“BASE-jumping pioneer Jeb Corliss is one of the original madmen, a fiend for the extreme who has miraculously survived multiple crash landings in a sport that rarely allows second chances. Now, at 44, with a self-diagnosed psychological disorder, he’s embarking on his most fraught journey yet: into the depths of his own mind.”
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People Are Dying After Joining a ‘Pro-Choice’ Suicide Forum. How Much Is the Site to Blame?
“Loss survivors are demanding an end to the site, and provoking a conversation about how little we know about the internet and suicide risk.”
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I Live With a Digital Security Threat Inside My Body
“A device connected to my heart could save my life. It could also be hacked.”
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The Last Children of Down Syndrome
In 2019, only 18 babies in Denmark were born with Down syndrome. Prenatal testing is changing who gets born and who doesn’t.
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You Can’t Run Away from Homesickness
“How did we go from acknowledging and treating homesickness to ridiculing it at worst and overlooking it at best?”
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Trevor Noah Is Still Trying to Explain America to Itself. It’s Getting Harder.
For GQ, Wesley Lowery interviews Daily Show host Trevor Noah.
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The Oral History of CNN’s Election Week
“It took office naps, rousing renditions of Motownphilly, and a whole lot of coffee.”
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The Muppets: Sex & Violence
“I understand drawing the line at (Muppet) cannibalism and murder, but I also have to admit that the current zeitgeist has me flocking to these sketches more often than ever.”
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The Woman Who Fell to Earth
When COVID-19 came to Star City, the center of Russia’s secretive space program, just before a celebrated launch, people went looking for a scapegoat.
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The Strange and Twisted Tale of Hydroxychloroquine
“What happened with hydroxychloroquine was a debacle, but retelling the story might help avert the same kind of chaos next time around.”