New York City’s lifeguard corps is Baywatch meets Tammany Hall, the fiefdom of a man named Peter Stein.
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A Football Career on the Cusp of Glory, Dashed by the Pandemic
The odyssey of Bradley Sylve.
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The End of Girlboss Is Here
“The girlboss didn’t change the system; she thrived within it. Now that system is cracking, and so is this icon of millennial hustle.”
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The Inside Story Of How Arkansas Exploited COVID To Stop Abortions
“Under pressure by anti-abortion activists―including a board of health member―the state health department became a weapon.”
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Inside WNBA Legend Maya Moore’s Extraordinary Quest for Justice
Why did one of the greatest basketball players in the world leave the game in her prime? The answer sits in a Missouri courtroom.
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Pandemic Time
“The distorted experience of time through the COVID-19 pandemic reveals it to be an atemporal liminal passage between two great historic eras.”
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A Deadly Mosquito-Borne Illness Is Brewing in the Northeast
“EEE kills almost half of its victims, and cases are on the rise.”
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From Soldier to Worker
“Police unions were born of resistance to discipline for brutality. Do they belong in the labor movement?”