William Brennan

When Animals Take the Night Shift

They’d rather eat in the dark than risk coming across one of us.

• William Brennan
• October 2018 Issue

How to Sway a Baboon Despot

What other species can teach us about democracy

• William Brennan
• May 2018 Issue

Julie Washington’s Quest to Get Schools to Respect African-American English

The speech pathologist believes that helping kids switch seamlessly between dialects is a key to their success.

• William Brennan
• April 2018 Issue

Your Dog Feels No Shame

The myth of canine guilt

• William Brennan
• March 2018 Issue

Bulletproofing America

Could technology help prevent mass shootings?

• William Brennan
• January/February 2017 Issue

The Man Who Invented Dothraki

How one linguist creates obsessively detailed—and fully functional—languages for Game of Thrones and other shows

• William Brennan
• April 2016 Issue

The Future of Pets

Micropigs? Dinosaur chickens? Tweeting dogs?

• William Brennan
• January/February 2016 Issue

How to Make Money in Music

As CD sales plummet, pop stars are finding new ways to get paid for their tunes.

• William Brennan
• November 2015 Issue

Hunted by the Mob

The Italian investigative journalist Roberto Saviano, in exile in New York City

• William Brennan
• July/August 2015 Issue

Fatwas Galore

In Malaysia, councils outlaw everything from dog-petting to yoga.

• William Brennan
• June 2015 Issue

Coloring Books for Existential Angst

Hundreds of thousands of stressed-out people across France have recently taken to an unlikely means of relaxation.

• William Brennan
• April 2015 Issue

Guys in Toyland

The toy-crazed "kidults" of South Korea

• William Brennan
• December 2014 Issue

Mafia Restaurants

A new chain of themed restaurants catches on in Spain.

• William Brennan
• November 2014 Issue

The Gaelic Stars of YouTube

Irish-language covers of popular English songs

• William Brennan
• October 2014 Issue

Google Glass

• William Brennan
• July/August 2014 Issue

Little Emperors

In Sweden, a backlash against the rule of children

• William Brennan
• June 2014 Issue

Survival Tweets

#Lebanon #LatestBombing

• William Brennan
• May 2014 Issue

The IKEA Toy That Became an Icon of Rage

A spate of stuffed-wolf attacks strikes Hong Kong

• William Brennan
• April 2014 Issue