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138 Outstanding Stories From the First Half of 2015
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We send a newsletter featuring one fantastic piece of storytelling each day. Below, you’ll find a collection of 138 stories we’ve recently shared. Some are long, others are short. Some are hard-hitting investigative journalism, others are fun and light-hearted.
This isn’t the Pulitzers. We probably missed some great stuff. But, we think every single story below is exceptional for one reason or another.
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The Mixed-Up Brothers of Bogotá
What happens when two pairs of identical twins are accidentally scrambled at birth?www.nytimes.com
What happens when two pairs of identical twins are accidentally scrambled at birth?www.nytimes.com
East Of Palo Alto's Eden: Race And The Formation Of Silicon Valley
Would the technology industry be different? And what can the technology industry do now to avoid repeating the mistakes…techcrunch.com
Would the technology industry be different? And what can the technology industry do now to avoid repeating the mistakes…techcrunch.com
A World Without Work
For centuries, experts have predicted that machines would make workers obsolete. That moment may finally be arriving…www.theatlantic.com
For centuries, experts have predicted that machines would make workers obsolete. That moment may finally be arriving…www.theatlantic.com
The Shut-In Economy
In the new world of on-demand everything, you’re either pampered, isolated royalty — or you’re a 21st century servant.medium.com
In the new world of on-demand everything, you’re either pampered, isolated royalty — or you’re a 21st century servant.medium.com
In his own words: Omar Khadr | Toronto Star
In his own words EDMONTON - Omar Khadr is standing in his bedroom looking out at the backyard. It is his second morning…projects.thestar.com
In his own words EDMONTON - Omar Khadr is standing in his bedroom looking out at the backyard. It is his second morning…projects.thestar.com
Demolished: The End Of Chicago's Public Housing
In 1993, photographer Patricia Evans took this photo of 10-year-old Tiffany Sanders. Almost 20 years later, Tiffany saw…apps.npr.org
In 1993, photographer Patricia Evans took this photo of 10-year-old Tiffany Sanders. Almost 20 years later, Tiffany saw…apps.npr.org
Operation Red Falcon
Early on the morning of September 1, 1996, the Israeli military began preparing for a war with Syria they were…read.atavist.com
Early on the morning of September 1, 1996, the Israeli military began preparing for a war with Syria they were…read.atavist.com
Teenage Dreams
In Afghanistan, men do most of the talking. So we went to a school and talked to kids. We met girls and boys who have…apps.npr.org
In Afghanistan, men do most of the talking. So we went to a school and talked to kids. We met girls and boys who have…apps.npr.org
The Rhino’s Last Stand
Albrecht Dürer, The Rhinoceros, 1511. Woodcut. 9 1/4 × 11 3/4 inches. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. It…www.guernicamag.com
Albrecht Dürer, The Rhinoceros, 1511. Woodcut. 9 1/4 × 11 3/4 inches. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. It…www.guernicamag.com
The New American Slavery: Invited To The U.S., Foreign Workers Find A Nightmare
MAMOU, Louisiana — Travis Manuel and his twin brother, Trey, were shopping at Walmart near this rural town when they…www.buzzfeed.com
MAMOU, Louisiana — Travis Manuel and his twin brother, Trey, were shopping at Walmart near this rural town when they…www.buzzfeed.com
The Imposter Syndrome
I kicked ass at Mario games, made my first website in seventh grade, and got a 5 on my computer science AP test. I…medium.com
I kicked ass at Mario games, made my first website in seventh grade, and got a 5 on my computer science AP test. I…medium.com
Robert Draper Investigates Robert Durst, Cross-Dressing Real Estate Scion
Author’s Update: Durst’s hot shot Houston-based attorney, Dick DeGuerin, had admitted in court that his client had in…www.gq.com
Author’s Update: Durst’s hot shot Houston-based attorney, Dick DeGuerin, had admitted in court that his client had in…www.gq.com
What’s the deal with translating Seinfeld
Like so many of Jerry Seinfeld’s girlfriends on Seinfeld, Dolores was TV-beautiful, with glossy, reddish-blond hair…www.theverge.com
Like so many of Jerry Seinfeld’s girlfriends on Seinfeld, Dolores was TV-beautiful, with glossy, reddish-blond hair…www.theverge.com
What’s It Really Like To Be 18 In America Right Now?
