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self portrait
Sept. 25, 2015
Return Ticket: The Memories on My Bookshelf Rereading is like rewriting ourselves, reinventing the past.
self portrait
Sept. 23, 2015
What I Left Out of My Memoir When she wrote her book, Mac McClelland omitted one tiny detail. Should she have?
self portrait
Sept. 22, 2015
Eve’s Hollywood : The Sex Life of a ’70s ‘It’ GirlThe memoirs of Eve Babitz, a scandalous scenester of the ‘60s and ‘70s, are being reissued.
What the Justice System Gets Wrong About Eyewitness Testimony “At the police station, she had looked upon the true perpetrator and picked out an innocent man.”
The Waking Nightmare of Restless Leg Syndrome “Within the RLS community there is so much division and frantic cure-seeking that people, already sleep-deprived, tend to lose their grip on the real problem.”
book excerpt
June 7, 2015
By Samantha Matthews
As told to David Shields
Book Excerpt: Werner Herzog’s Of Walking in Ice The first chapter of the film auteur’s newly reissued nonfiction classic.
David Foster Wallace’s David Letterman Tribute “I am a woman who appeared in public on Late Night with David Letterman on March 22, 1989.”
What It Was Like to Visit Yves Saint Laurent in His Studio In her new book, Kate Betts describes covering the designer as a young reporter at WWD .
Natalie Frank’s Grim Fairy-Tale Art “I’m going to marry my daughter, for she is the living image of my dead wife.”
The Science of ‘Accidental’ Joke-Stealing and Plagiarism Experiments show why it isn’t always the joke stealer’s fault.
It’s Healthy to Let Your Mind Wander It can also help stimulate creativity.
Revisiting the Show That Launched Alexander McQueen’s Career A new biography documents his 1995 spring collection, inspired by The Birds .
game of thrones
Apr. 9, 2015
social psychology
Feb. 25, 2015
Boys Become Criminals by Talking About It First And we’re dealing with this problem in exactly the wrong way.
Kim Gordon on the Pain and Anger of Performing With Her Ex What it was like to go onstage with Thurston Moore for Sonic Youth’s last show.
relationships
Feb. 23, 2015
Robert Christgau on the Deaths of Lennon, Marley An excerpt from the veteran rock critic’s memoir, Going Into the City.
My Wild Oscar-Party Night With Courtney Love and Jessica Lange An excerpt from Kevin Sessums’s memoir, I Left It on the Mountain.
Love, Lies, and Sex on a Bet The crazy intensity of teenage desire is still vivid 30 years later.
The Weird Connections Between Hearing and Taste Headphones could make those Pringles seem crunchier.
political psychology
Dec. 19, 2014
Stephen Colbert Made Conservatives More Conservative The faux -blowhard icon had some surprising effects on his viewers, not all of whom were in on the joke.
Decoding Those Lingering Jay Z Illuminati Rumors An excerpt from Season of the Witch: How the Occult Saved Rock and Roll .
Patton Oswalt on Lewis’s Holocaust Clown Film An excerpt from his upcoming book, Silver Screen Fiend .
What ‘Serial’ Can Teach us About Memory We’re relying on some dangerously outdated notions about how human memory works.
Scientists Are Not That Smart People who think they hate science are probably using science without realizing it.
The FDA’s Calorie Labels Probably Won’t Make People Any Healthier There’s just not much evidence that they change people’s food-purchasing behavior.
relationships
Nov. 21, 2014
‘Capitalization’ Is Vital to Relationships What do you do when your partner tells you big news that has nothing to do with your relationship?
going viral
Nov. 21, 2014
social psychology
Nov. 10, 2014
book excerpt
Oct. 29, 2014
Amy Poehler on Taping SNL While Pregnant It’s like wearing a sombrero, apparently.
Pregnancy Doesn’t Actually Make Women Dumber And the “baby brain” myth is likely contributing to prejudice against pregnant women.
positive psychology
Oct. 27, 2014
Your Positive Thinking Could Be Holding You Back Fantasizing about positive outcomes may make them less likely.
online dating
Oct. 13, 2014
consciousness
Oct. 10, 2014
book excerpt
Sept. 16, 2014
My Dad Was James Brown. I Saw Him Beat My Mom. An excerpt from Yamma Brown’s memoir Cold Sweat .
book excerpt
July 29, 2014
The Movie That Made Robert De Niro Bankable 1988’s Midnight Run changed him from an actor to a star.
first person
Jan. 30, 2013
The Jewish Morality Police Attacked My Short Skirt A run-in with Brooklyn’s ultra-Orthodox clothing cops.
excerpt
July 7, 2011
Flip Flop Fly Ball Excerpt: How Soon Do Announcers Mention a No-Hitter?In the case of the Rockies broadcast of Ubaldo Jimenez’s no-hitter last year, not until after it’s over.
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