Last week, on February 18th, Norma McCorvey — aka “Jane Roe,” the plaintiff in the 1973 Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court case that legalized abortion — passed away. Four years ago, in February, 2013, Vanity Fair published this fascinating profile of of her.
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Behind the Scenes of Longform Storytelling: A Reading List
These stories will give you an idea of the strength and skill that goes into creating engaging literary journalism.
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Spending Your Entire Life Wanting to Die
A profile of author Daphne Merkin, whose new memoir, This Close to Happy: A Reckoning With Depression, chronicles her six decades living with deep depression and suicidal thoughts.
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Stan Smith, the Tennis Shoe, Has Become Bigger Than the Man Himself
Stan Smith knows you think he’s a shoe and not a former no. 1 ranked tennis player.
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‘The Kids Think I’m a Shoe’
Stan Smith had a respectable, if not forgettable tennis career, but his sneakers have brought him much more success than he could have ever imagined.
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Tom Hiddleston on Taylor Swift, Heartbreak, and Great Bolognese
A profile of the English actor, who displays an intense enthusiasm for seemingly everything in his life, and who appears to remain deeply affected by the loss of a recent relationship.
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Serena Williams and Roger Federer: The Greatest of All Time
To celebrate the achievements of Serena Williams and Roger Federer, I’d like to share two of my favorite profiles of them.
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Michael Joyce’s Second Act
In 1996, David Foster Wallace profiled tennis player Michael Joyce in one of the most celebrated pieces of sports writing ever published. Who has he become since?
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The Detective of Northern Oddities
A profile of Kathy Burek, a veterinary pathologist who performs necropsies on animals (whales, sea otters, polar bears) that mysteriously turn up dead in Alaska.
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One Man’s Quest to Change the Way We Die
A profile of Dr. B.J. Miller, a triple amputee whose own near-death experience in college–and his return to life afterward–inform his approach to palliative care.