This spring, Matter worked with a class of high school seniors in the San Francisco Bay Area to find the answer to that…medium.com
This spring, Matter worked with a class of high school seniors in the San Francisco Bay Area to find the answer to that…medium.com
Favela United
Silva, as he's known in this warren of streets in Penha, is a former hitman who claims 14 kills to his credit…tsnoriginal.tsn.ca
Silva, as he's known in this warren of streets in Penha, is a former hitman who claims 14 kills to his credit…tsnoriginal.tsn.ca
When the End of Human Civilization Is Your Day Job
In the photo: Glaciologist Jason Box, left, at work on the Petermann Glacier on Greenland's northwest coast, which has…www.esquire.com
In the photo: Glaciologist Jason Box, left, at work on the Petermann Glacier on Greenland's northwest coast, which has…www.esquire.com
The Mothers Of ISIS
In Calgary, between the soccer practices and the hours at her accounting job and the potlucks with the neighbors…highline.huffingtonpost.com
In Calgary, between the soccer practices and the hours at her accounting job and the potlucks with the neighbors…highline.huffingtonpost.com
The Many Faces of Tatiana Maslany
The grand adventure of a set visit is entering a universe where everyone - absolutely everyone - is a pro at playing…www.nytimes.com
The grand adventure of a set visit is entering a universe where everyone - absolutely everyone - is a pro at playing…www.nytimes.com
The Bottom of the Glass: Legacy and the Last Season of 'Mad Men'
AMC The first time we saw Don Draper, in the pilot episode of Mad Men, it was from behind: a stark silhouette, soon to…grantland.com
AMC The first time we saw Don Draper, in the pilot episode of Mad Men, it was from behind: a stark silhouette, soon to…grantland.com
One Night at Kachka | Eater
A restaurant doesn’t run on food inventory alone. Kachka’s remarkably neat basement office is lined with charts on…www.eater.com
A restaurant doesn’t run on food inventory alone. Kachka’s remarkably neat basement office is lined with charts on…www.eater.com
How the Red Cross Raised Half a Billion Dollars for Haiti and Built Six Homes
The neighborhood of Campeche sprawls up a steep hillside in Haiti’s capital city, Port-au-Prince. Goats rustle in trash…www.propublica.org
The neighborhood of Campeche sprawls up a steep hillside in Haiti’s capital city, Port-au-Prince. Goats rustle in trash…www.propublica.org
Ann Coulter Is a Human Being | Broadly
She’s been accused of being everything from a performance artist to a monster, but one thing is for sure: Ann…broadly.vice.com
She’s been accused of being everything from a performance artist to a monster, but one thing is for sure: Ann…broadly.vice.com
The Girls on Shit Duty | Hazlitt
I never thought I'd work a job that was dictated by human shit. But things change. When you're responsible for…penguinrandomhouse.ca
I never thought I'd work a job that was dictated by human shit. But things change. When you're responsible for…penguinrandomhouse.ca
'I Want to Be With the Circus'
The legendary David Hume Kennerly tells the story behind 50 years of campaign photography.www.politico.com
The legendary David Hume Kennerly tells the story behind 50 years of campaign photography.www.politico.com
The Wetsuitman
A gale was blowing from the south-west as the elderly architect put on his jacket and rubber boots and went to face the…www.dagbladet.no
A gale was blowing from the south-west as the elderly architect put on his jacket and rubber boots and went to face the…www.dagbladet.no
Warren Buffett's mobile home empire preys on the poor
Denise Pitts walked into the pawn shop not far from where she bought her mobile home in Knoxville, Tennessee, and…www.publicintegrity.org
Denise Pitts walked into the pawn shop not far from where she bought her mobile home in Knoxville, Tennessee, and…www.publicintegrity.org
Why Are Chinese Agents Stealing Corn Seed From American Farms?
