THE CALIFORNIAN
Every move Gavin Newsom has made in his political career has seemed geared toward manifesting a certain destiny: the American presidency. As Newsom’s current dominion wobbles between failed state and vital organ, and his party lurches from self-loathing to valor, JOE HAGAN tags along to see if the slickest governor in the nation has what it takes to win over Democrats, never mind the whole country
The Armenian Dream
Call it a curse or call it destiny, Kim Kardashian’s success and her famous family are a prophecy foretold by her very own ancestors. It’s in her blood, argues JONATHAN VAN METER, who, in Citizen Kim, traces the mogul’s signature work ethic back to ancient Armenia
TROUBLE IN THE WATER
Star water polo player Lucca van der Woude was arrested in 2024 after being accused of sexual assault, rocking an elite Los Angeles community. Two years later, his former teammate Aidan Romain tells DEANNA KIZIS about his lawsuit against both Van der Woude and Harvard-Westlake School—which Romain says protected the white student who made his life unbearable
BODIES, BODIES, BODIES
Several dozen world-class athletes have spent the last four months in Abu Dhabi training to compete for millions of dollars in the Enhanced Games—a competition that is literally on steroids. And hormones. And Adderall. CLARA MOLOT talks to the people involved—and RFK Jr.—about the event that’s backed by everyone from Peter Thiel and Donald Trump Jr. to Saudi royalty
HELL AND HIGH WATER
You’ve heard of the flood that killed 27 girls at Camp Mystic on July 4 one year ago. But the rising waters of the Guadalupe River also drowned nearly a hundred others on that horrible night, including numerous members of the local Hispanic community. KAREN VALBY speaks with the friends and neighbors who put themselves on the front lines the next morning—and began the unthinkable work of sifting through the wreckage
The Next Black President
Kamala Harris’s quest for the White House was rooted in a political tradition pioneered by black women. In the wake of Gaza, the broad promise of that tradition proved too much for her to bear. As the question of another run looms, TA-NEHISI COATES reckons with the implicit violence of the American presidency—and the conditions under which a black woman might ever hold that office
THE CALIFORNIAN
Every move Gavin Newsom has made in his political career has seemed geared toward manifesting a certain destiny: the American presidency. As Newsom’s current dominion wobbles between failed state and vital organ, and his party lurches from self-loathing to valor, JOE HAGAN tags along to see if the slickest governor in the nation has what it takes to win over Democrats, never mind the whole country
The Armenian Dream
Call it a curse or call it destiny, Kim Kardashian’s success and her famous family are a prophecy foretold by her very own ancestors. It’s in her blood, argues JONATHAN VAN METER, who, in Citizen Kim, traces the mogul’s signature work ethic back to ancient Armenia
TROUBLE IN THE WATER
Star water polo player Lucca van der Woude was arrested in 2024 after being accused of sexual assault, rocking an elite Los Angeles community. Two years later, his former teammate Aidan Romain tells DEANNA KIZIS about his lawsuit against both Van der Woude and Harvard-Westlake School—which Romain says protected the white student who made his life unbearable
BODIES, BODIES, BODIES
Several dozen world-class athletes have spent the last four months in Abu Dhabi training to compete for millions of dollars in the Enhanced Games—a competition that is literally on steroids. And hormones. And Adderall. CLARA MOLOT talks to the people involved—and RFK Jr.—about the event that’s backed by everyone from Peter Thiel and Donald Trump Jr. to Saudi royalty
HELL AND HIGH WATER
You’ve heard of the flood that killed 27 girls at Camp Mystic on July 4 one year ago. But the rising waters of the Guadalupe River also drowned nearly a hundred others on that horrible night, including numerous members of the local Hispanic community. KAREN VALBY speaks with the friends and neighbors who put themselves on the front lines the next morning—and began the unthinkable work of sifting through the wreckage
The Next Black President
Kamala Harris’s quest for the White House was rooted in a political tradition pioneered by black women. In the wake of Gaza, the broad promise of that tradition proved too much for her to bear. As the question of another run looms, TA-NEHISI COATES reckons with the implicit violence of the American presidency—and the conditions under which a black woman might ever hold that office
Gute Zeitschrift mit wenig Boulevard und verschiedenen Artikeln und Interviews zu diversen Themen.
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Gute Zeitschrift mit wenig Boulevard und verschiedenen Artikeln und Interviews zu diversen Themen.