“What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We’re all finding out.”
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Pizza Supreme
“Pizza Hut Classic is fast becoming a cultural obsession. I spent a day at one to find out why.”
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The Curious Case of the Pygmy Nuthatch
“It was one of the weirdest errors ever committed to film. It took me months to uncover how it all went wrong.”
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The New Hotness
The sport of aufguss, or competitive sauna, is full of surprises.
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The Cult of “Kill Tony”
“Tony Hinchcliffe’s fame skyrocketed after he made a joke that spooked even Donald Trump. In Texas, I watched how he became the most powerful comic in America.”
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What It’s Like to Be a Professional Card Counter
“I get kicked out of a lot of casinos.”
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My Scammer
“I responded to one of those spam texts from a “recruiter”—then took the job. It got weirder than I could have imagined.”
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How America Got Its Baby Back, Baby Back, Baby Back
“Chili’s was once a relic of the ’90s. Then it blew past its competitors—and conquered casual American dining. In its Texas test kitchen, I saw how.”
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The Last Days of the Rainbow Warrior
“In 1985, a group of spies had a target—and a plan. It turned into one of the most sensationally botched crimes of the century.”
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I Tested My Blood for Microplastics. The Results Weren’t What I Expected.
What can a $150 home test kit really tell you?
