Knives Outback
A man is presumed murdered. In this town of 12, everyone is a possible suspect.
goodreads
The $2 Billion Mall Rats
The inside story of a black sheep hedge fund, a massive bet that shopping malls would crash, and how they proved Wall Street wrong.
The Kingpin of Shanghai
From the depths of poverty, Du Yuesheng rose through Shanghai’s underworld to become one of the most influential, and overlooked, figures in modern China.
“I understand what joy is now”: An MDMA trial participant tells his story
One patient in a pioneering trial describes his “life-changing” experience with the psychoactive drug.
The Real C.E.O. of “Succession”
How the writer Jesse Armstrong keeps the billionaire Roy family trapped in its gilded cage.
Chris and Rich Robinson swore never to speak again. But for the Black Crowes, rock heals all wounds
After years apart, the Black Crowes perform at the Forum on Thursday, part of a tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of the group’s breakthrough debut.
Serving Up West Virginia History, Not All of It Sweet (Published 2019)
While big-name chefs take up Appalachian cooking, a farm couple are using old seeds and recipes to tell a more complex story and lift up their region.
The magical day Kobe Bryant became Lord of the Rings at Rucker Park
In 2002, Kobe Bryant's surprise arrival at Harlem's legendary court caused a stir. This is the oral history of what happened when the Lakers great put his streetball cred on the line.
The beautiful world of heavy metal
Why does a genre obsessed with death attract the kindest people?
An Oral History of Adam Sandler, Pickup Basketball Legend
‘He was just out there drilling long threes in his shades and hitting cutters. It was really incredible.’
Five Books: The best books on Assassinations, recommended by Michael Burleigh
Best books on assassinations, recommended by historian Michael Burleigh, covering everything from Caesar to JFK, to drone warfare.
At 71, She’s Never Felt Pain or Anxiety. Now Scientists Know Why. (Published 2019)
Scientists discovered a previously unidentified genetic mutation in a Scottish woman. They hope it could lead to the development of new pain treatment.
The Ancient Persian way to keep cool
From ancient Egypt to the Persian Empire, an ingenious method of catching the breeze kept people cool for millennia. Now, it could come to our aid once again.
Family, identity and one of the longest manhunts in U.S. history
Fifty years ago, a shooting that nearly killed police officer Daril Cinquanta set in motion a decadeslong chase across the American West
The dangerously cheesy collectible Cheetos market
Dozens of “rare Cheetos,” shaped like everything from Donald Trump to a squirrel, are up for sale on eBay. But who’s buying?
We Asked A Girl Who Collects Every Mosquito She's Killed: Why?
Things got weird when a 19-year-old artist shared her unique hobby online.
Eccentric Food Advertisements Were the Baseball Cards of the Victorian Era
Collectors swapped ads featuring pretty pictures, demons, and chefs bursting out of giant pickles.
They Meet Up in Motels Across America…to Trade Old Beer Cans
:extract_focal()/https%3A%2F%2Fpocket-syndicated-images.s3.amazonaws.com%2Farticles%2F6209%2F1726432010_ezgif-4-851ef37819.jpg)
Their collections may look like trash to you, but these guys know every can has a story—and some have shockingly high price tags, too.
The man who hunts 'hidden' radioactive objects
Most of us try to avoid radiation, but not Andrew Walker, who collects radioactive objects. The surprising part? These items can be found in a variety of common places.
Flying Dead Bodies Across the Land of the Midnight Sun
:extract_focal()/https%3A%2F%2Fpocket-syndicated-images.s3.amazonaws.com%2Farticles%2F6547%2F1727646243_ezgif-7-1e48cdb746.jpg)
When there’s a murder or mysterious death in remote areas of Alaska, corpses are flown in to the state morgue. This is what it’s like to run that airborne operation.
The Weird History of Hillbilly TV — THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
Gabe Bullard takes a long, hard look at the history of hillbilly TV, from Andy Griffith to “Duck Dynasty.”
“The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson
Fiction, from 1948: “The people had done it so many times that they only half listened to the directions; most of them were quiet, wetting their lips, not looking around.”
When the Next Animal Plague Hits, Can This Lab Stop It?
A new federal facility in Kansas will house the deadliest agricultural pathogens in the world—and researchers working tirelessly to contain them.
The Evolution of Throwing
Homo sapiens has a throwing arm that sets it apart. Athletes are helping anthropologists understand this prowess.
Who Killed Cachou the Bear? Murder Mystery in Spain Rattles Conservationists
Conservationists saw the 6-year-old brown bear as a symbol of hope. Villagers saw him as a menace. Then he turned up dead.
