Our Well-Regulated Militia
Is the conversation around guns in this country really about the right to bear arms? Author Alexander Chee interrogates the proliferation of firearms and growing gun culture in the U.S., the complicated, polarized politics around gun control—and the notion that with more guns, we are somehow safer.
Our Temporary Homes: A Reading List About Hotels
These essays and the others stories in this list will take you all over the world, to the hotels we call our temporary homes.
The Secret Rules of the Internet
A look behind the scenes of the messy, complicated world of web content moderation — and its effects on free speech online.
Farm to Fable
“If you eat food, you are being lied to every day.” An investigation into the claims restaurants make when they say they “source locally.”
One Man’s Quest For His Vinyl and His Past
Motivated by seller’s regret and nostalgia, a journalist goes in search of the vinyl of his youth. And not just copies of albums he loved—he wants the exact records he owned and sold. An excerpt from Eric Spitznagel’s new memoir Old Records Never Die.
Friendly Fire in the American Patriot Death Cult
In January, Vincent Smith shot and killed his friend, Charles Carter. Both were involved in extreme antigovernment groups that advocate armed resistance to gun control.
In a Perpetual Present
Susie McKinnon has a severely deficient autobiographical memory, which means she can’t remember details about her past—or envision what her future might look like.
Why Are America’s Most Innovative Companies Still Stuck in 1950s Suburbia?
Why do tech companies keep building suburban corporate campuses that are isolated—by design—from the communities their products are supposed to impact? Oatman-Stanford looks at the history of corporate urban design and the midcentury rise (and continued reign) of the suburban office park.
How Vanity Fair’s Dominick Dunne Relentlessly Pursued the O.J. Simpson Story
Despite being a little self-congratulatory (it is, after all, a story in Vanity Fair about articles written for Vanity Fair), Hogan’s piece offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes view of Dominick Dunne’s legendary coverage of the O.J. Simpson trial. Dunne was one of two journalists with a guaranteed seat at the proceedings, and as Jeffrey Toobin said, “Lance Ito might have been the judge, but Dominick was the mayor of the courtroom.” A complete archive of Dunne’s coverage of the trial can be found here.
Swim. Bike. Cheat?
Did Julie Miller fake her Ironman victories?
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