The SundayJan 173 min read
Invisibility, falafel wars, and the eyewitness
The best reads of the week
Every week The Sunday features a carefully curated selection of the most thought-provoking, interesting writing from around the web. Today’s pick of the week is a cautionary tale of what can happen when we rely solely on eyewitnesses to solve a crime, and how one tragic case led even the most conservative legislators towards changing the system.
Inside the Lab Where Invisibility Cloaks Are Made
Can science compete with magic?…Philip Ball | The Atlantic
Can science compete with magic?…Philip Ball | The Atlantic
The Road Goes on Forever
I had this idea that I could arrive in Macon, Georgia, via rental sedan, nose around for a day or two, and figure…Amanda Petrusich | Oxford American
I had this idea that I could arrive in Macon, Georgia, via rental sedan, nose around for a day or two, and figure…Amanda Petrusich | Oxford American
Mr. (Swipe) Right?
After a year of tumult and scandal at Tinder, ousted founder Sean Rad is back in charge. Now can he - and his company …Nellie Bowles | The California Sunday Magazine
After a year of tumult and scandal at Tinder, ousted founder Sean Rad is back in charge. Now can he - and his company …Nellie Bowles | The California Sunday Magazine
'I Think I May Die Tonight'
Standing on the porch of our office building, Gibson suddenly said that he wanted to start a magazine. For weeks, he…Anjan Sundaram | Foreign Policy
Standing on the porch of our office building, Gibson suddenly said that he wanted to start a magazine. For weeks, he…Anjan Sundaram | Foreign Policy
A Falafel House Divided
Some afternoons, when his uncle Zouhair was unable to open shop, Mustapha Sahyoun's father, Fouad, drove him to work in…Mohamad Yaghi and Jack Crosbie | Roads & Kingdoms
Some afternoons, when his uncle Zouhair was unable to open shop, Mustapha Sahyoun's father, Fouad, drove him to work in…Mohamad Yaghi and Jack Crosbie | Roads & Kingdoms
How the New Science of Freezing Can Save Your Life
Amazing stories of animals and humans surviving extreme cold are fueling futuristic research that verges on sci-fi. We…Rene Ebersole | Outside
Amazing stories of animals and humans surviving extreme cold are fueling futuristic research that verges on sci-fi. We…Rene Ebersole | Outside
The injustice system
Tyra Patterson says she was an innocent teenage bystander who ran away from a murder. Prosecutors say she was party to…Ed Pilkington | The Guardian
Tyra Patterson says she was an innocent teenage bystander who ran away from a murder. Prosecutors say she was party to…Ed Pilkington | The Guardian
License to (Not) Drive
An exclusive look behind the scenes at Google’s autonomous car testing centerSteven Levy | Backchannel
An exclusive look behind the scenes at Google’s autonomous car testing centerSteven Levy | Backchannel
My Right to Die: Assisted Suicide, My Family, and Me
Every story has a beginning. This one starts in late 2001, when my father-in-law fractured three of his ribs. Harry was…Kevin Drum | Mother Jones
Every story has a beginning. This one starts in late 2001, when my father-in-law fractured three of his ribs. Harry was…Kevin Drum | Mother Jones
Why boredom is anything but boring
In 1990, when James Danckert was 18, his older brother Paul crashed his car into a tree. He was pulled from the…Maggie Koerth-Baker | Nature
In 1990, when James Danckert was 18, his older brother Paul crashed his car into a tree. He was pulled from the…Maggie Koerth-Baker | Nature
Wall Street's Straight Man in Washington
On Oct. 15 the leading lights of the House Financial Services Committee, Republican and Democrat, arrived in Bern…Joshua Green | Bloomberg Politics
On Oct. 15 the leading lights of the House Financial Services Committee, Republican and Democrat, arrived in Bern…Joshua Green | Bloomberg Politics
Nature's Most Exquisite Creation
Photographs by David Liittschwager Published January 14, 2016 Join host Michael Stevens on a global journey to explore…Ed Yong | National Geographic Magazine
Photographs by David Liittschwager Published January 14, 2016 Join host Michael Stevens on a global journey to explore…Ed Yong | National Geographic Magazine
The Ultimate Terrorist Factory
In 1995, Kamel Daoudi, a twenty-one-year-old engineering student from the suburbs of Paris, moved out of his parents…Scott Sayare | Harper’s Magazine
In 1995, Kamel Daoudi, a twenty-one-year-old engineering student from the suburbs of Paris, moved out of his parents…Scott Sayare | Harper’s Magazine
Wall Street Darling - Then a Pariah
Toward the end of 2014, Russell Reitz, a genial Southern California pharmacist and serial entrepreneur, decided it was…Stephen Witt | New York Magazine
Toward the end of 2014, Russell Reitz, a genial Southern California pharmacist and serial entrepreneur, decided it was…Stephen Witt | New York Magazine
The Fight for Mosul
Two months ago, Masoud Barzani, the President of the Kurdish regional government, held a press conference on a hill…Luke Mogelson | The New Yorker
Two months ago, Masoud Barzani, the President of the Kurdish regional government, held a press conference on a hill…Luke Mogelson | The New Yorker
At Home with a Revenge Porn Mogul
Scott Breitenstein has been called an "internet terrorist," "the worst man on the internet," and worse. His work has…Kevin Roose | Fusion
Scott Breitenstein has been called an "internet terrorist," "the worst man on the internet," and worse. His work has…Kevin Roose | Fusion
The Deadliest Prison Bus Crash In Texas History
The guards woke Remigio Pineda at 1:30 in the morning on Jan. 14, 2015, one of the deadliest days in the history of the…Albert Samaha | BuzzFeed
The guards woke Remigio Pineda at 1:30 in the morning on Jan. 14, 2015, one of the deadliest days in the history of the…Albert Samaha | BuzzFeed
Murder in Istanbul
Abdulvakhid Edelgireyev survived for years hiding in the Chechen mountains, launching attacks on Russian security…Shaun Walker | The Guardian
Abdulvakhid Edelgireyev survived for years hiding in the Chechen mountains, launching attacks on Russian security…Shaun Walker | The Guardian
United's Quest to Be Less Awful
From Early last summer, a team at United Airlines set out to discover what bothered its passengers most. The airline…Drake Bennett | Bloomberg Businessweek
From Early last summer, a team at United Airlines set out to discover what bothered its passengers most. The airline…Drake Bennett | Bloomberg Businessweek
