Retired detective Paul Holes has never read his friend Michelle McNamara’s New York Times-bestselling book I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, about the hunt for the Golden State Killer — despite factoring heavily into its […]
5 Ways the Starbucks App is a Revelation During This Socially-Distanced Summer
It’s hard to overstate just how much the coronavirus pandemic has changed life around the country (and the world) in just a few short months. We’re all adapting to the new realities of social distancing, […]
My Family Saw a Police Car Hit a Kid — Then I Learned How NYPD Impunity Works
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Last Halloween, my wife and then-6-year-old daughter were making their way home after trick-or-treating in Brooklyn. Suddenly, an unmarked NYPD car with sirens wailing began speeding against traffic […]
'This Might Just Be the First Chapter': A New York Doctor on Her Experience With COVID-19
Dr. Chiti Parikh is the co-director of Integrative Health at Weill Cornell Medicine. In early March, as the coronavirus outbreak was poised to hit New York City, she volunteered to work in the emergency room to […]
On TikTok, Cops Are Still Trying to Be the Good Guys
One of @OfficerCortese’s top-performing TikToks of the past few weeks shows him responding to the question “How do you like being a cop?” “I like it, but not a lot,” he lip-synchs to audio of […]
Stonewall Inn, Struggling Due to COVID-19, Launches Fundraiser to Save LGBTQ Landmark
Severely impacted by COVID-19, New York’s Stonewall Inn — the historic LGBTQ landmark and site of the Stonewall Riots in 1969 — has launched a fundraiser with the hopes of reopening post-pandemic. The new GoFundMe […]
Louisville Police Department Fires Detective Over Killing of Breonna Taylor
One of three Louisville, Kentucky officers that were involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor, who was shot in her home on March 13th while she was sleeping, has been fired, authorities announced on Tuesday. […]
Ron Jeremy Charged With Sexual Assault of Four Women
UPDATE: Ron Jeremy pleaded not guilty in a Los Angeles court Friday to three counts of forcible rape and forcible penetration by a foreign object and one count of forcible oral copulation and sexual battery, […]
U.S. Soldier Indicted for Plotting Attack on His Own Unit With Satanic Neo-Nazi Group
A U.S. Army private is accused of planning a violent attack on his own unit with the Order of the Nine Angles — a neo-Nazi satanic group based in the U.K., sometimes called the O9A […]
Black Lives Matter Co-Founder on Building a Movement Through Art
Patrisse Cullors can’t quite remember if she was six or seven when her home was raided by police. “We were children. My mom was young. I just remember them having no care in how they […]
Zosia Mamet, Marcia Gay Harden Set for 24-Hour Play Charity Livestream
Kenneth Lonergan, Marcia Gay Harden and Zosia Mamet will partake in the next round of the ongoing livestream series The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues, with this installment raising money for the Release Aging People […]
Canceled Prom: Photographs by Christian K. Lee
“The pinnacle of the school year for many high school seniors is their prom. In preparation, some bought their outfits months in advance just waiting for the opportunity to wear them to the highly anticipated […]