“On any given day I was seen as both valuable and disposable, sometimes oscillating between these in the same hour.”
Brendan Fitzgerald
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Ever New
“In Beverly Glenn-Copeland’s music, the present moment is an astonishing, improbable gift.”
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Inside the Enhanced Games, Where Athletes Compete on Steroids. And Growth Hormones. And Adderall.
“Most drugs are banned in the world of elite sports, but not here. In this competition—backed by Peter Thiel, Donald Trump Jr., and Saudi royalty—the athletes are guinea pigs. And if those backers have their way, you’re next.”
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All My Dad’s Sons
“At a very young age, I learned a lot about how life can go wrong. It put things into perspective, even if that perspective was a little warped.”
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Shall We Play a Game?
“Historian Jon Peterson traces the route from Prussian military headquarters to Gary Gygax’s basement.”
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The First Tomato to Know Everything
“On gray literature and Webster’s Timeline History books.”
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When Your Digital Life Vanishes
“A broken phone or corrupted drive can mean the loss of work, evidence, art, or the last traces of the dead. But sometimes data-recovery experts can summon lost files from the void.”
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The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden’s Surveillance Machine
“Famously vengeful Knicks owner Jim Dolan has long spied on people at his iconic arenas. WIRED goes deep inside the operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more.”
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She Knows a Place
“For seven decades, the gospel singer Mavis Staples has troubled the opposition between chorus and soloist, background and lead.”