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Apr 8, 2026 • 1h 12min
The Incredible Story of the Cartel Olympics
A Mexican athlete said he was kidnapped and forced to compete for his life in a tournament of gangs. But was he actually playing a different game?
By McKay Coppins
From the May 2026 issue.
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Apr 7, 2026 • 14min
My Self-Driving Car Crash
The danger of almost-perfect tech
By Raffi Krikorian
From the April 2026 issue.
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Apr 6, 2026 • 31min
The City Where Coetzee Is God
Searching for the Nobel laureate in Cape Town, the city he left behind.
By Gary Shteyngart
From the April 2026 issue.
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Apr 5, 2026 • 25min
The Forgotten Female Pilots of World War II
The WASPs risked their lives flying for the Army. But for decades, the U.S. government refused to recognize their military service.
By Ellen Cushing
From the April 2026 issue.
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Apr 4, 2026 • 20min
The College-Educated Working Class
Can a generation of graduates frustrated by their economic prospects change American labor politics?
By George Packer
From the April 2026 issue.
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Apr 3, 2026 • 22min
What 100 Million Volts Do to the Body and Mind
The odds of being struck by lightning in America in a given year are one in 1.2 million. How does the experience reorient a person’s sense of chance, of fate?
By Jacob Stern
From the April 2026 issue.
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Apr 2, 2026 • 12min
The Last Days of Franco
Montserrat Roig’s classic novel captures Barcelona on the cusp of unimaginable change.
By Colm Tóibín
From the April 2026 issue.
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Apr 1, 2026 • 27min
Inside the Dirty, Dystopian World of AI Data Centers
The race to power AI is already remaking the physical world.
By Matteo Wong
From the April 2026 issue.
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Mar 31, 2026 • 11min
Robyn Is Still Dancing On Her Own
On her first album in eight years, Robyn reckons with motherhood and midlife desire.
By Spencer Kornhaber
From the April 2026 issue.
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Mar 30, 2026 • 1h 15min
Sucker
My year as a degenerate gambler.
By McKay Coppins
From the April 2026 issue.
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