The Pierre Omidyar Insurgency

The eBay founder was looking for a way to spend his time and fortune—and settled on reinventing journalism. The rest hasn’t been so easy.

Published: Nov 2, 2014
Length: 25 minutes (6,357 words)

Bash Mitzvahs!

A New York magazine feature about over the top Manhattan Bar Mitzvahs, circa 1998: “Never have so many 13-year-olds had so much to dress up for. Some say the low-key bar mitzvah is coming back—but not until the stock market crashes.”

Published: Mar 9, 1998
Length: 19 minutes (4,829 words)

By Noon They’d Both Be in Heaven

The story of Kelli Stapleton, who attempted to kill her autistic daughter.

Published: Oct 19, 2014
Length: 30 minutes (7,708 words)

Drones and Everything After

Drones “are participants in nearly every type of human endeavor,” changing the way we see the world and each other.

Published: Oct 5, 2014
Length: 24 minutes (6,211 words)

Who Is Su

When she was 22, Su Meck got into an accident and lost all her memories. At 49, she still learning about the man she married, the family she raised, and who she really is.

Author: Dan P. Lee
Published: Sep 25, 2014
Length: 34 minutes (8,594 words)

Meet the College Women Who Are Starting a Revolution Against Campus Sexual Assault

Columbia student Emma Sulkowicz is carrying a mattress everywhere with her until her alleged rapist is expelled. Sulkowicz and other activists are bringing new attention to how colleges are handling sexual assault cases.

Published: Sep 21, 2014
Length: 25 minutes (6,484 words)

The Trans-Everything CEO

A profile of futurist, entrepreneur, and philosopher Martine Rothblatt, the highest-paid female executive in America who was born male.

Published: Sep 7, 2014
Length: 28 minutes (7,016 words)

The Matter of Time

Time Inc., which includes iconic publications like People, Sports Illustrated, and its flagship magazine, TIME, is struggling to become profitable after being spun off from Time Warner.

Published: Aug 24, 2014
Length: 18 minutes (4,568 words)

At 18, Tavi Gevinson Is a Fashion Veteran—and a Broadway Rookie

A profile of a teen icon, after graduation. “‘She likes to argue and so do I,’ says [Kenneth] Lonergan, ‘and she’s really smart and so am I, so you end up having these discussions about interesting and broad-ranging topics. But then I find it very charming that she’ll go from mentioning a talk she gave in Australia at 16 to complaining about ‘Why does my dad care if I go to bed late?’ Or how annoying it is that her best friend is in Costa Rica and she can’t text her.'”

Published: Aug 10, 2014
Length: 15 minutes (3,824 words)

Sex Without Fear

The effect an HIV-treatment pill is having on the gay community: “For some men, Truvada’s new use seems just as revolutionary for sex as it is for medicine. ‘I’m not scared of sex for the first time in my life, ever. That’s been an adrenaline rush,’ says Damon L. Jacobs, 43, a therapist who has chronicled his own experience with the drug on Facebook so enthusiastically that some assume Gilead, the drug’s manufacturer, must be paying him.”

Author: Tim Murphy
Published: Jul 13, 2014
Length: 19 minutes (4,899 words)