Virgin Islands
The U.S. Virgin Islands Are Suing Jeffrey Epstein for Using His Private Islands to Abuse Underage Girls
One alleged 15-year-old victim attempted to escape by swimming, but Epstein formed a search party to track her down, according to the lawsuit.
This Black Woman Who Led a Labor Uprising Is Finally Getting a Monument
The statue was crafted by two black women and celebrates Queen Mary Thomas, a St. Croix woman who sparked a fiery revolt in the former Danish colony.
When My Lung Collapsed, Being a Bartender Saved My Life
One day my lung was there, the next day it was gone—replaced by a sad, deflated balloon.
Exxon Lawsuit Signals the Start of a Big Tobacco-Style Showdown for Oil and Gas
The oil and gas giant has filed a lawsuit to keep lawmakers and environmentalists in the dark.
This Pizza Delivery Boat Is Taking New York Slices to the High Seas
Hungry for pizza, but stranded on a boat in the US Virgin Islands? No problem—just take your dinghy down to Pizza Pi, the first serious slicery on the Caribbean seas.
The US Monster Islands
This week, my therapist suggested I should wait to start dating again. I had only been single and sober for a brief period of time, and she thought I should focus on myself before I let new people into my life. I considered following my therapist’s...
The Year My Volcano Exploded
In retrospect, I shouldn’t be surprised I broke up with my boyfriend the same week I got a tattoo of a goddess holding a severed man's head in her hand. This change was a long time coming.