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The Life and Afterlife of Aaron Swartz

(Photo: Sage Ross/DPA/Corbis) Years before he hanged himself in his Crown Heights apartment, the hacker, writer, and activist Aaron Swartz used to debate with his then-girlfriend Quinn Norton whether…
PUBLISHED: Feb. 8, 2013
LENGTH: 3 minutes (806 words)

North Dakota Went Boom

Kevin Tschetter, 34, hauls water to and from active wells for KNS Enterprises. Originally from South Dakota, he was meeting with other KNS employees at the Scenic 23 Club in New Town. Long before the…
AUTHOR:Chip Brown
PUBLISHED: Jan. 31, 2013
LENGTH: 4 minutes (1029 words)

Redesigning Google: how Larry Page engineered a beautiful revolution

The new Google way is weird, but it's working By Dieter Bohn and Ellis Hamburger Something strange and remarkable started happening at Google immediately after Larry Page took full control as CEO in…
SOURCE:The Verge
PUBLISHED: Jan. 24, 2013
LENGTH: 12 minutes (3174 words)

The Longest Hunger Strike

American courts recognize rights to refuse life-saving treatment. So why won’t the State of Connecticut let William Coleman die?Image courtesy of Gregor FischerThey came for him on October 23,…
LENGTH: 21 minutes (5407 words)

Slayings not forgotten, Ray Lewis not forgiven

Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis says he will retire at the end of the playoffs after 17 seasons in the NFL.(Photo: Evan Habeeb, USA TODAY Sports)Story HighlightsRay Lewis pleaded guilty to obstruction of…
PUBLISHED: Jan. 10, 2013
LENGTH: 7 minutes (1830 words)

In-depth: The future of search (Wired UK)

This article was taken from the January 2013 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by…
LENGTH: 10 minutes (2660 words)
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A Pickpocket’s Tale

A few years ago, at a Las Vegas convention for magicians, Penn Jillette, of the act Penn and Teller, was introduced to a soft-spoken young man named Apollo Robbins, who has a reputation as a…
AUTHOR:Adam Green
PUBLISHED: Jan. 7, 2013
LENGTH: 32 minutes (8104 words)

How to Survive Societal Collapse in Suburbia

On a clear morning in May, Ron Douglas left his home in exurban Denver, eased into his Toyota pickup truck and drove to a business meeting at a Starbucks. Douglas, a bearded bear of a man, ordered a…
PUBLISHED: Nov. 16, 2012
LENGTH: 3 minutes (807 words)

After Sandy, a great and complex city reveals traumas new and old

ON THE EVENING OF SEPT. 3, 2008, I SAT IN THE EXCEL ENERGY CENTER in St. Paul, Minn. and listened as former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani mocked the Democrats' presidential nominee Barack…
LENGTH: 20 minutes (5236 words)
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