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Fresh Hell

The Baffler

July 21, 2023

Barbie’s Malibu Dream House is not going to survive climate change.

Risk and Revolution

Wen Stephenson

July 20, 2023

Is it possible to imagine a radical break in the social and political order?

Rat Kings of New York

Travis Diehl

July 19, 2023

New York City’s rat problem is really a trash problem.

The Good Enough Momfluencer

Sophie Lewis

July 18, 2023

Unpacking the momfluencer’s appeal.

The Dutiful Wife

Rafia Zakaria

July 14, 2023

It is a truth once universally acknowledged that a literary man must be in want of a wife.

Translating the Language of the Border

Gaby Del Valle

July 12, 2023

A memoir of working with—and against—the U.S. deportation machine.

Second Chance Suite

Sam Sweet

July 11, 2023

Issue no. 69

True-life tales of card sharks, magicians, and musicians.

What Happened in Vegas

David Hill

July 10, 2023

Issue no. 69

Jimmy Hoffa, the Teamsters, and the making of modern Las Vegas.

Funny Business

Rachel Wilkinson

July 10, 2023

Issue no. 69

The future of amusement is coming, and it’s surprisingly low-octane.

Giant Sucking Sounds

Liz Pelly

July 10, 2023

Issue no. 69

Amazon is devouring the music business.

Please Shill Me

Michael Friedrich

July 10, 2023

Issue no. 69

Stale punk consciousness at its eponymous museum in Las Vegas.

Blowing Up the Crypto Cartel

Jacob Silverman

July 10, 2023

Issue no. 69

The collapse of FTX broke the crypto omerta.