Roots and Genes
Nelson uses Alex Haley’s seminal 1976 book “Roots” as a backdrop to explore the quest for African American identity and the appeal of genetic ancestry testing.
Someday Never Comes
On Marie Kondo and our own mortality.
The Devastating Story of Washington’s Peeping-Tom Rabbi
A chilling and painstakingly reported account of the fall of a prominent D.C. rabbi. Barry Freundel secretly filmed 52 women while they undressed for a mikvah, or sacred ritual bath.
The Mogul of the Middle
Friend goes inside the offices of STX Entertainment in Burbank, California, providing a revealing look at how movies are green lit, made and marketed in a foundering industry.
The Strange, Sad Quest to Match a Severed, Embalmed Head with its Story
The embalmed head found in the woods defied logic. It had been carefully preserved yet carelessly discarded, and appeared almost alive. But who was she and where was her body?
My Brother, the Murderer
A woman provides a new suspect for a 45-year-old murder mystery.
It’s in the Stars: A Reading List About Astrology
In 2015, I started to copy my weekly horoscopes into my journal. I didn’t do it every week, but I did it often enough that it became something like a practice. 2015 was rough, and it feels right to start off 2016 on an optimistic, mystical note.
For the Wealthiest, a Private Tax System That Saves Them Billions
How the rich save billions by shaping tax policy in the U.S., using loopholes and sophisticated strategies unavailable to “normal wage-earners.”
ISIS in Gaza
Sarah Helm investigates the roots of ISIS in Gaza and how Hamas is responding.
A Small Place for Fugitives
Jia Tolentino looks back at the two novels she started but never finished, and what she learned about writing.
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