“Revisiting Jay-Z’s hustler masterpiece—released on his own label at age 25—in the rapper’s billionaire era.”
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It Was the Most Violent Prison in America. Then the Guards Went on Strike
“What happens when a group of men, incarcerated under bleak conditions, are left to govern themselves? In Walpole State Prison in 1973, ‘peace reigned’ for weeks—until the guards were sent back in.”
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How “Vanilla Tourists” and Threesome-Hunters Ironed Out Feeld’s Kinks
“As polyamory goes mainstream, longtime users of the alternative dating app are divided about its sudden success.”
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Prediction Markets Let You Bet on Anything. I Bet Against My Own Husband.
“You can wager on war, elections, awards shows, reality TV, scientific progress, and—in the case of writer Carrie Sun—your own spouse. If you want to play, you have to wonder: Are you smarter than an inside trader?”
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Jude Law’s Beautiful Disappearing Act
“For decades, he’s captivated audiences as a certain kind of character: charming. Handsome. . . . Now Jude Law is casting that aside, and embracing roles that are darker.”
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The Story John Darnielle Lived to Tell
“When he was a teenager, the Mountain Goats founder never expected to make it to 21. He has since become one of this century’s best songwriters. The lessons of his survival, life, and work feel endless.”
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Are Men in a Spermpocalypse?
“One man journeys through the many movements—sci-fi startups, DIY donor clubs, group masturbation retreats—urgently attempting to address the ‘crisis in sperm.'”
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I Went to the White House Brawl and Watched the Manosphere Go Limp
“It was supposed to be an exhibition of freedom without restraint: a bombastic birthday boy, fourteen uncontrollable athletes, and a South Lawn build-out that was piss-your-pants patriotic. But what united onlookers, in the end, was the sudden realization that American machismo had hit a hard limit.”
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Richard Gadd On Life After Baby Reindeer
“With Baby Reindeer, Gadd turned a vulnerable, radically confessional story about surviving sexual abuse into the year’s most unlikely TV hit. That, it turns out, was the easy part.”
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Your First Electric Car Could Be a Vintage Ford Bronco
“In a former naval shipyard outside San Francisco, one start-up is cooking up cars for the next century—just not the kind you think.”
