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A night at the political opera seeing Appomattox, which depicts the end of the Civil War, the beginning of our era of systemic racism, and sings its social justice.

A series of musings on Google Maps, memory, place, time, and life’s ghosts.

“Trump, a man addicted to success, and—if his oration is any indication—a man with extremely limited reserves of self-control, can’t ever gamble, because he can’t ever lose. I’d bet that Trump is barely even familiar with the table rules, for the simple reason that he doesn’t have to be; all he has to know are […]

If Google Maps were honest, it would show barbed wire everywhere – in combat zones, along national borders, around ranches, schools, and prisons: a brief history of the Devil’s Rope.

An oral history of what happened on Air Force One in the hours after the 9/11 attacks. #Sept11

In this list, you’ll find stories about drag royalty, the price of the perfect Western wardrobe, the perils of butt glue, and more.

Timm looks at the situation that has become the norm at many mission-driven organizations with tight budgets, where staff are often required to work long, unpaid hours. But at what cost?

How military technology saved the veteran of a different kind of war—a young man who faced a leg amputation after years of complications from spina bifida.

How Carlos “Charpu” Puertolas became one of the early pioneers of drone-racing, despite his aversion to actually competing.