Written by David Kushner, AJAM
October 7th, 2014
James McGibney and his online army: The Bullyville founder aims to stop the worst of the worst on the Internet - but critics say he's the real bully.
Written by David Kushner, The New Yorker
September 8th, 2014
How Anonymous incited online vigilantism from Tunisia to Ferguson.
Written by David Kushner, Matter
August 25th, 2014
Supporters of Internet freedom rallied around weev before he went to prison. But now that the hacker is out, he’s douchier—and maybe scarier—than ever
Written by David Kushner, Maxim
July 23rd, 2014
When three daredevils snuck into the new World Trade Center tower and jumped off, they were looking for adventure, excitement, and the freedom of flight. Instead, they may lose their freedom altogether.
Written by David Kushner, Rolling Stone
March 11th, 2014
How did a chain-smoking geek from Hanoi design the viral hit Flappy Bird - and why did he walk away?
Written by David Kushner, Rolling Stone
February 13th, 2014
It was the eBay of vice, an online hub of guns, drugs and crime. But its alleged founder soon learned that you can't rule the underworld without spilling some blood.
Written by David Kushner, Rolling Stone
January 29th, 2014
How a teenage misfit became the keep of Julian Assange's darkest secrets - only to betray him.
Written by David Kushner, Playboy
May 19th, 2013
Matthew Cox was the world's greatest real estate fraudster - unti the bubble burst. With the law on his tail, no matter how much plastic surgery he had to hide his identity, he couldn't escape his own face in the mirror.
Written by David Kushner, Outside
March 15th, 2013
Meltwater from ancient glaciers: that’s how Alaska Distillery iceberg cowboy Scott Lindquist starts his vodka recipe. And to get it, he uses ropes, climbing screws, and a hockey stick to lasso-car-size cubes in Prince William Sound.
Written by David Kushner, Vanity Fair
October 28th, 2012
Separated from his older brother at a train station, five-year-old Saroo Munshi Khan found himself lost in the slums of Calcutta. Nearly 20 years later, living in Australia, he began a painstaking search for his birth home, using ingenuity, hazy memories,
Written by David Kushner, Maxim
October 1st, 2012
Crime, whiskey & homemade sex machines: The life, death and legacy of Popcorn Sutton, America's greatest moonshiner.
Written by David Kushner, The New Yorker
April 30th, 2012
The man who started the hacker wars.
Written by David Kushner, Rolling Stone
March 1st, 2012
What happens when a cop falls in love with the radicals he's spying on? Mark Kennedy found out the hard way.