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October 10th, 2022
From the Merry Pranksters to the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia's widow opens up about what the age of free love was really like.
Written by David Kushner, GQ
April 27th, 2022
When the pandemic untethered millions of workers from their offices, a new species of digital nomad was born. On a sun-dappled island in the middle of the ocean, a group of them is engaged in a novel experiment that might foretell the future of work.
Written by David Kushner, Disruptor
October 21st, 2021
I spoke with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy about his new newsletter, Starship Casual, losing his parents, and how his stage persona almost destroyed him. "It turned into things that were killing me," he says.
Written by David Kushner, Disruptor
September 26th, 2021
Fantasy and murder at the world's biggest Renaissance festival.
Written by David Kushner, Outside
December 28th, 2020
For nearly half a century, legends of a giant cave in the Andes—holding artifacts that could rewrite human history—have beckoned adventurers and tantalized fans of the occult. Now the daughter of a legendary explorer is on a new quest: to tell the story.
Written by David Kushner, Esquire
November 20th, 2020
The family of the Grateful Dead legend has spent years traveling across the country and sampling countless strains to find a cannabis worthy of Jerry's name. We went along for the ride.
Written by David Kushner, Vanity Fair
June 25th, 2020
The Yes keyboardist defined Spinal Tap–esque excess, until he staked everything on his eccentric dream of an Arthurian rock opera on ice. Now, the tale of his epic spiral and long, slow comeback can finally be told.
Written by David Kushner, Esquire
December 23rd, 2019
The Tuareg rocker, Mdou Moctar, was never meant to play guitar. Despite the odds, he managed to make a name for himself, star in an homage to Prince's Purple Rain—and create one of the best rock albums of the year.
Written by David Kushner, Vanity Fair
April 19th, 2019
How One of America’s Biggest Pastors Became a Drug Runner for a Mexican Cartel.
Written by David Kushner, Wired
March 25th, 2019
Synthetic Biology is making it easier than ever to produce life-saving vaccines - and life-taking viruses that humanity is not prepared to fight.
Written by David Kushner, Rolling Stone
December 14th, 2018
How a down-on-his-luck headbanger fabricated a persona, faked a tour, and promoted himself as a hard-rock savior
Written by David Kushner, Esquire
May 1st, 2018
A bank glitch gave a 24-year old, down-on-his-luck Australian man access to unlimited funds. Then he did exactly what you think he did with it.
Written by David Kushner, Outside
November 15th, 2016
American tourist Noel Santillan became an unlikely folk hero in Iceland after he entered a typo into his GPS and drove hundreds of miles out of his way. How can anyone wander so far off the mark? Research suggests GPS might be altering our brains.
Written by David Kushner, Rolling Stone
August 10th, 2016
Joe Passalaqua claims "103 kills," but one judge described his elaborate tales as little more than "criminal fantasy"