The House That Hova Built
An essay on Jay-Z.
Miscellaneous
Down and Out in a Repurposed Troop Carrier
Writing a “stunt memoir” in the waterpark capital of the world.
Bill Clinton: Who Is This Guy?
The governor of Arkansas, profiled.
Can You Die From A Nightmare?
“It was creepy to wake up violently in the middle of the night. It was creepier when no one could tell me why it was happening.”
Rotary Dial
An essay about phone dials and a response to the end of blogging.
Confessions of a Black Mr. Mom
An essay on African-American fatherhood.
Days of Reckoning
On Yemen’s uncertain future.
First Love
Memories of a college courtship.
In Hollywood
On Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne, screenwriters.
Shattered Genius
The author attempts to interview Grigori Perelman, a reclusive mathematical genius.
The Legendary Paul Ryan
An appraisal of the Wisconsin congressman’s “green-eyeshade fiscal conservatism.”
Diary of a Mad Fact-Checker
On “soldiers for credibility” and the tug of war over truth.
Go Away
On working in an artists’ colony.
Please Don't Infect Me, I'm Sorry
Sex and status disclosure in the age of Grindr and undetectable HIV-levels.
The Deadly Tin Inside Your Smartphone
Bangka Island, a frequently lethal link in a global electronics supply chain.
From Bible-Belt Pastor to Atheist Leader
On a former Louisiana preacher who converted to Atheism.
The White Album
“I am talking here about a time when I began to doubt the premises of all the stories I had ever told myself, a common condition but one I found troubling.”
Earthly Concerns
The secretive financial behemoth that is the American Catholic Church.
Last Morning in Al Hamra
On living in Saudi Arabia.
Waiting in the Wings
A profile of Chelsea Clinton.
I'm Dying to Meet You in the Next Life
An essay on Alcor – “the Arizona cryonics company that has put the body of Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer Ted Williams in cryogenic suspension, in the hope he may one day rise again” – and the desire to live forever.
In the Shadow of Wounded Knee
How the Oglala Lakota healed from a massacre.
Penis Rays, Self-Loathing and Psychic Voodoo
Autobiographical cartoonists on truth and lies.
As Long As They Both Shall Live
Professional daredevils in love.
Interview: Paula Cooper
Talking with the influential New York gallerist.
