“An obscure murder keeps resurfacing in Black story and song.”
Peter Rubin
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Fortunate Son
“Returning to Vietnam with my parents, 50 years after the war ended.”
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The Crypto Maniacs and the Torture Townhouse
“How two men charged with an outrageous kidnapping scheme introduced a new kind of crime to the city.”
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The Cult of “Kill Tony”
“Tony Hinchcliffe’s fame skyrocketed after he made a joke that spooked even Donald Trump. In Texas, I watched how he became the most powerful comic in America.”
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Has David Roche Cracked the Code? Or Is He Just Another Crackpot?
“The Boulder athlete claims to have developed a radical recipe to revolutionize long-distance running. I decided to find out if his training program would make me faster on the trails—and, maybe, better at life.”
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The Agony and Ecstasy of being a Viral Trickshot Video Star
“Think you could throw a basketball off a 540ft dam, into a hoop—while blindfolded? Meet the talented and ludicrously patient people putting hours into the internet’s most joyful (and pointless) clips.”
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Dying for Gold: Who Killed the Miners of Buffelsfontein?
“South Africa’s government blockaded hundreds underground. The results were deadly.”
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Highway 89 Revisited
“A 1,400-mile trip through several national parks takes a writer deep into his past.”
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The Two Lives of William Woods
“One man was telling the truth; the other was living a lie.”
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The Game Is Played With Great Feeling
“How Pokémon can save the world, one Pikachu at a time.”