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An L.L. Bean Heiress Suspected Neighbors of Poisoning Her Trees. What Happened Next Roiled Camden, Maine
Vanity Fair27 Jan 2025 • ~6000 words

When Lisa Gorman noticed that a grove of her majestic oaks had died, she cast her suspicions on seasonal neighbors who wanted a better view of the harbor. The fight that ensued became a town drama that rages on to this day.

The Mountain West’s Mega-McMansion Problem
The Nation27 Jan 2025 • ~4650 words

The rich have turned the region into “ultra-exclusive enclaves,” creating hazardous living conditions for everyone else.

What Happened When America Emptied Its Youth Prisons
New York Times28 Jan 2025 • ~6200 words

Lessons from a radical 20-year experiment and a quiet triumph of public policy.

How Fanum Built an Empire Streaming Much More Than Video Games
GQ27 Jan 2025 • ~4150 words

He got big streaming videos of his gaming exploits. He got huge (like, millions-of-fans huge) streaming videos of his offline life. Now, one of Gen Z’s wildest success stories explains his plans to revolutionize the rest of the media landscape.

The Lost City
Intelligencer27 Jan 2025 • ~6450 words

City workers and celebrities, teachers and tycoons talk about what they lost in the Los Angeles fires — and how they’ll rebuild.

A Montana town is waging war on its unhoused citizens. One shelter is fighting back
The Guardian27 Jan 2025 • ~3050 words

Kalispell, Montana, has blocked residents from using the bus and parks, but a federal injunction has stopped it from closing a shelter.

They Saved 54 Horses From the L.A. Fires — But Lost Their Farm
Rolling Stone27 Jan 2025 • ~2173 words

Cha Cha Jago Levinson’s life’s work, Jigsaw Farms, was consumed in the blaze that ravaged the Pacific Palisades.

Who Really Took the Famous “Napalm Girl” Photograph?
Vanity Fair26 Jan 2025 • ~4900 words

A new Sundance documentary, which questions the provenance of a Vietnam War icon, has set off a pitched battle between photojournalists and the filmmakers.

The Quest for Universal Flu Vaccines
Asimov Press26 Jan 2025 • ~3500 words

Modern flu vaccines have an average efficacy of just 40 percent, and they must be revamped each year. How can we make vaccines that are “universal” — both broadly-protective and highly potent?

The Changing Face of the Houthis
New Lines Magazine27 Jan 2025 • ~4050 words

How the movement adapted to dominate Yemeni politics.