The Strange Case of Anna Stubblefield
A tenured professor at Rutgers told a family she could help a severely disabled man communicate with them. Her relationship with him led to a criminal trial.
The Lonely Death of George Bell
Nearly 50,000 people die alone in New York each year. A majority of them have friends and relatives who learn about their passing and make funeral arrangements, but a small number don’t have anyone in their lives to mourn the end of their lives. George Bell was among this tiny group.
From Jamaica to Minnesota to Myself
A personal essay by Marlon James, published by The New York Times earlier this year. James has just won the 2015 Man Booker Prize for his novel, A Brief History of Seven Killings.
The Passion of Nicki Minaj
Vanessa Grigoriadis meets the world’s biggest female rap superstar. (Love the ending to this one.)
Barbie Wants to Get to Know Your Child
What happens when you try to program a doll to have a real conversation with a child? A look at the new A.I.-powered Barbie doll hitting the market this Christmas.
A Dying Young Woman’s Hope in Cryonics and a Future
A young woman’s last request before dying of cancer: Have her brain cryonically preserved so that neuroscience might one day reviver her mind.
Welcome to Liberland
An attempt to build a libertarian paradise on a small plot of land between Serbia and Croatia, on the western bank of the Danube.
The Meaning of Serena Williams
On tennis and black excellence.
Dinner and Deception
A former waiter describes what goes on behind the scenes at an ultra-fancy New York City restaurant, and the emptiness of days spent serving elaborate meals to the super-rich.
Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace
“Nearly every person I worked with, I saw cry at their desk.”