Katy Hershberger recalls the way her decade at Christian summer camp both shaped and condemned her views of faith and girlhood.
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‘TV Has This Really Fraught Relationship with the Audience.’
Emily Nussbaum talks about why TV’s relationship with its audience has become more intimate, whether we can blame Trump on True Detective, and how a TV critic’s biggest challenge is just figuring out what to watch.
Unsportsmanlike Conduct! The Cathartic (and Expensive) Act of Racket Abuse
In tennis, smashing a racket can be an easy way to vent your frustrations, but it also comes with consequences.
Memoirs of a Used Car Salesman’s Daughter
Hearses, limousines, Detroit’s newest model — cars marked many milestones in Nancy Nichols’ life of heartache and family deception.
The Silent Prayer That Derailed Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf’s NBA Career
After converting to Islam in the ’90s, the point guard began to pray during the national anthem. He was soon traded.
A Thousand Miles of Bad Roads with No Maps and No Men
A group of determined adventurers spent seven days driving the desert in the first all-female road rally.
Pro-Wrestling Fans Are Experts on Authenticity
What if the WWF became an entertainment juggernaut not despite its artificiality, but because of it?
The (Re)selling of Maria Sharapova
On the longevity of Maria Sharapova, who has built a brand beyond the bounds of her tennis stardom that has made her incredibly wealthy, but still striving for more.
Roger Goodell Has a Jerry Jones Problem, and Nobody Knows How It Will End
Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys, elevated both his team and America’s sport to all-time highs, but in this age of athlete protests and declining owner influence, can an individual with Jones’ stature—and arrogance—exist within modern-day football? Inside the growing crisis between Jones, commissioner Roger Goodell, and the NFL.
The Wildest Party on Earth
Eva Holland profiles the sweaty, rhino-skinned, costumed competitors of Horseshoe Hell — a competitive rock-climbing race in Arkansas, in which participants attempt to complete as many climbs as they can in a 24-hour period in blazing temperatures.
