longreads
Marina Abramović Still Doesn’t Give a Fuck
Nearing 70, the artist who built a career off of subversive performance is still pushing boundaries, causing controversies, and influencing the youth.
Did Police Homophobia Allow a Serial Killer to Target Gay Men for Over a Year?
40-year-old Stephen Port allegedly drugged and murdered four young men in London after meeting them through Grindr.
How One Man Ran the World's Only Menstruation Museum From His Basement
The sad tale of an aging bachelor, a massive collection of menstrual memorabilia, and the museum that may one day rise again.
I Charged My Sexual Energies at the Osho Meditation Resort in India
"Feel the energy in the tip of your sex!" said the instructor.
Love, Lies, and the Long Aftermath of My Parents' Divorce
My parents divorced before I was one, and when I look back at my life I wonder if that's why I've been a shitty person to every woman I've ever dated.
Did a White Guy Steal a Popular Gossip Site from Three Black Teenagers?
Oh No They Didn't grew from a LiveJournal community to an honest-to-god brand, but the people who run it today have been accused of exploiting the original founders.
Christopher Owens' New Testament: No Drugs, New Love, New Life
The former Girls frontman speaks on his heroin addiction, falling in love, and wearing a cowboy hat.
Why the Legacy of 'Almost Famous' Will Never Die (Hint: the Clothes)
Blame Penny Lane for festival fashion.
Production Music: The Songs You Almost Know By Heart
There's an entire industry devoted to creating the songs that sort of sound like other songs that you hear on TV.
Mr. Jones and Me
This is the story of how I took $5,000 of someone else's money and used it to buy a Mike Jones concert and inadvertently became best friends with him in the process.