A 17-Mile Hike to Unite San Francisco
A motley alliance decided that a single trail could bring together this divided city. A sixth-generation native sets out to walk it.
Flint’s Children Suffer in Class After Years of Drinking the Lead-Poisoned Water
The physical and congitive effects of lead poisoning on students require special education interventions that are difficult for struggling schools to provide.
The American Road Trip: Patriotism
From a naturalization ceremony to a Slipknot concert, Jacqui Shine travels the United States to understand what it means to be patriotic.
Adam Neumann and the Art of Failing Up
WeWork’s chief risk-taker found a kindred spirit with an open checkbook: SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son. Now he’s walking away from the wreckage with more than $1 billion.
Cult of the Literary Sad Woman
If sadness once struck me as terminally hip, then I’ve arrived on the far side of 35 with a deepening appreciation for the ways pleasure and satisfaction can become structuring forces of identity as well.
The Internet Is Overrun With Images of Child Sexual Abuse. What Went Wrong?
“Last year, tech companies reported over 45 million online photos and videos of children being sexually abused — more than double what they found the previous year… Online predators create and share the illegal material, which is increasingly cloaked by technology. Tech companies, the government, and the authorities are no match.”
Content Note: “Articles in this series examine the explosion in online photos and videos of children being sexually abused. They include graphic descriptions of some instances of the abuse.”
Tina Turner is Having the Time of Her Life
A month before “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical” comes to Broadway, Amanda Hess pays Turner a visit at “Chateau Algonquin,” as Swiss castle she rents with her husband, to profile the 79-year-old in all her retired glory.
On the Job, 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week
“They are taking care of people with very complex needs, people who have multiple chronic conditions, who may have all kinds of varied living environments. A lot of the families are really dysfunctional and the aides have to deal with that, too. And they’re getting paid chump change, and it’s a travesty.”
Abuela, Chef, Boss: Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s Grandmother Feeds the Majors
“Altagracia Alvino may be the most popular and powerful grandmother in baseball. For about two decades, she has filled the bellies of hundreds of players, most of them Latin Americans far from home. Eating her comfort food is a tradition that has become especially popular among players from the family’s homeland, the Dominican Republic.”
Chasing Waves on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way
Despite fickle conditions, Ireland offers powerful waves on empty beaches, if you come at the right time.