The unique culture of Japanese convenience stores - BBC Travel
The true star of the Akutagawa Prize-winning novel Convenience Store Woman is the convenience store itself. But what is it that makes these shops so magical?
A Well-Woven Tale: The fabric of the modern world
The Gull Next Door | Hakai Magazine
Your obnoxious neighbor or just a misunderstood, displaced seabird?
“The Only Thing I Knew How to Do Was Kill People”: Inside the Rash of Unexp
Dozens of people were killed, died by suicide, or went missing from the Texas military base last year alone. What is behind the violence and tragedy at Fort Hood?
Minik and the Meteor
Behind the American Museum of Natural History’s most venerable artifact is the shameful tale of a relentless explorer and a young boy’s torturous journey from Greenland to New York.
The Deep Roots of the Vegetable That ‘Took Over the World’
A study digs up the origin of the single species that gives us turnips, bok choy, broccoli rabe, and more.
The Sky Thief
How a goofy, God-fearing airport worker stole a passenger plane from the Seattle-Tacoma Airport and took flight with no plan to land.
The Lazarus heist: How North Korea almost pulled off a billion-dollar hack
In 2016 North Korean hackers planned a $1bn raid on Bangladesh's national bank and came within an inch of success. But how did they do it?
Four Stories from the Russian Arctic
Evgenia Arbugaeva’s pictures of isolated figures in harsh terrain look recovered from the deep past or icebound legend.
Tomorrow Edition - The Agony and the Ecstasy of Deep Brain Stimulation Surg
What deep brain stimulation surgery feels like.
Africa’s ancient scripts counter European ideas of literacy | Aeon Essays
European ideas of African illiteracy are persistent, prejudiced and, as the story of Libyc script shows, entirely wrong
Her Kind Of Blue: Joni Mitchell's Masterpiece At 50
How do we understand Blue in the 21st century? Can we think of Mitchell's 1971 album, long considered the apex of confessional songwriting, as a paradigm not of raw emotion, but of care and craft?
The birthplace of the modern apple - BBC Travel
When a Russian scientist identified the Malus sieversii as the progenitor of the domestic apple, harvests in Kazakhstan’s forests were bountiful; now this wild fruit is threatened.
The Elemental Strangeness of Foxes
Zito Madu in pursuit of London’s wildlife.
A boy, his brain, and a decades-long medical controversy
No one could deny that Timothy was sick. But when doctors can’t agree on the cause of an illness, what happens to the patients trapped in limbo?
Bill Ackman Sent a Text to the CEO of Mastercard. What Happened Next Is a Parable for ESG.
A yearlong campaign to hold major companies accountable for online sexual abuse met with little success — until a New York Times article got a hedge fund manager involved.
Decades After Mysteriously Drowning, Pecos Jane Has a Name – Texas Monthly
The young woman who mysteriously drowned in the Ropers Motel pool in 1966 might have remained anonymous forever, if not for cutting-edge genetics, old-fashioned genealogy—and the kindness of a small West Texas town.
The Mystery at the Heart of Physics That Only Math Can Solve
The accelerating effort to understand the mathematics of quantum field theory will have profound consequences for both math and physics.
How to Save an Ancient Language Before It Disappears Forever
For decades, Taiwan’s minority Hakka people were banned from teaching their native language. Now an unlikely coalition of aging academics and millennial radio DJs are doing all they can to keep it alive.
The Mother of All ‘Abandoned’ Airports (2015)
West Berlin's lifeline during the Soviet Blockade, Tempelhof Airport has since become the city’s biggest park. Berliners will fight to keep it that way.
The elephant vanishes: how a circus family went on the run
The long read: Dumba has spent her life performing in circuses around Europe, but in recent years animal rights activists have been campaigning to rescue her. When it looked like they might succeed, Dumba and her owners disappeared
The blind woman who switched personalities and could suddenly see | The Sta
It’s All in Your Head review – enduring mystery of psychosomatic illness |
Suzanne O’Sullivan’s excellent book reveals that medicine remains as much an art as a science
An Old Effort To Stop The Smallpox Virus Has Lessons For COVID-19 Today : S
In 1721, London was in the grips of a deadly smallpox epidemic. One woman learned how to stop it, but her solution sowed political division.
Meet the Appalachian Apple Hunter Who Rescued 1,000 'Lost' Varieties
Tom Brown's retirement hobby is a godsend for chefs, conservationists, and cider.