The End of the Trail
The strange saga behind The End of the Trail, one of the most recognizable sculptures of Western art, and the “odyssey of chutzpah and horse-trading” that brought it to Oklahoma’s National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.
The New Arcadia
How a sleepy Los Angeles suburb became the “Chinese Beverly Hills.”
Leaving Fraternity Culture Behind: Our College Pick
In an essay he wrote about leaving his fraternity, Wesleyan University senior Scott Ellman considered his school’s sexualized culture and his own discomfort within it.
My Great-Great-Aunt Discovered Francium. And It Killed Her.
On the life of Marguerite Perey, the personal technician for Marie Curie, who sacrificed her life studying radiochemistry.
Saved
There is a drug that can reverse an otherwise fatal heroin overdose within minutes. So why has it been such a struggle to get it into the hands of addicts?
Confessions of a Mortician
A vivid profile of a sixth-generation funeral director.
The Carlton Complex Fire: A Harvest of Ashes
When the largest wildfire in Washington state history engulfed one of its oldest orchards.
Jason Molina’s Long Dark Blues
The Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. front man was talented, prolific and a “balladeer of heartbreak.” Max Blau chronicles his career and tragic descent into alcoholism.
Life Sentence
On the complicated reality of surviving a life-threatening disease.
What Happened to All the Music Blogs?
“The list of music publications that have either folded entirely or gone online-only in the past decade is long and storied: SPIN, Blender, Paste, Vibe, Venus, Urb (some, like Magnet and Relix, went out of business and were revived). Online, with a few notable exceptions, music coverage vacillates between celebrity gossip, slideshows, and endlessly recycled discussion of the same few (extremely popular) acts.”
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