In Li's luggage, agents found two large Pop Weaver microwave popcorn boxes. Buried under the bags of unpopped snack…www.newrepublic.com
In Li's luggage, agents found two large Pop Weaver microwave popcorn boxes. Buried under the bags of unpopped snack…www.newrepublic.com
Rape, Drugs and Disorder Shake California Group Home and Provoke Reform Efforts
On The morning of June 6, 2013, Davis Police Department squad cars rolled up to the group home at 2100 Fifth Street…www.propublica.org
On The morning of June 6, 2013, Davis Police Department squad cars rolled up to the group home at 2100 Fifth Street…www.propublica.org
Questions surround coach's death in Vietnam
JASON RABEDEAUX DIED without shoes in the back seat of a Saigon taxicab, somewhere between his apartment tower on the…espn.go.com
JASON RABEDEAUX DIED without shoes in the back seat of a Saigon taxicab, somewhere between his apartment tower on the…espn.go.com
The Secret Lives of Hillary and Bill in the White House
White House Florist Ronn Payne remembers one day during the Clinton presidency when he was coming up the service…www.politico.com
White House Florist Ronn Payne remembers one day during the Clinton presidency when he was coming up the service…www.politico.com
562: The Problem We All Live With
Right now, all sorts of people are trying to rethink and reinvent education, to get poor minority kids performing as…www.thisamericanlife.org
Right now, all sorts of people are trying to rethink and reinvent education, to get poor minority kids performing as…www.thisamericanlife.org
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They'll Just Hate to See Jon Stewart Go (So They Say)
WASHINGTON - He has all but called them losers and fools, but when Jon Stewart announced on Tuesday that he would leave…www.nytimes.com
WASHINGTON - He has all but called them losers and fools, but when Jon Stewart announced on Tuesday that he would leave…www.nytimes.com
What Is Code? If You Don't Know, You Need to Read This
Who wears a taupe blazer? interesting, wonderful, or disturbing way. A computer is a clock with benefits. They all work…www.bloomberg.com
Who wears a taupe blazer? interesting, wonderful, or disturbing way. A computer is a clock with benefits. They all work…www.bloomberg.com
How Do You Define a Gang Member?
On a rainy day last December, in a courtroom in downtown Modesto, Calif., a 24-year-old white man named Jesse Sebourn…www.nytimes.com
On a rainy day last December, in a courtroom in downtown Modesto, Calif., a 24-year-old white man named Jesse Sebourn…www.nytimes.com
Gone in a Flash: The Race to Save the Internet's Least Favorite Tool
Navigating awful, 100 percent Flash-based sites is an experience many of us have had, and is unequivocally part of…motherboard.vice.com
Navigating awful, 100 percent Flash-based sites is an experience many of us have had, and is unequivocally part of…motherboard.vice.com
Inside Obama's Stealth Startup
For Eric Maland, the whole thing goes back to that San Francisco wedding. Mikey wasn't there-well, wait, actually…www.fastcompany.com
For Eric Maland, the whole thing goes back to that San Francisco wedding. Mikey wasn't there-well, wait, actually…www.fastcompany.com
The Inside Story of The Civil War For the Soul of NBC News
On the afternoon of Wednesday, February 4, the beleaguered head of NBC News, 47-year-old Deborah Turness, dropped into…www.vanityfair.com
On the afternoon of Wednesday, February 4, the beleaguered head of NBC News, 47-year-old Deborah Turness, dropped into…www.vanityfair.com
The Woman Who Froze in Fargo
In November 2001, an unemployed Japanese travel agent named Takako Konishi was found dead outside Detroit Lakes…grantland.com
In November 2001, an unemployed Japanese travel agent named Takako Konishi was found dead outside Detroit Lakes…grantland.com
A Grand Juror Speaks
Essay - From the March 2015 issue For four weeks last spring - three hours a day, five days a week - I served, along…harpers.org
Essay - From the March 2015 issue For four weeks last spring - three hours a day, five days a week - I served, along…harpers.org
The Full History Of Board Games | Dicey Goblin
The Royal Game of Ur 2600 BC Within the past few years board games have gone through an explosion of growth. In 2012…diceygoblin.com
