On Hitler’s Last Desperate Plan to Destroy Paris
On August 23rd, the day after Dietrich von Choltitz dispatched Rolf Nordling to contact the Allies, Hitler sent a message to Field Marshal Walther Model and von Choltitz demanding that Paris be hel…
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The Murders That Shook a Mountain Town
Last winter, Moroccan officials found two hikers dead on the trail to the highest peak in the Atlas Mountains. The international investigation that followed revealed the fragility of the adventure travel economy, as well as what happens when a small tourist hub is suddenly made…
Restaurant Secrets From Nobu: Reservations, Unruly Celebs, Sushi
From celebrity seating warfare to dogs sipping Champagne, there’s never a dull moment at America’s most famous sushi joint.
Dr. John: The Joy and Mystery of a New Orleans Saint
Few embodied the spirit of New Orleans, or helped take its music to strange new places, the way the man born Mac Rebennack did.
Wanderland: a journey through Iran’s wild west
Nomads have been central to the country’s history for centuries. Anthony Sattin joins the roaming empire
Losing the News
The Charleston Gazette-Mail, known for its dogged accountability journalism, survived a merger and bankruptcy. Will it survive a new owner with ties to the very industries its reporters have been watchdogging?
Stan Smith: The Man Who Became A Shoe
How Stan Smith went from a "decent" tennis player to the most popular trainer on the planet
The Comedians, The Mob and the American Supperclub by Kliph Nesteroff
"The Mob was an integral part of everything." - Comedian Jackie Curtiss "I worked for a lot of gentlemen of that persuasion over the years. I learned a long time ago when I worked for Frank Costello in New York...
Inside a Top-Secret Factory Where Scent Is Made
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A peek at the scientists who chemically engineer the scents behind numerous commercial products.
UT Southwestern’s Cutting-Edge Battle Against Rare, Fatal Childhood Disease
With a new gene therapy center almost completed, the medical center is providing hope for families who previously had little.
To avoid moral failure, don’t see people as Sherlock does | Aeon Ideas
Elementary, my dear Sherlock: it’s moral failure to see people as objects to be studied or as evidence to be interpreted
Archaeology of the 99%
The vast majority of people in antiquity were too poor to leave many artifacts behind. But archaeologists have learned how to look beyond the temples and palaces.
The Bizarre Tale of a Cursed Russian Ghost Ship
The Russian ship called the Ivan Vassili began its life in St. Petersburg in 1897, where it was built as a civilian steam
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Why Arabic Is Terrific (Idle Words)
The Oyster Poachers of Connemara - Saveur - Pocket
In Ireland, few things are black and white, especially the law—and the tales of men who break it to dive for treasure under cover of darkness
Wolves of Karelia
A short story by Arna Bontemps Hemenway
The Pet Cemetery
A tour of a graveyard for beloved animals.
Searching for Keith | Hakai Magazine
A detective’s quest reveals how one idealistic fisheries observer may have collided with criminals and desperate migrants—and paid for it with his life.
Ricky Jay’s Magical Secrets
From 1993: The magician’s deft illusions flout reality, and he rejects the notion that magic is a suitable entertainment for children.
Is it possible to disrupt a cow?
Technology can displace the cow and save the climate. But we will need to think beyond the bun
A Casino Card Shark’s First Time Getting Caught
As a struggling grad student, I happened upon a lucrative side hustle with an elite team of card-counters—and found the community I'd been looking for.
The High Priest of Heavy Metal
First he found God. Then he found death metal. But Father Robert Culat believes there’s no reason the two can’t co-exist.
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King of the Snitches: The Fashion Photographer Who Duped Drug Lords and the
Baruch Vega ran a scheme that ensnared Colombian cocaine kingpins and gave him a life of luxury. Then one put a price on his head.
Why plants don’t die from cancer
Humans and other mammals and birds would have been killed many times over by Chernobyl's radiation that plants in the most contaminated areas received. So why is plant life so resilient to radiation and nuclear disaster?
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The Sibling Rivalry Burning Up an $800 Million Oil Dynasty
A story of lifelong grudges, frame-ups, greed, drugs, and an incompetent conspiracy of off-duty cops.
The Storm
Six young men set out on a dead-calm sea to seek their fortunes. Suddenly they were hit by the worst gale in a century, and there wasn’t even time to shout. The article that eventually became The Perfect Storm.
Speed Kills
Development of hypersonics is moving so quickly that it threatens to outpace any real discussion about the potential perils of such weapons, including how they may disrupt efforts to avoid accidental conflict, especially during crises.
Bodies in Seats
"A sweatshop in America"
Narratively | Substack
Discover extraordinary true stories celebrating the diversity of humanity. Click to read Narratively, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
Remembering Dr. John
Mac Rebennack devoted himself to New Orleans culture.
Do You Trust Your People?
Leadership Now is a leading source for leadership development and analysis. We believe that anyone can make a difference by leading from where they are.
The real Goldfinger: the London banker who broke the world
The true story of how the City of London invented offshore banking – and set the rich free
Someone Donated His Frostbitten Toe to a Canadian Bar
The legend of the Sourtoe Cocktail continues.
The Illuminating Geometry of Viruses | Quanta Magazine
Mathematical insights into how RNA helps viruses pull together their protein shells could guide future studies of viral behavior and function.
An Orbit Map of the Solar System
A map of over 18,000 asteroids in the Solar System.
The Curse of the Ship of Gold
How a brilliant scientist went from discovering a mother lode of treasure at the bottom of the sea to fleeing from authorities with suitcases full of cash.
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How Legalization Changed Humboldt County Marijuana
In an isolated Northern California community, the last remnants of the counterculture are confronting the future of cannabis.
Meet the Product Designer Who Made Mid-Century America Look Clean and Styli
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From refrigerators to cars to Air Force One, Raymond Loewy's distinctive "cleanlining" sold products
Why I Traveled the World Hunting for Mutant Bugs - Issue 73: Play
A researcher who works through painting tells her story.
Meet the Carousing Texan Who Won a Nobel Prize
Jim Allison is an iconoclastic scientist who toiled in obscurity for years. Then he helped crack a mystery that may save millions of lives: Why doesn’t the immune system attack cancer?
Why Would Anyone Choose to Run 100 Miles Through the Desert?
The Oman Desert Marathon was my first ultra marathon. It was just over 100 miles (165km) across the baking sand. I didn’t really want to do it. It only came up as an idea when an editor from The Fi…
The Secret Oral History of Bennington: The 1980s' Most Decadent College
Bennington College in the 1980s was a hothouse of sex, drugs, and future literary stars--among them, Donna Tartt, Bret Easton Ellis, and Jonathan Lethem. Return to a campus and an era like no other.
Outlaw Country — The Atavist Magazine
Klamath County, Oregon, is the perfect place to go if you don't want to be found—and the worst place to be if someone threatens your life.
A student in Boston wrote ‘I am from Hong Kong.’ An onslaught of Chinese anger followed.
As China tightens its hold on Hong Kong, battles flare over identity and the special status of the former British colony.
Antonio Salieri’s Revenge
He was falsely cast as Mozart’s murderer and music’s sorest loser. Now he’s getting a fresh hearing.
Thai cave rescue: Inside the near-impossible mission to save the 12 trapped boys
The inside story of an improbable team of divers, a near-impossible plan and the rescue of a Thai junior football team from a cave in Thailand