Here’s the trailer for “The Battle for Justina Pelletier,” a four-part documentary series based on one of the wilder Rolling Stone stories I’ve done. It streams 12/13 on @Peacock. youtu.be/1laM72Co0oM

My story on the fight for Florida's historic golf course, built by Black caddies during segregation, is out now. #longreads golfdigest.com/story/rogers-p… #longreads

I wrote about my gonzo years booking Hunter S. Thompson, Timothy Leary, KRS-One, etc on the weird and wacky celebrity lecture circuit. Plus rare video of Hunter speaking at my college in 1987, with a bottle of Chivas and a freaked out teenage me beside him. Insider

Vanity Fair Surf Paradise Story By David Kushner Being Adapted As Documentary By Anchor Entertainment deadline.com/2023/05/vanity…

My latest story for VANITY FAIR is out now: “The Surf Bros, the Villagers, the Wave Doctor, the Tech Money, and the Fight for Fiji’s Soul.”

Nearly 200 years ago, the slave ship Guerrero sunk, killing 41 Africans. Now, a group of divers believe they found it in the Florida Keys—but in a state that's banned critical race theory, telling this story is suddenly complicated. David Kushner writes: esqr.co/v4E7crl

My true crime story about the mysterious case of the Lego Bandit is out now in Business Insider. #longreads

His cash and laptops were untouched, but his Lego collection seemed to have been blasted by a Death Star Superlaser. David Kushner details the mysterious case of the Lego bandit who destroyed a YouTuber’s collection worth more than $20,000.⬇️ #longreads businessinsider.com/lego-bandit-yo…

"Stewart had created a youth diving program for Black kids in Nashville, and he’d already been taking them here on dive trips. 'She said she would train us to perform the things that you need to document a wreck,' he recalls." David Kushner Esquire esquire.com/news-politics/…

"Whole models had vanished, mint-condition boxes were ransacked, and scattered across the floor were the remnants of his most valuable builds." David Kushner Insider businessinsider.com/lego-bandit-yo… #longreads

Sad to hear Cormac McCarthy died. I traveled twice to Santa Fe to interview and write about him, including this 2007 profile I did for Rolling Stone. He was gracious, funny, and engaged, far from the dark loner people imagined. And he told a good joke.

Two experts on artificial intelligence, Ray Kurzweil and Eliezer Yudkowsky see wildly different outcomes from the revolutionary technology — a chance for immortality or doomsday. trib.al/yuibfpA

Tupac, cocaine, and murder: the incredible saga of the Henchmen brothers, hip-hop’s forgotten moguls trib.al/zuZG6fC

My story on the rise and fall of the Timepiece Gentleman, the internet’s most notorious luxury watch dealer, is out now. Business Insider businessinsider.com/fall-of-timepi…

My story about the WWII hero behind one of the biggest military heists of all time is out today. businessinsider.com/israel-arms-sm…

Our April News+ Story of the Month: WIRED’s investigation into the nightmares faced by women in Antarctica. The scientists in this story journeyed to the bottom of the world, only to experience harassment. Now they’re speaking up — and effecting change. apple.news/AjU6wvma2RnGhX…

EXCLUSIVE: Jon Hamm, fresh off his two Emmy nominations, has been set to star in and exec-produce scripted podcast series Dungeon Masters, which heralds from QCode and Smile and Twilight producer Temple Hill deadline.com/2024/07/jon-ha…

Out now, my new audio drama DUNGEON MASTERS featuring amazing performances by Jon Hamm, Wil Wheaton, Felicia Day🇺🇸 Kristian Nairn and more. Listen and follow the @qcodemedia show on Apple Podcasts Spotify Podcasts 🎙 Amazon Music or wherever you tune in. lnk.to/dungeonmasters

Jon Hamm as a detective investigating a real-life Dungeons & Dragons mystery? Sign us up! ✅ Listen to the first two episodes of QCODE 🎧’s Dungeon Masters now to join the search for answers. apple.co/DungeonMasters

"It’s clear that we are entering a new, deeply concerning frontier." @DavidKushner has Weekend’s latest Big Read, which examines the digitally faked audio that upended a Maryland school. It’s a true crime tale—and an unsettling comment on our AI future. theinformation.com/articles/welco…