Trump Solo
“Deep down, he wants to be Madonna.”
Business
The Tricky Ethics of the Lucrative Disaster Rescue Business
Who gets out alive when disaster strikes? The people who can afford it.
Ribbers Got Beef
In Ontario, Canada, ribfests were largely non-profit affairs. Then one man decided to make a profit off their popularity.
This Woman Gets Students Accused Of Rape Back Into School — For A Price
A business opportunity stemming from “a moment in time when the debate over how colleges should address sexual assault has reached a fever pitch.”
I'm Sammy Hagar, and I Learned to Cook Before I Learned to Rock
The former Van Halen front man has actually made more money from booze and food than from music.
American Woman
The life of Kim Kardashian.
Scooper Hero
The man who gets all the superhero scoops in Hollywood.
Thirteen Months of Working, Eating and Sleeping at the Googleplex
Meet Ben Discoe, a programmer who did it from October 2011 to November 2012.
Comic Conman
The story of a lawyer-turned-money launderer, stolen evidence, and a bunch of comics selling at outrageously high prices at auction. And Mussolini.
The Illusionist
Al Seckel held legendary parties in the 1980s and 90s, with attendees ranging from Slash to Francis Crick. He later became a collector of optical illusions and gave a TED talk on the topic. He may have also misled and defrauded many of the people he came into contact with.
Stowaways and Crimes Aboard a Scofflaw Ship
Working on the high seas is always dangerous, but the Dona Liberta has a particularly bad reputation.
My Month of Hell in a Gay CrossFit Cult
“The whole thing has a sort of Taylor Swift-meets-jihad feel.”
The Mysterious Death of a Doctor Who Peddled Autism ‘Cures’ to Thousands
After a lab linked to him was raided, James Jeffrey Bradstreet’s body was found with a bullet wound to the chest. His death was ruled a suicide, but other theories abound.
Killing the Colorado
An investigation into why the West is running out of water.
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Holy Crop
The labyrinth of policies that reward Arizona farmers for growing cotton, which uses six times as much water as lettuce and 60 percent more than wheat.
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The ‘Water Witch’
The woman who found the water to keep Las Vegas growing, for better or worse.
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Use It or Lose It
How a century-old water deal is encouraging waste and worsening the drought.
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End of the Miracle Machines
How the achievement of moving water comes at an enormous cost to the environment.
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Less Than Zero
Ground water and surface water stores are interconnected. But we count them twice.
The Myth of the Ethical Shopper
When it comes to sweatshops and child labor, your $7 H&M gym shorts aren’t really the problem (or the solution).
An Opportunity Gamed Away
A casino failed to save Tunica, Mississippi.
The Forgotten Village
Revisiting California’s grape vines more than 70 years after the publication of The Grapes of Wrath.
The Millionaire Who Rescues Migrants at Sea
Christopher Catambrone wants to help illegal migrants who try to cross the Mediterranean in ill-equipped, unsafe boats. But it’s hard to do alone.
Business History Politics Tech
A World Without Work
If jobs as we’ve known them for a century are going away, what will replace them?
Business Crime Tech World Movies & TV
Inside the Hack of the Century
What really happened at Sony Pictures during the cyberattack – and questions about whether the company should have seen it coming.
Who Owns the Dead?
Inside the home funeral movement.
Under Cover of Darkness, Female Janitors Face Rape and Assault
An investigation.
This Is How Uber Takes Over a City
The ride-share company has 250 lobbyists and 29 lobbying firms registered in capitols around the nation, a third more than Wal-Mart Stores. Among other things.
The Kingdom of Haymour
An immigrant from Lebanon, a hair-cutting fortune, and the dream of building a castle on an island in British Columbia.
Tales from the eBay Crypt
The rewards and pitfalls of selling haunted objects.