The Royal Game of Ur 2600 BC Within the past few years board games have gone through an explosion of growth. In 2012…diceygoblin.com
If You Don't Click on This Story, I Don't Get Paid
Over the course of the last three months, I have interviewed more than twenty writers, editors, media people, and…www.theawl.com
Over the course of the last three months, I have interviewed more than twenty writers, editors, media people, and…www.theawl.com
Rahm the Screwup
Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday survived a political near-death experience entirely of his own making. America's most…www.politico.com
Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday survived a political near-death experience entirely of his own making. America's most…www.politico.com
Seven Days And Nights In The World's Largest, Rowdiest Retirement Community
Seventy miles northwest of Orlando International Airport, amid the sprawling, flat central Florida nothingness - past…www.buzzfeed.com
Seventy miles northwest of Orlando International Airport, amid the sprawling, flat central Florida nothingness - past…www.buzzfeed.com
What Makes a Woman Is Less Important Than What Makes a Feminist
Last week, Caitlyn Jenner announced herself to the world on the cover of Vanity Fair . And this weekend in the New York…www.cosmopolitan.com
Last week, Caitlyn Jenner announced herself to the world on the cover of Vanity Fair . And this weekend in the New York…www.cosmopolitan.com
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How ClickHole Became the Best Thing on the Internet
No judgment, but you waste a lot of time on the internet, right? Which means sometime in the past year or so, something…www.slate.com
No judgment, but you waste a lot of time on the internet, right? Which means sometime in the past year or so, something…www.slate.com
The cult of Vice
On the first Friday in May, a line of advertising and media people stretched down New York's West 22nd Street, waiting…www.cjr.org
On the first Friday in May, a line of advertising and media people stretched down New York's West 22nd Street, waiting…www.cjr.org
Rolling Stone and the Temptations of Narrative Journalism
On Sunday, the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism released an exhaustive report on the Rolling Stone story from…www.newyorker.com
On Sunday, the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism released an exhaustive report on the Rolling Stone story from…www.newyorker.com
The Lost Man
back-arrow Created with Sketch. In 1948, a man was found on a beach in South Australia. The mysterious circumstances of…stories.californiasunday.com
back-arrow Created with Sketch. In 1948, a man was found on a beach in South Australia. The mysterious circumstances of…stories.californiasunday.com
Can Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre Save the Music Industry?
Jimmy Iovine has a line he likes to use. Actually he has a lot of them. Today, Iovine runs Apple Music, the latest stop…www.wired.com
Jimmy Iovine has a line he likes to use. Actually he has a lot of them. Today, Iovine runs Apple Music, the latest stop…www.wired.com
Whistle-blower: How doctor uncovered nightmare
From the blue yarns tucked in a woven basket to the earth-tone carpeting and the solidity of the stone fireplace, every…www.detroitnews.com
From the blue yarns tucked in a woven basket to the earth-tone carpeting and the solidity of the stone fireplace, every…www.detroitnews.com
What determines if a murder case gets solved? Race.
By Edwin Rios with Kai Wright | Tues Jun. 8, 2015 10:50 AM ET On the morning of March 11, 2008, shortly after the bus…www.motherjones.com
By Edwin Rios with Kai Wright | Tues Jun. 8, 2015 10:50 AM ET On the morning of March 11, 2008, shortly after the bus…www.motherjones.com
The Counted: people killed by police in the United States in 2015 - interactive
The Guardian is counting the people killed by US law enforcement agencies this year. Read their stories and contribute…www.theguardian.com
The Guardian is counting the people killed by US law enforcement agencies this year. Read their stories and contribute…www.theguardian.com
Why can't the world's greatest minds solve the mystery of consciousness?
