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This is the story of how such a thing happens--and the heroic response that day. Thursday, September 13, 2018 35 Chickering Road, Lawrence, Massachusetts Around 11 A.M. A KNOCK ON [...]

Byline: AS TOLD TO NATHANIEL PENN THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH This summer, 43-year-old skydiver Luke Aikins jumped out of a plane at 25,000 feet and plummeted for 130 [...]

Byline: AS TOLD TO NATHANIEL PENN VOICES OF 2015 PART ONE THE NBA STAR AND THE NYPD The police broke his leg, ended his season, and derailed a possible title [...]

Byline: BENJAMIN RASMUSSEN FREAK CITY The Untold Story of the Texas Biker Gang Shoot-Out It was supposed to be a quiet meeting of regional clubs at a local Waco breastaurant. [...]

The article looks at whether the state should subsidize sexual reassignment surgery for U.S. prison inmates suffering from gender dysphoria (GD). Of particular focus is convicted transgender murderer Robert Kosilek, who prefers to be identified as Michelle Kosilek. Topics include incidences of discrimination against transgender inmates, the poor medical care provided in general to U.S. prisoners, and the several lawsuits Kosilek has filed to get the state to cover her reassignment surgery.

DIRT-DIGGER OF THE YEAR GLENN GREENWALD NATHANIEL PENN Tobvious thing would be-based reporter has a rare superpower: He can unite Republicans and Democrats, spooks and bureaucrats, presidents and tyrants. They [...]

PAYCHECK OF THE YEAR FLOYD MAYWEATHER A FEW DAYS after Floyd 'Money' Mayweather-the world's best boxer-won a majority decision over Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in September, in a fight so hyped [...]

The Violent Life and Sudden Death of Junior Seau NATHANIEL PENN When the legendary NFL linebacker retired for good in 2010, he seemed set for life: supremely wealthy, beloved across [...]

Byline: by NATHANIEL PENN Danielle Levitt NATURAL BORN KILLERS WOMEN GET FLUSTERED UNDER FIRE. THEY'RE TOO FRAGILE, TOO EMOTIONAL. THEY LACK THE FEROCITY REQUIRED TO TAKE A LIFE. THEY CAN'T [...]

Byline: Nathaniel Penn GILLIAN LAUB 20% of ANOREXICS are Men Twenty percent. And rising. More and more men are starving themselves to death in a pathological pursuit of perfection. Male [...]

Byline: AS TOLD TO NATHANIEL PENN 40 COMPETITIVE SPORTS BY GREAT AMERICAN CHRIS PAUL What's harder: playing point guard in the NBA, or being a game-show contestant? One of the [...]

Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard are working on a technology that would make household cleaning supplies much smarter -- almost like a sprayable forensics [...]

It's depressing to think how much food packaging there is in your kitchen right now -- all those juice cartons, water bottles and ice-cream containers. But what if you could [...]

You need a lot of water to put out a sizable blaze, and the chemicals used in fire extinguishers can be toxic (halons, the most effective chemical fire suppressant, create [...]

This 15-minute shampoo treatment begins when you lean your head back into a machine that looks like a sink at the salon. First it maps your scalp, then it shoots [...]

To see an interactive version of this list, click here. 1. ELECTRIC CLOTHES By Richard Morgan Physicists at Wake Forest University have developed a fabric that doubles as a spare [...]

The 1.7 million members of the Class of 2011 witnessed, within the four-year span of their college careers, one of the greatest bull markets in United States history and the [...]

Byline: NATHANIEL PENN Mark SELIGER illustrations by ZOHAR LAZAR No 8 Because MELISSA McCARTHY gave the BRAVEST most BATSHIT most BALLS-OUT and HILARIOUS PERFORMANCE of the YEAR in Bridesmaids Thievery [...]

Byline: NATHANIEL PENN THE MOMENT WE FOUND NIRVANA IN 1991, POP MUSIC HAD JUST ABOUT BOTTOMED OUT, HAIR METAL AND PREFAB BOY BANDS RULED THE CHARTS. BUT THAT JUNE, THREE [...]

Byline: Nathaniel Penn, with additional reporting by Sarah Goldstein, Alex Pappademas, and Christopher Swetala. Getting Made the Scorsese Way MOB MANIA Part 2 Yes, indeed, 'The Godfather' is masterful. 'The [...]

The article offers tips on how to be mentally healthy among men. Tips include the need to undestand the common symptoms of mental health problem such as depression, anxiety, and attention deficit disorder, the cultural stigma that keeps people from seeing a therapist, and the health risk from loneliness according to a study in 2016.

The article focuses on several issues concerned with solitary confinement in the U.S. It mentions solitary confinement are aimed at reducing violence in the U.S. but they are increasing it. It also mentions U.S. President Donald Trump, has surrounded himself with Reagan-era proponents of mass incarceration and presents views of former prisoner Steven Czifra who spent eight years in solitary confinement on considering everyday as same in the solitary confinement.

The article features "GQ" magazine's Men of the Year (MOTY) for 2012. They include movie actor Channing Tatum, who starred in three films this year, namely, "21 Jump Street," "The Vow," and "Magic Mike," singer-songwriter Robyn Rihanna Fenty, known professionally as Rihanna, who was discovered by a vacationing music producer in Barbados, and filmmaker Ben Affleck, who was a successful child actor starring in the educational science television series "The Voyage of the Mimi."

An interview with several replacement referees in the National Football League (NFL) is presented. Bruce Hermansen, a retired technology executive and retired National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and II official relates how they were put through about four hours of agility exercises. Wayne Elliott, a realtor and NCAA Division III official shares that NFL cuts the weakest officials. Dwayne Strozier, a side judge, plans to be evaluated and be a permanent part of the league.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of being acquitted from charges of disorderly conduct and obstruction of governmental administration during a brawl at the Ritz in Battery Park in New York City on April 18, 2015.

The author argues that one of the best U.S. channels ever invented was Game Show Network.

The article offers information on the 34 truths of being a married man. It says that marrying someone is a leap of faith since it means marrying in the several years to come. It also mentions that married life is same with joining a new religion that is all consuming. Moreover, the five things which not be said to a man's wife, how to read the face of a wife, and signs of a good marriage are cited.

The article discusses the interest of sports fans in baseball due to the performances of the athletes and their managers. It explores the entertainment of fans by Washington Nationals prospect Bryce Harper. It focuses on the statement of Hall of Famer Andre Dawson on the shots of right fielder Mike Stanton. It examines the adjustment of David Freese, third baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals that guaranteed his record hits on the field.