I Lived the #VanLife. It Wasn’t Pretty.
The New York TimesThe writer Caity Weaver’s pursuit of the manifest destiny of the millennial generation ended up looking better in the photos.
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A hacker’s revenge, self-discovery in Costco, and the truth about #VanLife.
The writer Caity Weaver’s pursuit of the manifest destiny of the millennial generation ended up looking better in the photos.
While most people are fast asleep, some ultra-introverts are going about their lives, reveling in the quiet and solitude. They challenge a core assumption of psychology: that all humans need social connection.
Mackenzie Fierceton was championed as a former foster youth who had overcome an abusive childhood and won a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Then the University of Pennsylvania accused her of lying.
Everyone trusted the two guys at Three Arrows Capital. They knew what they were doing — right?
Scott was a top undercover agent for the FBI, putting himself in harm’s way dozens of times. Now, he’s telling his story for the first time to sound the alarm about the threat of far-right extremists in America.
Disappointed with the lack of US response to the Hermit Kingdom's attacks against US security researchers, one hacker took matters into his own hands.
The revolutionary dating app made a lot of people rich. Co-founder Sean Rad didn’t feel rich enough.
Stéphane Bourgoin became famous through his jailhouse interviews with murderers. Then an anonymous collective of true-crime fans began investigating his own story.
The story of what really happened when a mountaineer fell 1,000 feet while summiting North America’s tallest peak, Denali.
“In the great halls of Costco, two of our greatest fears are assuaged — that of not having enough, and that of not being enough.”
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