This week, we feature stories from Gordy Megroz, Max Blau and Zaydee Sanchez, Brendan I. Koerner, Lora Eli Smith, and Pat Cassels.
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Smells Like American Spirit
“In my life, I’ve witnessed three elite salespeople at work. You won’t like their secret.”
Hitting Zero
“There are places for all kinds of bodies in cheer – small flyers, lithe tumblers, powerful bases – virtually anyone can find a place.”
How to Get on Survivor: Behind the Scenes of Casting Season 45
“We’ve got all the intel—and audition videos—showing the disparate journeys five players took to make it onto the new season.”
Andreessen Horowitz Saw the Future — But Did the Future Leave It Behind?
“The venture capital firm was known for hyping its portfolio. But in the era of tech skepticism and rising interest rates, is it still ahead of the curve?”
The Enduring Joy of Maps (and the Week’s Top 5)
“Empty spaces on maps were so terrifying to ancient mapmakers that they filled them with decorations, fictional landscapes, and monsters. We moderns miss the beautiful monsters, but what if they never actually disappeared? What if the monsters were always part of the map, part of mapping itself?” After many months of hearing about how great […]
My Mother, the Poker Shark
“My mother realized that the best way she could pay the bills on time was to start playing poker again.”
The Once Unthinkable Revolution Coming to Figure Skating
“Is the sport ready? Some of its biggest stars think so.”
Karaoke Man
“A young Latino man in Los Angeles teams up with a Japanese restaurateur to try to bring karaoke to America.”
Can AI Unlock the Secrets of the Ancient World?
“Almost 2,000 years ago, a volcano preserved Herculaneum’s vast library of scrolls but left them unreadable. A volunteer army of nerds has been racing to decipher them.”


