“Ricky Jay does closeup magic that flouts reality.”
journalism
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Curiosity as Compassion: A Conversation with Susan Orlean
Why it’s important to cultivate resilience and curiosity as a writer.
Posted inReading List
Brave New World: A Reading List About the Dark Future
Five stories that make Aldous Huxley’s 1932 novel feel like nonfiction.
Posted inEditor's Pick
ChatGPT Gave Me Chilling Advice—as I Simulated Planning a Mass Shooting
“I asked about imitating the Uvalde attacker, defending against police gunfire, and more—everything short of directly stating intent to kill.”
Posted inEditor's Pick
ISpyForGood
“On any given day I was seen as both valuable and disposable, sometimes oscillating between these in the same hour.”
Posted inEditor's Pick
Lost Recipes
“The Mind Squad and editorial staff like theirs—people who understood and loved the music—would create a new, vibrant, and deeply informed style of cultural journalism that defined an era.”
Posted inFeature
Into the Darkness
Germany’s Black Forest faces a future of transformation. So do the people who have lived there for centuries.
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The Man Who Broke Into Jail
“In Nashville, a criminal-justice activist commits a baffling crime.”
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The Murder of ‘The Washington Post’
“Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.”