“What moves the star of ‘Jackass’ to risk his life for our entertainment? A very serious investigation.”
Seyward Darby
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Her Rape Kit Had a DNA Match. In San Francisco, That’s Not Enough.
“SFPD cleared 14% of rape cases last year—half the national rate. The Standard found that kits get tested fast, then cases get quietly shelved.”
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Idaho Pushed Anti-Trans Laws for Years. Then a Teen Died.
“The life and death of May Pollard, 16, provides a window into the tragic effect that legislation and political rhetoric have had on trans people in America.”
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Isolated, Scared, Forlorn: The Heartbreaking Final Months of Virginia Giuffre’s Life
“Virginia Giuffre made global headlines for her fight against her sexual abusers among the wealthy elite, all detailed in a bestselling memoir. Now new questions have emerged about the private anguish she faced at home.”
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The Rosenberg Boys
“When Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed by the U.S. government, they left behind two sons, ages 6 and 10. All these years later, Robby and Michael are still trying to make sense of what happened.”
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The Back Meets the Nose
“It felt like a stabbing. It felt like a burning. It felt like a dull ache, then a sharp one, then it radiated all the way down.”
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The Healing Power of Watching the Boys of ‘Jackass’ Do Incredibly Stupid Things
“Johnny Knoxville and his band of merry pranksters got me through one of the worst weeks of my life.”
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Semiquincentennial Blues
“I am yearning to reject something that is not even being sold to me.”
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Diabolical Motherhood
“How do you explain to someone who can’t get pregnant how powerful the omnipresent specter of pregnancy is? How the hyper-awareness of other people’s expectant entitlement toward your body dogs you through every day of your life?”
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A Winding Road, a Bottle of Wine, and a Crash That Keeps Punishing Oak Grove
“Ananya Rao was not driving when she was badly injured and a friend from Lakeside High was killed. But her parents might go to prison.”