people are enslaved — in “real slavery,” according to the United Nations’ special rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Gulnara Shahinian. If that’s not unbelievable enough, consider that Mauritania was the last country in the world to abolish slavery. That happened in 1981, nearly 120 years after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States. It wasn’t until five years ago, in 2007, that Mauritania passed a law that criminalized the act of owning another person. So far, only one case has been successfully prosecuted.

Bonobos are celebrated as peace-loving, matriarchal, and sexually liberated. Are they?

A young writer grows up with Alice Munro.

The controversy-filled world of shipping pallets.

A profile of rapper Bun B, “the unofficial mayor of Houston.”

An oral history.

The story of a new pancreas.

On the palm trees of Los Angeles.

When adults like Billy Smolinski go missing, it’s hard to get the authorities involved.

On the narrative of sexual coercion.

Marital advice columns from the past.

At the bedside when a pregnancy ends.

Talking with the influential New York gallerist.

The life’s work of Cosmo editor-in-chief Helen Gurley Brown.

The author attempts to interview Grigori Perelman, a reclusive mathematical genius.

An interview with Pulitzer-winning food critic Jonathan Gold.

Trying to fix the Atlantic Ocean’s food chain.

Forty years after its release, the story of “Free to Be… You and Me.”

The challenges of parenting genius.

A wide-ranging chat with the magazine editor.

A profile of the late actor.