When a Vintage RV Is Your Home, Repair Is a Way of Life
Six years ago, I moved my family into a 50-year-old RV—not just to see America, but to test my belief that anything worth fixing can be fixed.
Brandon Sanderson Is Your God
He’s the biggest fantasy writer in the world. He’s also very Mormon. These things are profoundly related.
Jenny Odell Can Stretch Time and So Can You
A conversation with the writer and artist on her new book, collective burnout, and ways to live off the clock.
On the Trail of the Fentanyl King
An Iraqi translator for the US military emigrated to Texas to start a new life. He ended up becoming one of the biggest drug dealers on the dark web.
This Is a Philosopher on Drugs
I was at the lowest point in my life. I needed a mind-altering jolt. In the end, everything—even the meaning of “everything”—changed.
The Lie Detector Was Never Very Good at Telling the Truth
Taking a polygraph test is always stressful, and the results are often flawed. So why have police been using it for 100 years?
The Mining Industry’s Next Frontier Is Deep, Deep Under the Sea
Companies are diving to the bottom to scoop up metals essential for our EV-driven future. But how much ocean are we willing to sacrifice?
The Battle for the Soul of Buy Nothing
How an idealistic community for exchanging free stuff tried to break away from Facebook, and ended up breaking apart.
Meet the Superusers Behind IMDb, the Internet’s Favorite Movie Site
Powered by obsessed film buffs, it’s a crowdsourced juggernaut that’s older than Google and Wikipedia. Now AI is threatening to steal the starring role.