“How a $168,000 Michael Jordan rookie card rocked the $15 billion trading card industry.”
Brendan Fitzgerald
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There’s Something Dangerous About Sam Rockwell
“Ever since that monologue—you know the one—everyone knows who the legendary scene-stealer is. Still, his appetite for taking risks means he’ll never stop surprising us.”
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Thank This Retired Projectionist for Those 3 a.m. Odyssey 70-mm. Imax Showings
“A Tennessee native and longtime film projectionist who first started working in Imax theaters in the ’90s, Caldwell has become integral to Imax’s 70-mm. rollouts even as he considers himself mostly retired.”
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Colossal Biosciences Said It Cloned Red Wolves. Is It for Real?
“The red wolf has long been a contentious species. The debate over its preservation got even messier last year, when Colossal said it had cloned the animal.”
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What Would It Mean to See a New Color?
“Olo can be described as the ‘greenest green,’ though it can never be captured by a camera. But its development tells us a lot about our color vision.”
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Six Teenagers, a Brutal Murder and the Story They Couldn’t Take Back
“In 2002, a group of friends from North Carolina told a story that ruined all their lives. What if it wasn’t true?”
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How Rogue Officers Turned a Nationwide Camera Network into a Tool for Stalking
“Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.”
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He’s the Last Great Land Artist You’ve Never Heard Of
“Charles Ross spent 50 years building ‘Star Axis,’ a naked-eye observatory in New Mexico. Now his masterwork is ready. How to share it with a changed world?”