Massage Parlors with 'Happy Endings' Give These Sex Workers a Decent Living
Often portrayed as hotbeds of human trafficking, workers, owners, and activists say these places can be a safe and reliable option for immigrants.
She Helped Expose Girls Do Porn, But She Can Never Outrun What It Did to Her
As the ringleaders of Girls Do Porn face the possibility of life in prison, one woman discusses a life-altering decision that led her to contemplate suicide, drop out of school, and go into hiding.
Why Would You Ever Want to Live in 2019?
You may remember Gabriel and Sarah Chrisman as the couple who went viral for living as if they were in Victorian times. Four years later, looking at their life—and the reaction to it—outlines our society's most pressing cultural battles.
Municipal Borders Have a Huge Impact on Millions of People’s Daily Lives. Here Are a Few of America’s Starkest.
Piedmont, California; Grosse Pointe, Michigan; and Roxbury, Massachusetts, may be separated by thousands of miles, but they've been shaped by the same man-made forces.
From 'The Alcatraz of the Rockies' to the Streets
The U.S. sends “the worst of the worst” to ADX Florence. This is what happens when they get out.
How Cam Models Changed the Porn World Forever
Camming and customized content has turned our experiences with porn into uniquely personal moments.
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me on YouTube!
Over the past 20 or so months, some of the biggest stars in the world have turned to something people do to get famous in the first place: vlogging.
Synthetic Drugs Will Change the Global Drug Trade Forever
Drug traffickers thrive on their ability to penetrate national borders, but a new era of toxic, man-made highs could dissolve those boundaries and transform the global drug trade.
The Terrifying True Story of How 'The Blair Witch Project' Was Made
On its 20th anniversary, we talk to the filmmakers and actors behind the phenomenon that inspired the DIY horror genre.
'Climate Despair' Is Making People Give Up on Life
"It's super painful to be a human being right now at this point in history."
The Anatomy of Empathy
Joel Salinas can literally feel his patients' pain. But as scientists are learning, there's more to empathy than just mirroring someone else.
AirPods Are a Tragedy
Apple claims that AirPods are building a “wireless future.” Many people think they're a symbol of disposable wealth. The truth is bleaker.