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Inside the world of competitive fireworks.
Duncan Murrell Virginia Quarterly Review Jul 2015 30min Permalink
Aum Shinrikyo was founded in 1984 as a yoga and meditation class, initially known as Oumu Shinsen no Kai (オウム神仙の会 "Aum Mountain Hermits’ Society"), by pharmacist Chizuo Matsumoto.
Later, Matsumoto changed his name to Shoko Asahara and masterminded the most deadly terrorist attack in Japanese history. Asahara was executed by hanging on July 6, 2018, at the Tokyo Detention House, 23 years after the sarin gas attack, along with six other cult members.
How the author of Friday Night Lights spent more than half a million dollars over three years on “eighty-one leather jackets, seventy-five pairs of boots, forty-one pairs of leather pants, thirty-two pairs of haute couture jeans, ten evening jackets, and 115 pairs of leather gloves.”
Buzz Bissinger GQ Mar 2013 25min Permalink
How an obsessive New Age hustler brought the sound of the ocean to millions of home stereos.
Mike Powell Pitchfork Nov 2016 20min Permalink
A history of the first African American White House—and of what came next.
Ta-Nehisi Coates The Atlantic Dec 2016 1h5min Permalink
The economics of Woonsocket, where one-third of residents rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Eli Saslow Washington Post Mar 2013 15min Permalink
The story of a lawyer-turned-money launderer, stolen evidence, and a bunch of comics selling at outrageously high prices at auction. And Mussolini.
Russell Brandom, Colin Lecher The Verge Jul 2015 15min Permalink
On a local talk show, Ted Bundy’s mother speaks to the family of one of his victims.
Dana Middleton Silberstein The Morning News Sep 2015 20min Permalink
Inside the paranoid world of Nike headquarters, where people are worried that Adidas might finally be capable of taking over the sneaker industry.
Matthew Shaer GQ Sep 2015 15min Permalink
Uncovering the true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin.
Sam Biddle, Andy Cush Gizmodo Nov 2015 15min Permalink
A profile of Sabrina Harman, the soldier who took many of the notorious Abu Ghraib photographs.
Errol Morris, Philip Gourevitch New Yorker Mar 2008 45min Permalink
Reporting on the “American Way of Life,” two years after the end of World War II.
Martha Gellhorn New Republic Jan 1947 10min Permalink
Investigating the death of Rikers Island women’s jail inmate Jackie Caquias, and other abuses of women prisoners’ access to medical care.
Erika Eichelberger The Intercept May 2015 15min Permalink
A profile of Valerie Plame and Joe Wilson, published at the height of the controversy.
Vicky Ward Vanity Fair Jan 2004 30min Permalink
A profile of the radio legend who helped launch the career of Ira Glass and many more.
Mark Oppenheimer Slate Jan 2018 25min Permalink
A 42,000-word, 3-continent spanning “hacker tourist” account of the laying of the (then) longest wire on earth.
Neal Stephenson Wired Dec 1996 2h45min Permalink
With wildfires, heat waves, and rising sea levels, large tracts of the earth are at risk of becoming uninhabitable.
Bill McKibben New Yorker Nov 2018 30min Permalink
A profile of Harmony Korine, the creator of Kids, Spring Breakers, and The Beach Bum.
Zach Baron GQ Mar 2019 20min Permalink
The untold story of Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s two visits to the Orchids of Asia Day Spa.
May Jeong Vanity Fair Oct 2019 30min Permalink
Hundreds of workers at a Tampa lead smelter have been exposed to dangerous levels of the neurotoxin. The consequences have been profound.
Corey G. Johnson, Rebecca Woolington, Eli Murray Tampa Bay Times Mar 2021 25min Permalink
Hundreds of workers at a Tampa lead smelter have been exposed to dangerous levels of the neurotoxin. The consequences have been profound.
Corey G. Johnson, Rebecca Woolington, Eli Murray Tampa Bay Times Apr 2021 30min Permalink
As the pandemic rages across the country, one team of fact-checkers contends with a post-truth dystopia.
Sonia Faleiro Rest of World May 2021 20min Permalink
The history of blue jeans, “America’s greatest contribution to the global closet.”
Jenni Avins Vice Mar 2013 10min Permalink
A portrait of the Somali capital.
Katrina Manson The Financial Times Jun 2013 15min Permalink
Deep inside the world of Cartoon Network’s most popular show.
Maria Bustillos The Awl Apr 2014 35min Permalink