The Minds Solving the Giant Puzzle the Stasi Left Behind
Meet the employees piecing together the shredded remnants of surveillance and secrecy in East Germany.
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How to Make Friends in Outer Space
When Carl Sagan's team sent two gold-plated records into space in 1977, it wanted to make alien contact. Forty years later, those time capsules are hurtling beyond the reaches of the Solar System, still seeking intelligent life.
The Long, Fascinating History of Leftist Self-Defense
Right-wingers may be more culturally associated with firearms, but the left has trained for combat since the 19th century.
How ‘Handsome Devil’ Expands the Gay Coming-of-Age Canon
John Butler's new film about gay friendship puts a powerful spin on generic, feel-good Hollywood stereotypes.
How Three Photographers Use Instagram to Share and Inform Their Work
Photos that demonstrate how the social media platform also functions as an artistic space.
A Brief History of the Coffee Shop as a Symbol for Gentrification
Neighborhood change has long gone hand in hand with the coffee bean.
Vince Staples Is Reporting the News
On his new record, Staples comes across as an archivist, a relentless world-builder, a griot on the porch.
How to Tell a Better Cult Story
How four recent works—two books and two television shows—are transforming how we talk about new religious movements.
Are Movies About Eating Disorders Fundamentally Uncinematic?
Netflix's To the Bone doesn't convey the solitude and paranoia of life with an eating disorder—but it's certainly not the first to twist reality.