The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs
Millions of Americans have taken antidepressants for many years. What happens when it’s time to stop?
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Millions of Americans have taken antidepressants for many years. What happens when it’s time to stop?
Rachel Aviv New Yorker Apr 2019 25min Permalink
When Spanish authorities sentenced this provocative musician to prison for “glorifying terrorism,” his dedicated fans helped him make a daring escape across the border.
Meg Bernhard Narratively May 2019 15min Permalink
Kurt Andersen is the co-founder of Spy Magazine, the author of several books, and the host of Studio 360.
“As a young person, I never thought of myself as a risk-taker. Then I did this risky thing that shouldn't have succeeded, I started this magazine. And it did encourage me to think, ‘Eh, how bad can it be if it fails? Sometimes these long shots work. So fuck it, try it.’”
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A man heads to Key West in a quest for sobriety.
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Mary Morris Electric Literature Jun 2014 45min Permalink
A crusading minister has built a forested Utopia for the itinerant and destitute. But is a social experiment what they’re looking for, or just a place to live?
Alex Morris New York Jan 2010 20min Permalink
What two years in Gracie Mansion have meant for a woman who aspired to be the “voice for the forgotten voices.”
Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah New York Times Magazine Feb 2016 35min Permalink
When a group of Black mothers in Ohio were told to wait for school integration, they started marching every day in protest. They kept going for nearly 18 months.
Sarah Stankorb The Atavist Magazine Jun 2020 45min Permalink
For years, Mark Zuckerberg has faced criticism that Facebook is bad for democracy. A cache of leaked audio reveals the story of how much ultimately comes down to his judgment—and the forces freezing him in place.
Casey Newton The Verge Sep 2020 25min Permalink
The Michigan kidnapping case is a major test for the Biden administration’s commitment to fighting domestic terrorism—and a crucible for the fierce ideological divisions pulling the country apart.
Ken Bensigner, Jessica Garrison Buzzfeed Jul 2021 40min Permalink
Joel Lovell, deputy editor of The New York Times Magazine, interviewed live at the University of Pittsburgh.
"I think if you can make a writer feel like it's okay to not know what they're doing—they don't really know exactly what their story is, they're a little lost in their material—that's a fine place to be. If you can sort of talk it through, if you can minimize their anxiety a little bit, then I think you've done most of your job. After that it's just looking at the words and just figuring out which ones work."
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Mara Hvistendahl is a freelance reporter and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for her first book, Unnatural Selection. Her new book is The Scientist and the Spy: A True Story of China, the FBI, and Industrial Espionage.
“In times of tension, Cold War historians believe that there’s this mirroring that goes on, that we start to behave like the enemy, and that that is the big risk. And I feel like that’s the moment we’re in now.”
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Mar 2020 Permalink
She was mocked for her clothes and for her hair. Tabloids published nude photos of her and covered her custody fight. The defense called her hysterical. The judge condescended to her. She lost. And then she became a punchline. Twenty years later, thanks in part to The People v. O.J. Simpson, Marcia Clark is finally being seen in full.
Rebecca Traister New York Feb 2016 15min Permalink
For many, the answer from the state is “yes.” An investigation into what legally determines a person’s ability to parent.
Seth Freed Wessler ProPublica May 2014 20min Permalink
Twenty-six years after he was wrongfully imprisoned for the murder of his wife, Michael Morton sees the real killer brought to justice in a Texas courthouse.
Pamela Colloff Texas Monthly Jun 2013 25min Permalink
A profile of the eccentric Gene Weingarten, the only person to twice win the Pulitzer for feature writing.
Tom Bartlett Washingtonian Dec 2011 20min Permalink
What would drive a man to stand outside the Vatican embassy nearly every day for 14 years?
Ariel Sabar Washingtonian Jul 2012 40min Permalink
What is the sickness that leads inhabitants to sleep for days?
Sarah A. Topol Buzzfeed Jul 2015 35min Permalink
The British and Irish have coined some fabulous terms to describe nature and landscrape. “Doofers” is the Scots’ term for horse-shit; “clinkerbell” means icicle in Hampshire.
Robert Macfarlane The Guardian Feb 2015 15min Permalink
A correspondence school for writers turns out to be a sham. This piece forced it into bankruptcy.
Jessica Mitford The Atlantic Jul 1970 30min Permalink
How a celebrated American artist was forced to trade his multimillion-dollar collection for a job selling donuts.
Michael Paul Mason The Believer Nov 2009 15min Permalink
Isaiah Wall wants to get his life on track. But first, he’s gotta buy drugs for the police.
Mitch Ryals The Inlander Nov 2016 20min Permalink
“The true impact of activism may not be felt for a generation. That alone is reason to fight.”
Rebecca Solnit The Guardian Mar 2017 15min Permalink
A local environmental activist fights to prepare her community for life beyond mining.
Eliza Griswold New Yorker Jun 2017 30min Permalink
How the federal government abused its power to seize property for a border fence.
T. Christian Miller, Kiah Collier, Julián Aguilar ProPublica, Texas Tribune Dec 2017 40min Permalink
What happened after two Wisconsin girls made headlines for attempting to kill their friend in the internet character’s name.
Kathleen Hale Hazlitt Jan 2018 40min Permalink