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Mother of God, Child of Zeus

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:06:09 -0400

On the perils and poisons of mining for gold in southeastern Peru.

An Interview With Thom Steinbeck

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:08:13 -0400

“I didn’t realize who my father was. So it didn’t make a whole lot of difference. I wasn’t there believing that I was receiving genius from on high. My father was my father.”

Fire in the Hole

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:06:32 -0400

Fire in the Hole:

For a half-century fires have burned under Centralia, PA.

Kevin Krajick | Smithsonian | May 2005

Wilt vs. Elgin: When Their World Was the Playground

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:51:23 -0400

Wilt vs. Elgin: When Their World Was the Playground:

On the lost pickup basketball games in D.C. between Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor, then both still in college, during the summer of 1957.

Dave McKenna | Grantland | May 2012

Last Ones Left in a Toxic Kansas Town

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:12:24 -0400

Last Ones Left in a Toxic Kansas Town:

On the final two holdouts in Treece, Kansas, a former mining town that is soon to be wiped off the maps.

Wes Enzinna | New York Times Magazine | May 2012

Man Up Bieber

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:51:35 -0400

Man Up Bieber:

“Being Justin Bieber means having an endless number of T-shirts to destroy.” A profile of the pop star just after his 18th birthday.

Drew Magary | GQ | May 2012

The Lonely Polygamist

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:06:14 -0400

The Lonely Polygamist:

The complicated life of a man with four wives and thirty-one kids.

Brady Udall | Esquire | Feb 1998

“I didn’t do it. But I know who did.”

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:48:28 -0400

“I didn’t do it. But I know who did.”:

Carlos De Luna, convicted of murdering gas station clerk Wanda Lopez, was executed in 1989. But was another man named Carlos actually guilty of the crime?

Maurice Possley,Steve Mills | Chicago Tribune | Jun 2006

How Yahoo Killed Flickr and Lost the Internet

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:23:33 -0400

How Yahoo Killed Flickr and Lost the Internet:

The autopsy of a once-dominant site.

Mat Honan | Gizmodo | May 2012

Into the Wild

Tue, 15 May 2012 12:25:35 -0400

Into the Wild:

A Kenyan runner loses himself in Alaska.

Seth Wickersham | ESPN | May 2012

Live Nude Essay!

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:55:05 -0400

Live Nude Essay!:

“‘My relationship to my nakedness was common, predictable: equal parts fascinated, private, and befuddling.”

Joe Bonomo | Gulf Coast | JAN 2012

Can a Better Vibrator Inspire an Age of Great American Sex?

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:06:32 -0400

Can a Better Vibrator Inspire an Age of Great American Sex?:

How one company is rethinking the business of sex toys.

Andy Isaacson | The Atlantic | May 2012

The Toughest Guy On Wall Street

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:22:20 -0400

The Toughest Guy On Wall Street:

A profile of Jamie Dimon as he became CEO of JP Morgan Chase.

Shawn Tully | Fortune | MAR 2006

The Comedian Comedians Were Afraid Of

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:51:43 -0400

The Comedian Comedians Were Afraid Of:

Remembering Patrice O’Neal.

Adrian Nicole LeBlanc | New York | May 2012

Lawrence Williams: No Romeo

Mon, 14 May 2012 13:29:20 -0400

Lawrence Williams: No Romeo:

How a convicted sexual predator emptied the bank accounts and ruined the lives of several women from behind bars.

Caleb Hannan | Seattle Weekly | Jan 2011

In 1977, in the Tiny Town of New Hope, a Plane crashed in My Yard

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:47:01 -0400

In 1977, in the Tiny Town of New Hope, a Plane crashed in My Yard:

The story of Southern Flight 242.

Eddie Burkhalter | The Anniston Star | May 2012

Château Sucker

Mon, 14 May 2012 08:51:50 -0400

Château Sucker:

The world of high-end wine gets conned.

Benjamin Wallace | New York | May 2012

Dangerous Business

Sun, 13 May 2012 12:06:54 -0400

Dangerous Business:

An investigation into McWane, Inc., “one of the most dangerous employers in America.”

David Barstow,Lowell Bergman | New York Times | Jan 2003

Word on the Suite

Sun, 13 May 2012 09:36:48 -0400

Word on the Suite:

With flash, hip-hop echoes rock’s golden age.

When rock was at its peak in 1972, Americans earning the equivalent of $1m a year took just over 1 per cent of national income. In 2010, this group’s share of national income had grown to almost 10 per cent. At the same time, the average tax paid by these top earners almost halved. The rise of Jay-Z’s “new black elite” reflects the growth in numbers of the super-wealthy. But the opulence that he and West flaunt also reflects the growing estrangement of those at the top from the rest.

Ludovic Hunter-Tilney | Financial Times | May 2012

It Took a Village

Sat, 12 May 2012 12:37:00 -0400

It Took a Village:

A history of the Village Voice.

Louis Menand | New Yorker | Jan 2009