The Virologist
A profile of a 27-year-old entrepreneur whose speciality is creating clickbait websites.
The Tragedy of the American Military
The story of “a country willing to do anything for its military except take it seriously.” How the public and politicians became disconnected from those who serve.
The Henry Ford of Books
A profile of James Patterson, the world’s best-selling author, who has an army of co-writers and television deals in the works, but many detractors as well.
The Promise in Elena Ferrante
An essay about women’s writing on the internet, Italian novelist Elena Ferrante, and the potential of fiction writing to expose certain truths.
The End of Gangs in the City of Angels
Los Angeles gave America the modern street gang. Groups like the Crips and MS-13 have spread from coast to coast, and even abroad. But on the streets of Southern California they’ve seen a significant decline. Why?
Beyond the Simply Salacious: Five Stories on Adultery
Here are five stories born of adultery. Read about technological advancements for philanderers and their cuckolds, personal perspectives from the cheater and the cheatee, a forbidden lust-fueled crime story, and a piece on how adultery became bedfellows with American popular culture and music—back in 1909.
Leviathan
Sedaris writes about a family trip to the beach, snapping turtles, and the evolution of his father into a “nice and agreeable” person.
In Transition to Independent Living, The ‘Dignity Of Risk’ for the Mentally Ill
“Thirty-three years old, he was now trying the next step, to live on his own.”
Becoming Zoey Tur
How Bob Tur, a storied helicopter news pilot, dealt with gender dysphoria and became Zoey.
Enemy Aliens
The forgotten history of World War I internment camps, and the story of imprisoned Austrian painter Paul Cohen-Portheim.
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