Looking Back at Fashion’s Queer History
Paul Hiebert talks with the Valerie Steele, co-curator of A Queer History of Fashion, about the new exhibit.
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Report: Homes for Indigent Addicts Have Poor Conditions, Unsavory Ties to Drug Clinics
A new study finds that New York’s three-quarter houses are dangerous and unsanitary and residents say they are compelled to use drug clinics that pay kickbacks to landlords.
New York’s ‘Shop and Frisk’ Scourge
Racial profiling in luxury stores is causing way more problems than it’s preventing.
If You Want Free Nicotine Patches, Pretend to Smoke More Than 7 Cigarettes a Day
Mike Dang called a hotline that helps people quit smoking. The only issue: he'd never started.
Teenage Pregnancy as Moral Panic
New York's public health campaign could encourage moral outrage, hostility, and volatility toward young, predominantly impoverished girls of color.
How Often Are Prosecutors Detaining the Innocent Until They Falsely Testify?
For years, prosecutors in New York have been using what are known as material witness orders to compel testimony from reluctant witnesses in criminal trials. But has the power to persuade led to coercion and tainted convictions?
New York Promised Help for Mentally Ill Inmates—But Still Sticks Many in Solitary
In New York, inmates diagnosed with “serious” disorders should be protected from solitary confinement. But since that policy began, the number of inmates diagnosed with such disorders has dropped.
City as Suburb
Who are the world's mega commuters and what effect are they having on the cities they live and work in?
The Impact of Body-Mounted Cameras on Cops and Criminals
Will we soon see video cameras on the shoulder of every cop and corrections officer? Or will the high cost to both budgets and, potentially, individual privacy be enough to stop their adoption nationwide?
Madison’s Portland Problem
"There’s a persistent rap that Madison simply lacks an entrepreneurial spirit, with many locals content with a laid-back life spent enjoying their neighborhoods, lakes, bike paths, and craft beers."