The Columbine-Killers Fan Club
A quarter century on, the school shooters’ mythology has propagated a sprawling subculture that idolizes murder and mayhem.
A quarter century on, the school shooters’ mythology has propagated a sprawling subculture that idolizes murder and mayhem.
In the 21st century, you are who you pretend to be. It’s a world Tom Ripley was made for.
No, young voters aren’t definitively turning toward Trump. But there’s a more specific dynamic to pay attention to.
If you feel too rushed even to read this, then your life could use a change.
With chefs tossing in pig ear, tequila, and other wacky ingredients, when does a classic dish become something other than itself?
Eid al-Fitr prayers in India, trophy winners at the Boston Marathon, the burning of a historic building in Denmark, a joyous water festival in Thailand, and much more
The founder of Chipotle wants to reinvent lunch with robots. Is that really a reinvention at all?
The first days of the criminal case against the former president have been mundane, even boring—and that’s remarkable.
Supercheap electric cars or an American industrial renaissance: Pick one.
The case has one important advantage the others don’t.
Revisiting BlackPlanet, and a lost era when social media was still fun
Despite the easing of taboos and the rise of hookup apps, Americans are in the midst of a sex recession. (From 2018)
“Good fielding and pitching, without hitting, or vice versa, is like Ben Franklin’s half a pair of scissors — ineffectual. Twenty-game winners or .400 hitters do not ensure victory.” (From 1941)
“I am tempted to think that the perplexed businessman might discover a possible solution of his troubles if he would just spend a few days in his wife’s kitchen.” (From 1932)
The case has one important advantage the others don’t.
Do photos, social posts, and diaries actually help us remember better?