Rebekah Neumann’s Search For Enlightenment Fueled WeWork’s Collapse
Moe Tkacik takes a close look at the ways in which wealthy, new-agey Rebekah Paltrow Neumann — Gwyneth Paltrow’s cousin, Adam Neumann’s wife — helped fuel WeWork’s rise and spectacular fall.
Why Grocery Shopping Is On Its Way Out
Digital convenience is beating out the store, but “What we keep losing are those social relationships that we built on food being so central. And, if we’re not building those connections, then we’re losing a part of being human.”
Meet the Revolutionary Women Strumming Their Way Into the World of Flamenco Guitar
“A former child prodigy travels to Spain to revisit the instrument of her youth—and to learn flamenco guitar from the tocaoras playing to the top of the male-dominated world.”
How I Got My Shrink Back
An entanglement with her shrink-stalking protege teaches Susan Shapiro something about forgiveness.
How the Nike Vaporfly War Was Lost
The debate about the Nike Vaporfly trainers has highlighted ongoing issues around technology in footwear.
Catch Me If You Can: The Global Pursuit of a Fugitive Ship
“The tale of a notorious fishing vessel shows just how difficult combating illegal activity at sea can be.”
Stalking a Rustically Hip Family on Instagram
“My side-eye at the family’s neo-pioneer lifestyle is accompanied by a thrum of envy for the freedom of their life and a desperate, shame-filled recognition of the disparity between their towering competence and my obvious lack thereof.”
How a Hacker’s Mom Broke Into a Prison—and the Warden’s Computer
“Security analyst John Strand had a contract to test a correctional facility’s defenses. He sent the best person for the job: his mother.”
The Lovely Hill: Where People Live Longer and Happier
Seventh-Day Adventists’ dietary philosophy has made Loma Linda, California one of the healthiest cities in the world, and it has a lot to teach the rest of the country.
How a ’90s Cult Rock Band Flourishes Despite Industry Odds
Guided By Voices has complete creative autonomy over its musical existence, but it has to work twice as hard for half the money now. To founding member Robert Pollard, it’s a worthy trade.
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