Rules of Ascent
For mountaineers, it’s not enough just to get to the top—it’s how you get there that matters.
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For mountaineers, it’s not enough just to get to the top—it’s how you get there that matters.
Paul Sagar Aeon May 2017 15min Permalink
Young-adult books are being targeted in intense social-media callouts, draggings, and pile-ons — sometimes before anybody’s even read them.
Kat Rosenfield Vulture Aug 2017 15min Permalink
How the media company failed to create “a safe and inclusive workplace” for women.
Emily Steel New York Times Dec 2017 15min Permalink
It’s less about robots and the gig economy and more about companies stripping away the security full-time work has long afforded.
Danny Vinik Politico Jan 2018 20min Permalink
Protests, populism, and progressivism all clashed in a battle royal. But what really drives election results?
Louis Menand New Yorker Jan 2018 25min Permalink
A Native American family’s fight for housing security in the city and on the reservation.
Julian Brave NoiseCat High Country News Feb 2018 20min Permalink
How the 9.9 percent became “the principal accomplices in a process that is slowly strangling the economy, destabilizing American politics, and eroding democracy.”
Matthew Stewart The Atlantic May 2018 1h Permalink
How one immigration court in Texas has shut the door on those seeking refuge in America.
Justine van der Leun Virginia Quarterly Review Oct 2018 50min Permalink
On the conspiracy-theorist occupiers at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and how they’re fighting against their own best interests.
Hal Herring High Country News Mar 2016 20min Permalink
Two Dominican families, their lawyer, and a quest for ancestral riches that may not exist.
Joe Nocera Bloomberg Businessweek Apr 2019 30min Permalink
Riots in Athens, the shadowy Vatopaidi monastery, and a quarter million dollars in debt for every citizen. Welcome to Greece.
Michael Lewis Vanity Fair Oct 2010 45min Permalink
How Amazon’s gigantic, decentralized, next-day delivery network brought chaos, exploitation, and danger to communities across America.
Caroline O'Donovan, Ken Bensinger Buzzfeed Aug 2019 35min Permalink
After the Christchurch mosque shootings, New Zealand was stunned to silence. But only momentarily.
Sean Flynn GQ Oct 2019 30min Permalink
As the Senate takes up his impeachment trial, white Christian evangelicals remain firmly in the president’s corner.
Sarah Posner Huffington Post Dec 2019 Permalink
Five years after his death, friends, family, and the athletes he covered reflect on the legendary ‘SportsCenter’ anchor and ESPN icon.
Bryan Curtis The Ringer Jan 2020 45min Permalink
Sharon Stern devoted herself to Butoh, a Buddhist-influenced Japanese dance. Did her mentor lead her down a dangerous path?
Rachel Aviv New Yorker Apr 2020 35min Permalink
A young dealer goes on the lam after selling multiple masterpieces to several buyers simultaneously.
Oliver Franklin-Wallis GQ Apr 2020 30min Permalink
In American baseball, flipping your bat is frowned upon. In South Korea, it’s an art.
Mina Kimes ESPN Oct 2016 20min Permalink
“His life with the virus would be his witness, his public testimony. Performance as life, and life as performance.”
Charles P. Pierce GQ Feb 1993 25min Permalink
Las Vegas is both stranger and more normal than you might imagine, and for some reason, people don’t think anyone lives there.
Amanda Fortini The Believer Jan 2020 20min Permalink
Oral histories from a Dorset village on lockdown.
Jess Morency 19 Silver Linings Nov 2020 Permalink
A device connected to my heart could save my life. It could also be hacked.
Jameson Rich OneZero Nov 2020 Permalink
The circus is gone. The presidency is ending. The mystery endures.
Olivia Nuzzi New York Dec 2020 20min Permalink
A brutal, bloody hunt. A ghastly, devastating attack. And a state left divided on what to do about its 2,500 black bears.
Brian Burnsed Sports Illustrated Feb 2021 Permalink
How much can athletes really make in niche sports? A whole lot more than you might think.
David Gardner The Ringer Jun 2021 25min Permalink