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When I told him I had made contact with one of his clients, he was confused, then spooked. “How?” he asked, with the frightened look of a man who realizes he has left a gas burner on at…
LENGTH: 2 minutes (706 words)

Dear Leader Dreams of Sushi

The sushi chef was leaving his apartment when he noticed the stranger outside. He could tell by the man's suit—black and badly made—that he was North Korean. Right away, the chef was…
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PUBLISHED: July 4, 2013
LENGTH: 32 minutes (8228 words)

Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind revelations of NSA surveillance

Edward Snowden said he became disillusioned with the US government while stationed in Geneva with the CIA. Photograph: Guardian The individual responsible for one of the most significant leaks in US…
PUBLISHED: June 9, 2013
LENGTH: 10 minutes (2537 words)

The Amish Are Getting Fracked

It was late 2010 when a chipper agent for Kenoil, Inc., a drilling company in Eastern Ohio, drove to the nearby hamlet of Millersburg to visit Lloyd Miller. His car slithered down the hill…
PUBLISHED: June 6, 2013
LENGTH: 12 minutes (3114 words)
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The nine lives of Felix Dennis: "I've lived an unbelievable life, even if I did do my best to kill myself"

‘I cannot quit the habit of making shit-loads of money’: Felix Dennis ponders his own success. Photograph: Simon Turtle Felix Dennis is l
PUBLISHED: June 2, 2013
LENGTH: 11 minutes (2976 words)

Aaron Swartz: hacker, genius… martyr?

Aaron Swartz, who killed himself shortly before his trial for downloading academic journals was due to begin. Photograph: Chris Stewart/San Francisco Chronicle/Corbis Aaron Swartz had always been…
PUBLISHED: June 2, 2013
LENGTH: 16 minutes (4061 words)

Gary Hume: 'I couldn't hold down a job. That's why I became an artist'

Gary Hume in his studio in east London: 'You wouldn't want to be here when I'm working.' Photograph: Suki Dhanda for the Observer The basement floor of Gary Hume's expansive east London studio is a…
PUBLISHED: May 18, 2013
LENGTH: 11 minutes (2969 words)
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Where Thomas Nagel Went Wrong

Thomas Nagel is a leading figure in philosophy, now enjoying the title of university professor at New York University, a testament to the scope and influence of his work. His 1974 essay "What Is It…
PUBLISHED: May 13, 2013
LENGTH: 8 minutes (2126 words)
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In Place of War: Egypt's artists after the Arab Spring

Artist, lecturer and activist Heba Helmi. Photograph: Giulia Marchi/Anzenberger James Thompson first had the idea for what would become In Place of War when he was working in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, in…
PUBLISHED: May 5, 2013
LENGTH: 9 minutes (2266 words)
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