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Academics are convinced it’s an intelligent satire.
Abraham Riesman New York Mar 2015 15min Permalink
How an L.A. high school dropout became an enforcer for Mexican cartels and ended up on the F.B.I. Most Wanted List.
Christine Pelisek Dallas Observer Jun 2010 20min Permalink
An interview with R. Crumb on how he adapted Genesis into comic form.
R. Crumb, Ted Widmer The Paris Review Jun 2010 45min Permalink
On the longstanding human fascination with a light source we could borrow but not share.
Ferris Jabr Hakai Magazine May 2016 10min Permalink
“There’s no blueprint for remediating a radioactive town and then moving people back into it.”
Steve Featherstone The New Republic Jun 2016 Permalink
Can a $100,000 robot that makes a delicious crab bisque replace a real chef?
David Marchese New York Jan 2017 15min Permalink
An interview with Maurice Sendak.
Emma Brockes, Maurice Sendak The Believer Nov 2012 20min Permalink
“Anytime I was called a New Journalist I winced a little with embarrassment.”
John McPhee, Peter Hessler The Paris Review Apr 2010 55min Permalink
When Jake Millison went missing, his family said he’d skipped town. But his friends refused to let him simply disappear.
Rachel Monroe The Atlantic Mar 2020 30min Permalink
An American mercenary, who did security for Trump rallies, attempts a amphibious coup along the Venezuelan border.
Giancarlo Fiorella Bellingcat May 2020 Permalink
For 40 years, the city’s lifeguard corps has been mired in controversy, and for 40 years it’s been run by one man: Peter Stein.
David Gauvey Herbert New York Jun 2020 35min Permalink
Inside Randall Emmett’s direct-to-video empire, where many Hollywood stars have found lucrative early retirement.
Joshua Hunt Vulture Apr 2021 30min Permalink
A two-part story on Bill Gates and his revolutionary machine.
Jimmy Maher Ars Technica Jun 2017 20min Permalink
On the Toronto Islands, an ugly real estate battle forces neighbours to ask: How do we define family?
Katherine Laidlaw Toronto Life Jun 2021 20min Permalink
Foreign students are lied to and exploited on every front. They’re also propping up higher education as we know it
Nicholas Hune-Brown The Walrus Aug 2021 25min Permalink
When a child vanished in Nova Scotia, online sleuths got involved in the search. Then they lost their way.
Katherine Laidlaw Wired Sep 2021 Permalink
The comic answers some uncomfortable questions.
Maureen Ryan Vanity Fair Dec 2021 25min Permalink
The BBL is the fastest growing cosmetic surgery in the world, despite the mounting number of deaths resulting from the procedure. What is driving its astonishing rise?
Sophie Elmhirst Guardian Feb 2021 25min Permalink
Despite its association with piracy, BitTorrent is a company in its own right, and one desperate to hit upon a way to monetize its revolutionary file transfer technology.
Sarah Kessler Fast Company Mar 2014 15min Permalink
Did A.Q. Khan sell nuclear secrets on the black market? The fame had unbalanced him. He was subjected to a degree of public acclaim rarely seen in the West—an extreme close to idol worship, which made him hungry for more. Money seems never to have been his obsession, but it did play a role.
William Langewiesche The Atlantic Jan 2006 55min Permalink
A look inside Google’s Ground Truth.
Alexis Madrigal The Atlantic Sep 2012 Permalink
On the 1,600-year-old text that suggests that Jesus, long believed to be celibate, was a married man.
Ariel Sabar Smithsonian Sep 2012 Permalink
How a Tulsa preacher used direct mail to create the American religious right.
Lee Roy Chapman This Land Nov 2012 25min Permalink
An interview on craft.
Elizabeth Gaffney, Benjamin Ryder Howe, David McCullough The Paris Review Sep 1999 30min Permalink
On “Operation Bambi,” the secret plan to oust “Today” show co-host Ann Curry.
Brian Stelter New York Times Magazine Apr 2013 20min Permalink