I’m a 34-Year-Old NBA Center. And I’m Black. And I’m Gay.Jason Collins, Sports Illustrated
The coming-out story that rocked basketball—and the world.
The Guantanámo MemoirsMohamedou Ould Slahi, Slate
How the U.S. kept a detainee quiet for 12 years.
I’m Still HerePaul Miller, The Verge
Back online after a year without the Internet.
Crash Test Nate Blakeslee, Texas Monthly Two decades ago, Texas became ground zero for the “accountability” movement in public education. Now, after a revolt by teachers and parents, the legislature is posed to undo its own reforms.
Out in the Great Alone Brian Phillips, Grantland
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race pushes participants to the brink on an unforgiving trek to the end of the world. And, as one writer who tracked the race by air discovers, that is exactly the point.
Is This the Best Education Money Can Buy?Jenny Anderson, The New York Times Magazine
The $85 million for-profit startup school that educates Suri Cruise faces its biggest challenge yet: the parents.
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