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Aaron Gell

Stochastic cringe

This will sound weird but I want to talk to you directly, across time and space, conjure a kind of immediacy. This is words moving from my…

Mar 7, 2022

Mar 7, 2022

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Marker

A Global Pandemic Could Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Soho House

The private club chain was saddled with debt. Now it’s prepping for a hedonism boom—and plans to IPO

Mar 17, 2021

A Global Pandemic Could Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Soho House

Mar 17, 2021

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GEN

Should Trump Enablers Be Ostracized? We Asked an Actress on the Hollywood Blacklist

Lee Grant was shut out of work for 12 years—and she cautions against snubbing the president’s loyalists

Jan 19, 2021

Sidney Poitier comforting a distraught Lee Grant in a scene of In the Heat of the Night

Jan 19, 2021

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The Plot to Take Down Michael Tubbs

The young Black mayor of Stockton, California, was a progressive superstar. Then a feisty local blog decided he had to go.

Dec 9, 2020

The Plot to Take Down Michael Tubbs

Dec 9, 2020

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I Worked the Polls in Trump Country — and Left More Confused Than Ever

There aren’t a lot of Democrats up here, which is why I got the job

Nov 4, 2020

I Worked the Polls in Trump Country — and Left More Confused Than Ever

Nov 4, 2020

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How the Government Is Accelerating Its War On the Right to Protest

Our First Amendment right has been systematically dismantled — just when we might need it most

Oct 27, 2020

How the Government Is Accelerating Its War On the Right to Protest

Oct 27, 2020

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GEN

What happened when a small group of residents tried to bring a Black Lives Matter rally to Bethel…

Sep 9, 2020

Sep 9, 2020

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GEN

“We Don’t View You as Americans. That’s the Bottom Line”

A confrontation in Bethel, Ohio pitted neighbor against neighbor — and displayed the raw power of a social media flash mob

Jul 16, 2020

“We Don’t View You as Americans. That’s the Bottom Line”

Jul 16, 2020

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Marker

Unlucky Charms: The Rise and Fall of Billion-Dollar Jewelry Empire Alex and Ani

Astrology, private equity, a $1.1 billion gender discrimination lawsuit, and a precariously built bangle behemoth

Jul 8, 2020

Unlucky Charms: The Rise and Fall of Billion-Dollar Jewelry Empire Alex and Ani

Jul 8, 2020

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GEN

An Anti-Gay Crusader and Her Gay Son Were Making It Work. Then Came Trump.

A portrait of a modern family undone by the political zeitgeist

May 6, 2020

An Anti-Gay Crusader and Her Gay Son Were Making It Work. Then Came Trump.

May 6, 2020

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GEN

The ‘Reopen’ Protests Echo America’s Racist History

There’s a lot more going on here than just wanting to get back to work

Apr 24, 2020

The ‘Reopen’ Protests Echo America’s Racist History

Apr 24, 2020

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Marker

Tom Colicchio Spent 19 Years Building a Restaurant Empire. Coronavirus Gutted It in a Month.

What it’s like to lay off nearly 300 employees — and rethink unchecked capitalism

Mar 27, 2020

Tom Colicchio Spent 19 Years Building a Restaurant Empire. Coronavirus Gutted It in a Month.

Mar 27, 2020

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GEN

These Attorneys Would Love to Help You Sue China Over the Coronavirus

A Miami law firm sued the Chinese government for its mishandling of Covid-19. Does the class-action suit stand a chance?

Mar 26, 2020

These Attorneys Would Love to Help You Sue China Over the Coronavirus

Mar 26, 2020

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GEN

Right-Wing Death Threats Are Forcing A Virginia Lawmaker Into Hiding

With a January 20 gun rights rally looming, socialist Lee Carter is going to ground and the governor has declared a state of emergency

Jan 15, 2020

Right-Wing Death Threats Are Forcing A Virginia Lawmaker Into Hiding

Jan 15, 2020

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OneZero

A Googler Explains Exactly How the Pixel 4 Captures the Night Sky

We went stargazing with product manager Alex Schiffhauer to learn more about the new phone’s astrophotography mode

Dec 10, 2019

A Googler Explains Exactly How the Pixel 4 Captures the Night Sky

Dec 10, 2019

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GEN

Shia LaBeouf’s Dad Has a Lot to Say

A chat with Jeff LaBeouf, the ex-clown, ex-con, and scary papa behind ‘Honey Boy’

Nov 7, 2019

Shia LaBeouf’s Dad Has a Lot to Say

Nov 7, 2019

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GEN

Why Hollywood Loves Feel-Good Holocaust Movies

‘Jojo Rabbit’ and the cinema of denial

Oct 17, 2019

Why Hollywood Loves Feel-Good Holocaust Movies

Oct 17, 2019

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Marker

WeWork Didn’t Invent WeWork

Founder of Sunshine Suites says Adam Neumann copied his business. Here’s what their story says about the gap between ideas and execution.

Oct 14, 2019

WeWork Didn’t Invent WeWork

Oct 14, 2019

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GEN

People Are Seriously Talking About Invading Brazil to Save the Planet

With the Amazon burning, some foreign policy experts foresee a new era of global conflict shaped by climate catastrophe

Sep 24, 2019

People Are Seriously Talking About Invading Brazil to Save the Planet

Sep 24, 2019

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GEN

The Aliens Aren’t Coming for Us, But Climate Change Is

Forget storming Area 51 and join the Global Climate Strike instead

Sep 13, 2019

The Aliens Aren’t Coming for Us, But Climate Change Is

Sep 13, 2019

Aaron Gell

Aaron Gell

Medium editor-at-large, with bylines in the New Yorker, Vanity Fair, the New York Times and numerous other publications. ¶ aarongell.com

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