He appeared out of nowhere. He had no name, no memory, no past. He was the only person the FBI ever listed as missing even though they knew where he was. How could B.K. Doe remain anonymous in the modern age’s matrix of observation?
By: Sean Williams   |   Outside   |   Sept 2022
Meet an amazing man who has dedicated his entire adult life to stone skipping, sacrificing everything to produce world-record throws that defy the laws of physics. To hear him tell it, he has no choice.
By: Vijai Maseshwari   |   Narratively   |   Sept 2022
'As a disillusioned cub reporter, I jumped at the bizarro job of a lifetime: editor-in-chief of Playboy Russia when nouveau riche Moscow was a hedonistic playground of sex, drugs, and early-stage capitalsm — until Putin’s rise brought my reign to a screeching halt.'
By: Tom Mahood   |   OtherHand   |   July 1996
'In the past I’ve kept certain locations regarding this incident fairly well cloaked for a variety of reasons, explained as part of the narrative. Mainly, it’s a very difficult, even dangerous, area to get into, and there are a lot of armchair desert adventurers possibly tempted to try it. '
By: Brian Phillips   |   The Ringer   |   Oct 2022
The story of Escobar’s death is tragic and violent. His life was anything but.
By: Thao Thai   |   The Sunday Long Read   |   Sept 2022
'IT’S A THURSDAY afternoon in July, and I’m expecting a ghost town at my local mall. But it’s not exactly that'
By: Kiera Feldman   |   Propublica   |   Jan 2018
Waste removal is one of the most dangerous jobs in the country. On the darkened streets of New York City, it’s a race for survival.
By: Chris Jones and Michael J. Mooney   |   The Atlantic   |   Oct 2022
At the peak of their fame, they were arguably the most famous magicians since Houdini.
'When my brother died, I was too shattered to write his obituary. There is little record of his 29 years of life; it simply vanished.'
By: Eric Borsuk   |   The Marshall project   |   Sept 2022
When Eric Borsuk went to prison with his two best friends, they found their ‘bid’ — their purpose — together. Then one day, everything changed.