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.

Published: Oct 20, 2015
Length: 43 minutes (10,985 words)

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.

Published: Oct 17, 2015
Length: 34 minutes (8,712 words)

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.

Published: Mar 10, 2015
Length: 8 minutes (2,181 words)

The Passion of Nicki Minaj

Vanessa Grigoriadis meets the world’s biggest female rap superstar. (Love the ending to this one.)

Published: Oct 7, 2015
Length: 19 minutes (4,762 words)

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.

Published: Sep 16, 2015
Length: 25 minutes (6,303 words)

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.

Author: Amy Harmon
Published: Sep 12, 2015
Length: 29 minutes (7,427 words)

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.

Published: Sep 1, 2015
Length: 36 minutes (9,167 words)

The Meaning of Serena Williams

On tennis and black excellence.

Published: Aug 25, 2015
Length: 13 minutes (3,362 words)

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.

Published: Aug 22, 2015
Length: 9 minutes (2,270 words)

Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace

“Nearly every person I worked with, I saw cry at their desk.”

Published: Aug 15, 2015
Length: 26 minutes (6,611 words)