Why Do We Judge Virgins?
Rachel Hills on her new book, The Sex Myth, which explores our cultural obsession with sex and our disdain for prudishness, vanilla tastes, and virginity.
A Mob Lawyer’s Vow
In his 54 years on the job, criminal defense lawyer Allan Ackerman has made a career of inventive defenses for mob bosses and hitmen. But with this client, the defense is different: Ackerman truly believes Matthew Sopron is innocent, and has vowed to represent him pro bono until the day Sopron is free.
Shirley Jackson and Me
Benjamin Dreyer on what happens when you get the chance to copy-edit your all-time favorite author.
The Art of Humorous Nonfiction: A Beer in Brooklyn with the King of the A-Heds
Former Wall Street Journal reporter Barry Newman reflects on 43 years of feature stories that explore the eccentric humanity of our world.
When A Newborn’s Sex Is In Question, Why Do Doctors Get To Decide?
Azeen Ghorayshi looks at what happens when babies are born intersex—with ambiguous genitalia—and whether surgeons should get to decide what sex a child should be raised.
The Kansas Experiment
Suellentrop, a nephew of Kansas Rep. Gene Suellentrop, looks at how Republicans struggled to balance the state budget while trying to wean itself off of income tax revenue.
Whale Tales: A Reading List
These four stories demonstrate humans’ multi-faceted relationship with whales—where politics, the environment and the economy intermingle with love, terror and cruelty.
What Kind of Person Would Vote For Donald Trump? These People.
Drew Magary goes inside Donald Trump’s surging GOP campaign to try and figure out just who exactly who would vote for the guy.
Reddit: A Nine-Year Case Study in Absentee Management
In 2006, Condé Nast bought a promising information-sharing and online-discussion startup called Reddit. Then they more or less ignored the site, letting it evolve into one of the least manageable media properties on the Internet.
Streit’s Exodus
After ninety years on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, can the last family-owned American matzo factory reinvent itself upstate?
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