1Opinion
Explore Scenes of the Crime With OZY
This series stares into the hearts of darkness that drive our sometimes savage ways.
2Flashback
How a Cat Helped South Asia's Bikini Killer Escape Prison
How did a mystery man become the world’s most wanted criminal? A deep dive into the dark chronicles of Charles Sobhraj is a good place to start.
3Fast Forward
The Tiny But Deadly Epicenter of Mexico's New Wave of Violence
Once idyllic Colima falls into a murder hole, and the casus belli of the drugwar–driven death is what comes before drugs.
4Good Sh*t
Our 10 Must-Read Stories — the OZY Highlight Reel
From super cheap divorces to a pottery paradise, here is the best of OZY this week.

News & Features

Browse OZY

The Presidential Daily Brief

Must-read news happening now

February 16, 2019

Important

Intriguing

The Very Real Threads Connecting King and Kaepernick

Would Dr. King be kneeling next to Colin Kaepernick today?

Fast Forward

Which City Is Winning the Race to Be Europe's Next Finance Hub? None

Brexit is spawning a race between several European cities to grab a growing number of financial institutions fleeing London.

Rising Stars

Happy Valentine's: The $1,500 Divorce — Great Idea or the End of Marriage?

Erin Levine’s company, Hello Divorce, is changing the legal culture and cost of splitting up.

Good Sh*t

Where Pottery Helps You Find Peace in the Land of 1.3 Billion

Hidden from the hordes of travelers that descend on the Himalayas each summer, Andretta is an oasis of peace. And pottery.

Immodest proposal

Stop Calling Me 'Diverse'

There is no such thing as a diverse student, professor, athlete or baby.

Politics & Power

The Country That Trusts Trump the Most May Surprise You

Their leader likes Trump … and it turns out that the people of the Philippines do too.

Need to Know

Giant Insect, Burning Man or a Futuristic City? Look Closer

A sprawling, massive metropolis? Or something else?

The Huddle

Cycle in the Snow With Fat Tires and a Smile

Want to hurtle down a snowy mountain on a bike? Fat-tire biking is the sport for you.

Do you know the answers?

Q. How many female lawmakers are officially vying for the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination in 2020?

Q. On how many federal charges was Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman found guilty this week?

ThePresidentialDailyBrief

Weekly Quiz

Have you stayed on top of everything that’s important and intriguing this week? Let’s see whether you’re presidential … or intern material.

Q. How many female lawmakers are officially vying for the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination in 2020?

Q. On how many federal charges was Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman found guilty this week?

Start Quiz

Watch On OZY

Compelling Stories and Delicious Bites from OZY's Original TV & Video

TV:

VIDEO:

OZY Recommends

OZY'S NEW PODCAST: THE THREAD

SPECIAL SERIES: FLASHBACK

Each episode, we explore history’s interlocking lives and events. We begin with the death of John Lennon and connect it back to communist leader Vladimir Lenin. Along the way, we meet some of the 20th century’s greatest figures. Witness how their stories hinge on the past – and influence the future.

FIND OUT MORE

The OZY Tribe

Anne Muscarella
I’m a self-described “classic extrovert” with a generally optimistic attitude, so it makes sense that I always, always smile. Always.
Eugene S. Robinson
‘My Night With a Nazi’ afforded me a real up close glimpse into the mindset of not a celebrity player’s part in history, but one of the very much lesser knowns in a way that is indubitably OZY.

Explore Scenes of the Crime With OZY

How a Cat Helped South Asia's Bikini Killer Escape Prison

The Tiny But Deadly Epicenter of Mexico's New Wave of Violence

Our 10 Must-Read Stories — the OZY Highlight Reel

News & Features

Important

Trump Declares an Emergency

Colin Kaepernick Settles Case Against NFL

Nigerian Election Delayed for a Week

Why Europeans Vote for Fascists

Also Important…

Intriguing

Bezos ex Machina: Americans Trust Amazon More Than God

Is Jainism Right About Animal Consciousness?

Why Your Dream Vacation Is a Local Nightmare

Get Ready for Planet Earth Go

When Will LeBron Actually Own a Team?

The Very Real Threads Connecting King and Kaepernick

Which City Is Winning the Race to Be Europe's Next Finance Hub? None

Happy Valentine's: The $1,500 Divorce — Great Idea or the End of Marriage?

Where Pottery Helps You Find Peace in the Land of 1.3 Billion

Stop Calling Me 'Diverse'

The Country That Trusts Trump the Most May Surprise You

Giant Insect, Burning Man or a Futuristic City? Look Closer

Cycle in the Snow With Fat Tires and a Smile

Weekly Quiz

Watch On OZY

Mexico's Hard-Punching 'Barby' Is No Doll

Chicago’s Best Sandwich Brings the Juice to New York

When Life Hands You Lemons, Make Popsicles

This Poet Slams the Competition. Is Broadway Next?

Wanted: Swingers ... for Cape Town's 'Tarzan' Course

The Unification of Pizza & Pay

The Programmer Turned Blogger Turned Children's Book Author

Teaching Athletes Not to Drop the Ball on Their Finances

So Long, Beer Goggles. Hello, VR Wine Goggles

Finding a Car That Truly Represents You

Loading Up the Family Car

Governments Finally Embrace the Sharing Economy

Is the Future of the Economy a Doughnut?

Are Guaranteed Jobs in Everyone's Future?

How the Mayor of San Juan Is Fighting for Her People

OZY Recommends

OZY'S NEW PODCAST: THE THREAD

How Charlie Chaplin’s Wife Saved His Backyard Fortune

The Two Great American Writers Who Met at War

When John and Yoko Made 'Imagine' a Reality … on April Fools' Day

MORE ON OZY

Nigerian Election: A Spectacle of Despair

Close Calls Revealed: The 9/11s That Didn't Happen

The Country That Trusts Trump the Most May Surprise You

The Mueller Thread: Ulysses S. Grant's Model for How Trump Can Survive

Venezuela's Standoff Is Socialist vs. Socialist

Ilhan Omar's Fiery Rhetoric: Rookie Mistake or Unredeemable?

POLITICS & POWER

The OZY Tribe