Never Before Was So Much of the World Fenced Off
If Google Maps were honest, it would show barbed wire everywhere – in combat zones, along national borders, around ranches, schools, and prisons: a brief history of the Devil’s Rope.
The Falling Man
Richard Drew’s photo of the man falling from the Twin Towers: in the United States, people have taken pains to banish it from the record of September 11, 2001. The story behind it, though, and the search for the man pictured in it, are our most intimate connection to the horror of that day.
‘We’re the Only Plane in the Sky’
An oral history of what happened on Air Force One in the hours after the 9/11 attacks. #Sept11
All Hail the Queen: Five Stories About Pageants
In this list, you’ll find stories about drag royalty, the price of the perfect Western wardrobe, the perils of butt glue, and more.
The Plight of the Overworked Nonprofit Employee
Timm looks at the situation that has become the norm at many mission-driven organizations with tight budgets, where staff are often required to work long, unpaid hours. But at what cost?
The Story of My Leg
How military technology saved the veteran of a different kind of war—a young man who faced a leg amputation after years of complications from spina bifida.
Meet Charpu, the Drone-Racing Megastar Who Doesn’t Feel Like Racing
How Carlos “Charpu” Puertolas became one of the early pioneers of drone-racing, despite his aversion to actually competing.
Little People, Big Woes in Hollywood: Low Pay, Degrading Jobs and a Tragic Death
From the early days of The Wizard of Oz to current castings as Santa’s elves and comical villains, little people have a complicated relationship with the entertainment industry. The death of the actress known as “Mini Kim Kardashian” has many people wondering why progress has come so slowly to working professionals with dwarfism.
My Father Was An Abusive Sociopath, And I Was The Only One He Had Left
Christina Wallace’s devastating essay about being called upon to place into a nursing home the sociopathic father she hadn’t seen in years—who’d molested her, and beaten her mother—and to then attend his funeral.
The FBI Accused Him of Terrorism. He Couldn’t Tie His Shoes.
A disabled 18-year-old named Peyton Pruitt, who functions at the level of an 8-year-old child, is accused of becoming an ISIS recruit.
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