The Shoes Under the Art World
Why does the Art World still treat women like second-class citizens? The author draws on her experiences as a female painter coming of age in the ’60s to paint a stark portrait of industry sexism.
I Would Rather Be Herod’s Pig: The History of a Taboo
The story of how pigs became the world’s most divisive meal. An excerpt from Mark Essig’s book, Lesser Beasts.
Berkeley Breathed on the Return of ‘Bloom County’ After 25 Years
An NPR Fresh Air interview with the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist on reviving his comic strip on Facebook, and how social media has changed his relationship with fans.
The Story Behind the Wesleyan Molly Bust
Earlier this spring, a bad batch of Molly caused a dozen students at Wesleyan University to be hospitalized. Greenhouse reconstructs the events of that night and the subsequent drug busts while also asking a larger question: just how liberal can a liberal arts college be?
Inside an FBI Hostage Crisis
A cavalcade of law enforcement tries to come up with a hostage rescue plan after an angry loner kidnaps a young boy.
From Jamaica to Minnesota to Myself
A personal essay by Marlon James, published by The New York Times earlier this year. James has just won the 2015 Man Booker Prize for his novel, A Brief History of Seven Killings.
Pond Scum
Kathryn Schulz takes down Henry David Thoreau: “It is true that Thoreau was an excellent naturalist and an eloquent and prescient voice for the preservation of wild places. But ‘Walden’ is less a cornerstone work of environmental literature than the original cabin porn: a fantasy about rustic life divorced from the reality of living in the woods, and, especially, a fantasy about escaping the entanglements and responsibilities of living among other people.”
House of Horrors
First, an LA landlord made a film about murdering his tenants. Then he knifed one.
Lunch with the FT: Jonathan Franzen
Why do people find Jonathan Franzen so aggravating? Lucy Kellaway investigates at lunch.
Rocket Men
Three rocket scientists set out to create a breath analyzer that detects high ammonia levels—which can cause serious brain damage—in a person’s body.
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