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12/23/2019
Esquire
The Tuareg rocker, Mdou Moctar, was never meant to play guitar. Despite the odds, he managed to make a name for himself, star in an homage to Prince's Purple Rain—and create one of the best rock albums of the year.
10/09/2019
Outside
Maybe not in our hearts, but certainly in our brains. Plus, they can make you love the indoors far too much—which is why there’s now a full-fledged, woodsy rehab center for joystick addicts who need a soothing pathway back to a normal life.
04/19/2019
Vanity Fair
How One of America’s Biggest Pastors Became a Drug Runner for a Mexican Cartel.
03/25/2019
Wired
Synthetic Biology is making it easier than ever to produce life-saving vaccines - and life-taking viruses that humanity is not prepared to fight.
04/02/2019
Esquire
Six years ago, three former Mossad agents launched an experimental Israeli Army program to recruit those on the autism spectrum, harnessing their unique aptitudes—their "superpowers," as one soldier puts it.
12/14/2018
Rolling Stone
How a down-on-his-luck headbanger fabricated a persona, faked a tour, and promoted himself as a hard-rock savior
08/21/2018
Esquire
How Viagra went from a medical mistake to a $3-billion-dollar-a-year industry
07/23/2014
Maxim
When three daredevils snuck into the new World Trade Center tower and jumped off, they were looking for adventure, excitement, and the freedom of flight. Instead, they may lose their freedom altogether.
07/26/2018
Wired
An epic riddle. An eccentric storyteller. A missing person. When a man vanishes in the wilderness, his family takes to the internet to find him.
05/01/2018
Esquire
A bank glitch gave a 24-year old, down-on-his-luck Australian man access to unlimited funds. Then he did exactly what you think he did with it.
