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The Xi Jinping School of Journalism
“The education and reeducation of a Mongolian reporter.”
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Untold
The legend of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno was ultimately tarnished by the heinous crimes of Paterno assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. Before Sandusky, however, there was another monster connected to the school’s football program — one whose many unspeakable violations are only coming to light now, in Junod and Lavigne’s tireless, exhaustive investigation. This […]
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To Air is Human
“Despite overwhelming concern for his physical well-being, writer and longtime road cyclist Tom Vanderbilt wanted to see what it felt like to take to the air.”
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Disaster at 18,200 Feet
The U.S. has seen an increase in National Parks visitors in recent years, as well as an outdoor climbing boom. At Denali National Park, that also means a surge in less experienced climbers: “more summit chasers, fewer wilderness seekers.” In this story for Insider, Kelsey Vlamis recounts the experience of four climbers attempting to summit […]
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The Tickling of the Bulls: A Rodeo at Madison Square Garden
“It’s an especially American paradox: a ruthlessly meritocratic system where men nonetheless live to pull each other up by their bootstraps.”
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The Once Unthinkable Revolution Coming to Figure Skating
“Is the sport ready? Some of its biggest stars think so.”
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What Are Farm Animals Thinking?
“New research is revealing surprising complexity in the minds of goats, pigs, and other livestock.”
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From High Life Hackers to National Menace: The Rise and Fall of Digital Bandits ‘ACG’
“Hackers ‘ACG’ popped champagne and bought sports cars. Then the group and its associates ushered in a bold new era of crime where anything is possible.”
