longreads
He Was an Ex-FBI Serial Killer Profiler. Then His Lies Caught Up With Him.
True crime author Paul Harrison claimed he'd interviewed the world's most infamous murderers – only to be exposed as a fraud and scammer.
This NYC Artist's Radical Bread Is Baked to Be Destroyed
"If you look at bread, you have to look at subsidies and revolts and taxation. Bread has never really been simple.”
A Journey Into the Radical Art of Brain Injury Survivors
A small and thriving community of artists in London are re-kindling age old questions about why we create.
Stop Calling Food 'Plantation'
In the most generous light, the word can be a clumsy stand-in for “Southern.” But the term can't be separated from enslavement.
A Real Hot Mess: How Grits Got Weaponized Against Cheating Men
Understanding the Black women who seized a common pantry item—and, with it, power.
The Unapologetically Arab Restaurant That Reminded Me America is My Country, Too
At Dyafa, seeing people enjoying my heritage through food felt like a lifelong cloud of hatred was being lifted.
Your Brain Is Paying Attention While You're Sleeping
Even if you don't remember, your brain is listening.
This Fresh Batch of New York Bakers Is Making Bread Interesting Again
"It’s funny, when people meet me, they’re like, ‘Wait, you’re not what I expected.’"
Kurt Vile Is All Greased Up
The Philadelphia musician speaks on his new album ‘Bottle It In,’ meeting Neil Young, computers, Donald Trump’s bullshit, staring age 40 down, a mental breakdown, and whatever the hell his future holds.
'Bad Appetite' Puts the Food World's Cultural Appropriation on the Chopping Block
Comedian Jenny Yang uses her nascent YouTube series to showcase underrepresented voices in food.
Meet the Once-Homeless Chef Using Food to Fight Poverty
"You can’t do anything positive with your life unless you’re stabilized, and you can’t be stabilized on an empty stomach."