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Out in the Great Alone

I landed in Anchorage in the middle of the night. The next morning, I drove an hour north to Wolf Lake Airport, a private airfield near Wasilla. You know those old photo-backdrop screens that little…
LENGTH: 18 minutes (4720 words)

Chris Kluwe takes a stand

Walking across the Macalester College campus, Chris Kluwe passes unnoticed. As usual, the 30-year-old Vikings punter is dressed down: a pair of brown flip-flops, black basketball shorts, and a baggy…
PUBLISHED: Oct. 23, 2012
LENGTH: 15 minutes (3870 words)

The Miner’s Daughter

Rinehart believes the mining gospel that she preaches. She believes that she and her fellow-billionaires know best. Illustration by Gregory Manchess.
PUBLISHED: March 25, 2013
LENGTH: 36 minutes (9202 words)

Best Urban Explorers and Place Hacking Stories - GQ March 2013

As Singapore Airlines flight 322 descended through the early-morning haze toward Heathrow, Bradley L. Garrett, Ph.D.—just Brad to his research subjects—looked out over the gray sprawl…
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PUBLISHED: March 12, 2013
LENGTH: 4 minutes (1207 words)

Up All Night

Some people can’t go to sleep until late; others can’t sleep in. Both suffer “social jet lag.” Illustration by Nishant Choksi. Nathan
PUBLISHED: March 11, 2013
LENGTH: 12 minutes (3247 words)

Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us

1. Routine Care, Unforgettable Bills When Sean Recchi, a 42-year-old from Lancaster, Ohio, was told last March that he had non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, his wife Stephanie knew she had to get him to…
PUBLISHED: Feb. 20, 2013
LENGTH: 98 minutes (24646 words)

So You Want to Make a Whole Bunch of T-Shirts

Two years ago, we warned you that making t-shirts ain’t all fun and games. But did you listen? No. You went out and made yourself a little side business selling shirts. Maybe you created a…
PUBLISHED: Feb. 20, 2013
LENGTH: 11 minutes (2984 words)

Inside the Battle of Hoth: The Empire Strikes Out

How did the Galactic Empire ever cement its hold on the Star Wars Universe? The war machine built by Emperor Palpatine and run by Darth Vader is a spectacularly bad fighting force, as evidenced by…
PUBLISHED: Feb. 12, 2013
LENGTH: 1 minutes (312 words)

Cinema Tarantino: The Making of Pulp Fiction

The first independent film to gross more than $200 million, Pulp Fiction was a shot of adrenaline to Hollywood’s heart, reviving John Travolta’s career, making stars of Samuel L. Jackson and Uma…
AUTHOR:Mark Seal
PUBLISHED: March 1, 2013
LENGTH: 36 minutes (9048 words)
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