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Christopher Daniels’ political beliefs got him in trouble. Though the FBI won’t comment, he is likely the first person ever imprisoned for being a “black identity extremist.”
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Christopher Daniels’ political beliefs got him in trouble. Though the FBI won’t comment, he is likely the first person ever imprisoned for being a “black identity extremist.”
Peter Simek D Magazine Sep 2018 25min Permalink
A Philadelphia neighborhood is the largest open-air narcotics market for heroin on the East Coast. Addicts come from all over, and many never leave.
Jennifer Percy New York Times Magazine Oct 2018 25min Permalink
The company has been battling its store owners for years, using tactics that include planting hidden cameras and and tailing franchisees in unmarked vehicles. It seems to have found a new tool: U.S. immigration authorities.
Lauren Etter, Michael Smith Businessweek Nov 2018 15min Permalink
In 1802, horse rustler George Washington Loomis rode into Oneida County and built a mansion adjacent to an impenetrable swamp perfect for storing thieved goods. It was the beginning of the saga of the largest organized crime family in 19th century America.
Amos Cummings New York Sun Jan 1877 45min Permalink
Just a few years ago, universities had a chance to make a quality education affordable for everyone. Here’s the little-known and absolutely infuriating history of what they did instead.
Kevin Carey Huffington Post Highline Apr 2019 30min Permalink
He worked as an engineer developing the technology to make Pringles potato chips before embarking on a prolific writing career. Known as the Melville of science fiction and celebrated for his inventive and challenging work, Wolfe died on April 14 at age 87.
Brian Phillips The Ringer Apr 2019 15min Permalink
For more than 20 years, Judith Sheindlin has dominated daytime ratings—by making justice in a complicated world look easy.
Jazmine Hughes New York Times Magazine Jun 2019 25min Permalink
A little over 30 years ago, a Northern Neck fisherman went to prison for the brutal slaying of a homecoming queen and mother of two. Now, a reexamination of the case by a hard-charging UVA lawyer has turned up troubling questions.
Marisa M. Kashino Washingtonian Jul 2019 50min Permalink
“I found it both freeing and disturbing to spend time on a platform that didn’t ask me to pretend that I was on the Internet for a good reason.”
Jia Tolentino New Yorker Sep 2019 Permalink
“This is the remarkable, true story of a rich white male celebrity who abused his power and then apologized for it.”
Nell Scovell Vanity Fair Oct 2019 15min Permalink
Andy Burcham is navigating his first season as the on-air replacement for his best friend, a beloved college football announcer named Rod Bramblett who was killed with his wife in a car crash. But a bigger change is at home, where the Burchams are raising the Brambletts’ son.
Sam Borden ESPN Nov 2019 25min Permalink
For decades, the artist’s Saturday Evening Post covers championed a retrograde view of America. This is the story of the politically turbulent 1960s, a singular painting, and Rockwell’s unlikely change of heart.
Tom Carson Vox Feb 2020 25min Permalink
For years, the elusive singer-songwriter has been working, at home, on an album with a strikingly raw and percussive sound. But is she prepared to release it into the world?
Emily Nussbaum New Yorker Mar 2020 40min Permalink
For the Zulu club, a black social organization in New Orleans, Mardi Gras was a joy. The coronavirus made it a tragedy.
Linda Villarosa New York Times Magazine Apr 2020 30min Permalink
An oral history of the day oil prices went below zero for the first time in trading history.
Jessica Camille Aguirre Vanity Fair May 2020 Permalink
The chef, who died last year, was one of San Francisco’s culinary stars in the 1990s. She created a space for the city’s queer women to thrive in the kitchen.
Mayukh Sen Eater Jun 2020 15min Permalink
George Floyd’s killing galvanized a nation. But small groups like the queer-led collective Black Visions are channeling that energy into a movement for political change.
Jenna Wortham New York Times Magazine Aug 2020 30min Permalink
For many trans people, getting gender-affirming surgery can be life saving. But a complicated and quickly expanding system can sometimes leaves patients feeling left behind.
Katelyn Burns Jezebel Aug 2020 25min Permalink
The venture capitalist and Facebook board member staked his reputation on a Trump presidency. Now what does he have to show for it?
Rosie Gray, Ryan Mac Buzzfeed Sep 2020 Permalink
Shut out of the employment market in their 20s, hikkomori shut-ins continue to search for direction in middle age.
Yoshiaki Nohara Bloomberg Businessweek Sep 2020 20min Permalink
A drone sighting caused the airport to close for two days in 2018, but despite a lengthy police investigation, no culprit was ever found. So what exactly did people see in the sky?
Samira Shackle The Guardian Dec 2020 20min Permalink
Patients say the “Rock Doc” helped them like no one else could. Federal prosecutors say his “help” often amounted to dealing drugs for sex.
Olga Khazan The Atlantic Jan 2021 30min Permalink
Outrageous lies destroyed Guy Babcock’s online reputation. When he went hunting for their source, what he discovered was worse than he could have imagined.
Kashmir Hill New York Times Jan 2021 15min Permalink
The company’s AI algorithms gave it an insatiable habit for lies and hate speech. Now the man who built them can’t fix the problem.
Karen Hao MIT Technology Review Mar 2021 30min Permalink
“For so long, we’ve thought keeping our heads down and being invisible in America might help us gain acceptance — but the recent wave of racist violence has shattered that myth.”
Venessa Wong Buzzfeed Mar 2021 20min Permalink