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Davis Harper

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Past:
  • Nieman Storyboard
  • The Guardian
  • VICE

Past articles by Davis:

Vice News correspondent Elle Reeve and "Charlottesville: Race and Terror"

Elle Reeve with white nationalist Christopher Cantwell during the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville in August Vice News The 22-minute “Vice News Tonight” documentary “Charlottesville: Race and Terror” provided a chilling look at the white supremacists behind the violent “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va., in August. It quickly went viral. “They were really, really, really… → Read More

5(ish) Questions: Mark Follman and 'The True Cost of Gun Violence in America'

Graphic courtesy of Mother Jones Few journalists are more versed in guns and gun violence than Mark Follman. As national affairs editor for Mother Jones, Follman has led a series of landmark investigations into everything from mass shootings to child gun deaths. Even now, with President Trump occupying much of the magazine’s time and resources, Follman still finds time to report on the gun… → Read More

Thomas Curwen and "Surgeon races to save a life during L.A.'s shooting season"

Dr. Brant Putnam races down from the O.R. where he was operating on another patient when the teen gunshot victim arrived at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. © 2013 Barbara Davidson/Los Angeles Times. Used with permission. Over his career at the Los Angeles Times, Thomas Curwen has written and edited for the Outdoor section, the Book Review, the features desk and the Metro desk. Despite his… → Read More

Notable Narrative: Jason Fagone and “What Bullets Do to Bodies”

Gun violence is one of America’s most pervasive, polarizing issues, and journalism has responded with thousands of articles tackling the subject, including a raft of … → Read More

Notable Narrative: Susan Dominus and 'Is an Open Marriage a Happier Marriage?'

Paul Newman once said famously of his fidelity to his wife, Joanne Woodward: "I have steak at home. Why should I go out for hamburger?" But not all couples are into steak all the time.. Associated Press When Susan Dominus set out to write a story about relationships and romance for The New York Times Magazine, her initial assignment had her talking to couples who have experienced, and recovered… → Read More

5(ish) Questions: Nathan Thornburgh talks mind-blowing drugs and Anthony Bourdain

Sitting across a dinner table in Mexico City back in 2012, Nathan Thornburgh and Matt Goulding hatched an idea. Thornburgh, a longtime foreign correspondent for … → Read More

Annotation Tuesday! Kent Russell and “They Burn Witches Here”

Art by Alessandra Hogan Some people are made for what they do. Steph Curry was made to play basketball. Dave Chappelle to deliver jokes. You get that feeling with Kent Russell and his writing. He makes the difficult appear effortless. Don’t believe me? Why don’t you try making a 10,000-word story about the ritual burning of witches in Papua New Guinea both wryly funny and utterly gut-wrenching?… → Read More

Annotation Tuesday! Rich Schapiro and "The True Story of the Fugitive Drug Smuggler Who Became an Environmental Hero"

Rich Schapiro is always searching. Whether he’s writing a quick-hit 800-word spot feature for the New York Daily News or a magazine feature that’s taken … → Read More

Volcano! The incredible rise of Iceland's national football team

Over the past three years, a tiny nation has climbed 109 spots in the Fifa rankings. Davis Harper reports from the eruption of Icelandic soccer → Read More

Volcano! The incredible rise of Iceland's national football team

Over the past three years, a tiny nation has climbed 109 spots in the Fifa rankings. Davis Harper reports from the eruption of Icelandic soccer → Read More

I Got Anxiety at the Most Relaxing Place in the World

Iceland's Blue Lagoon might be beautiful, but its crowds—and my natural tendency toward anxiety in relaxing places—made it hell. → Read More

Why Is Jay Z Investing $56 Million in a Music Streaming Service Called Tidal?

We're glad you asked, because we have some answers. → Read More

Why Is Jay Z Investing $56 Million in a Music Streaming Service Called Tidal?

We're glad you asked, because we have some answers. → Read More

The Timeless Art of Porno Music

Meet the man behind the music that you listen to while masturbating. → Read More