Living In The Disneyland Version Of Startup Life
It’s becoming increasingly possible to live where you work. Tiki looks at the rise of “co-living” spaces springing up in cities all over the U.S.
How Colleges Stop Depressed Students From Returning To Campus
Some colleges have made it near impossible for students to return after taking medical leave for mental health issues. How can schools balance students’ rights with campus safety concerns?
Slumber Party!
The disruptors have found their latest target—the $14 billion mattress industry. Can the new crowd of startups successfully turn the most utilitarian of purchases into a “quirky, shareable adventure”?
MC Jin’s Second Chance
More than a decade ago, Chinese-American rap artist MC Jin was on the verge of success after signing a record deal with Ruff Ryders, the label that developed artists like Eve, DMX, and Jadakiss. His first album was panned. Can he make a comeback?
Inconspicuous Consumption
Natalie Shure contracted a serious strain of drug-resistant tuberculosis while volunteering for the Peace Corps in Ukraine. This essay pairs her personal experience—months of quarantine and chemo—with an investigation into the disease’s history, modern politics and ways in which worldwide treatment programs fail patients.
Battered, Bereaved, and Behind Bars
Arlena Lindley’s boyfriend beat her and murdered her child—so why was she sentenced to 45 years in prison?
I Had a Stroke at 33
Christine Hyung-Oak Lee recounts what happened to her brain, and her life, after having a stroke at an early age.
The Down And Dirty History Of TMZ
A profile of TMZ founder Harvey Levin and the tactics he used to create a gossip media empire. Anne Helen Petersen talked to several former employees to provide a behind-the-scenes account.
Survivor No. 3
Last summer, 12-year-old Kali Hardig went swimming in a water park in Arkansas and became infected with the waterborne parasite Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba. She became one of the few who has survived the infection.
How Selling Out Saved Indie Rock
Not long ago, the idea of selling a song for a commercial would have been seen as career suicide. Now, thanks to the music industry’s implosion and the rise of a new generation of artist-friendly ad execs, bands can barely survive without doing so.