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Holiday at the Dictator’s Guesthouse | Atavist
What possessed a family man from Ohio to smuggle a Bible into North Korea? On the morning of August 1,…
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The Devil Went Down to Georgia | Atavist
For years, a mysterious figure preyed on gay men in Atlanta. People on the streets called him the Handcuff Man—but…
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The Day I Put $50,000 in a Shoe Box and Handed It to a Stranger | The Cut
On a Tuesday evening this past October, I put $50,000 in cash in a shoe box, taped it shut as…
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Things Fell Apart | Podcast
As of 2024, there are 2 seasons of this podcast. Strange tales from the culture wars by Jon Ronson. Here’s…
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After Two Decades Undercover, She’s Ready to Tell the Real Story of Human Trafficking | Rolling Stone
For years, former FBI Special Agent Nikki Badolato led the FBI’s Child Exploitation Task Force targeting some of the most…
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My Family’s Slave | The Atlantic
She lived with us for 56 years. She raised me and my siblings without pay. I was 11, a typical…
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The Unravelling of an Expert on Serial Killers | New Yorker
Stéphane Bourgoin became famous through his jailhouse interviews with murderers. Then an anonymous collective of true-crime fans began investigating his…
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On the Trail of the Robocall King | Wired
An investigator set out to discover the source of one scammy robocall. Turns out, his target made them by the…
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He Cyberstalked Teen Girls for Years—Then They Fought Back | Wired
How a hacker shamed and humiliated high school girls in a small New Hampshire town, and how they helped take…
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Secrets of the Little Blue Box | Esquire
A story so incredible it may even make you feel sorry for the phone company I am in the expensively…
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The Falling Man | Esquire
Do you remember this photograph? In the United States, people have taken pains to banish it from the record of…
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Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Diamond? | The Atlantic
An unruly market may undo the work of a giant cartel and of an inspired, decades-long ad campaign The diamond…
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Inside China’s Massive Surveillance Operation | Wired
In northwest China, the government is cracking down on the minority Muslim Uyghur population, keeping them under constant surveillance and…
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The Day the Dinosaurs Died | New Yorker
A young paleontologist may have discovered a record of the most significant event in the history of life on Earth.…
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‘If You Want to Kill Someone, We Are the Right Guys’ | Wired
In a small Minnesota town, an IT technician found his way to the darkest corner of the web. Then he…
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The Devastating Allure of Medical Miracles | Wired
After sepsis forced the amputation of Sheila Advento’s hands, an intricate transplant technique made her whole again. Then came the…
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A Brutal Murder, a Wearable Witness, and an Unlikely Suspect | Wired
Karen Navarra was a quiet woman in her sixties who lived alone. She was found beaten to death. The neighbors…
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The Strange Life and Mysterious Death of a Virtuoso Coder | Wired
Jerold Haas was on the brink of blockchain riches. Then his body was found in the woods of southern Ohio.
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