One spring morning in Tucson, Arizona, in 1994, an unknown philosopher named David Chalmers got up to give a talk on…www.theguardian.com
One spring morning in Tucson, Arizona, in 1994, an unknown philosopher named David Chalmers got up to give a talk on…www.theguardian.com
Quantifying the Clickbait and Linkbait in BuzzFeed Article Titles
BuzzFeed is one of the most significant sources of journalistic content on the entire internet. Of course, that depends…minimaxir.com
BuzzFeed is one of the most significant sources of journalistic content on the entire internet. Of course, that depends…minimaxir.com
Goodbye Moto: How Chicago's greatest tech company fell to earth
Under the Galvin family, Motorola had soaring achievements. This was the company, remember, that invented the cellphone…www.chicagobusiness.com
Under the Galvin family, Motorola had soaring achievements. This was the company, remember, that invented the cellphone…www.chicagobusiness.com
Illuminating North Korea
Faced with mystery, we project ourselves on to it - stretching our misapprehensions to fill the glaring gaps on the…www.nytimes.com
Faced with mystery, we project ourselves on to it - stretching our misapprehensions to fill the glaring gaps on the…www.nytimes.com
Everything Is Yours, Everything Is Not Yours
At age six, I ran away with my sister to escape the Rwandan massacre. We spent seven years as refugees. What do you…medium.com
At age six, I ran away with my sister to escape the Rwandan massacre. We spent seven years as refugees. What do you…medium.com
Why It's Impossible To Shop Ethically
There's this video that went viral earlier this year. On Berlin's Alexanderplatz, a vending machine is selling plain…highline.huffingtonpost.com
There's this video that went viral earlier this year. On Berlin's Alexanderplatz, a vending machine is selling plain…highline.huffingtonpost.com
'There's No Real Fight Against Drugs'
Please consider disabling it for our site, or supporting our work in one of these ways Subscribe Now > The slight man…www.theatlantic.com
Please consider disabling it for our site, or supporting our work in one of these ways Subscribe Now > The slight man…www.theatlantic.com
Who Set Jessica Chambers On Fire? The Internet Is Trying To Find Out
The stranger who wrote to Lisa Daugherty had a simple question. Were the grisly details she had read about the death of…www.buzzfeed.com
The stranger who wrote to Lisa Daugherty had a simple question. Were the grisly details she had read about the death of…www.buzzfeed.com
The millionaire embezzler who became the Appalachian Trail's most-wanted man
When fugitive James T. Hammes went on the run, he went for a hike On a Saturday morning in May, 2015, a group of law…www.sbnation.com
When fugitive James T. Hammes went on the run, he went for a hike On a Saturday morning in May, 2015, a group of law…www.sbnation.com
In Memory of David Carr, Who Made Me a Journalist
David Carr believed that, through the constant and forceful application of principle, a young knucklehead could bring…www.theatlantic.com
David Carr believed that, through the constant and forceful application of principle, a young knucklehead could bring…www.theatlantic.com
Bonus: The two best pieces of advice David Carr ever gave me
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How a Rumor Sent a Teen to Prison for Murder in Vegas
IT WAS ROUGHLY 10 p.m. in Las Vegas, on July 8, 2001, when a man rummaging through the garbage behind a bank just west…firstlook.org
IT WAS ROUGHLY 10 p.m. in Las Vegas, on July 8, 2001, when a man rummaging through the garbage behind a bank just west…firstlook.org
The Answer Is Never
One time, when I was in my early twenties, I shared a hospital room with a mother of many. I had a skin infection that…blog.longreads.com
One time, when I was in my early twenties, I shared a hospital room with a mother of many. I had a skin infection that…blog.longreads.com
The Kids Of Ferguson Rise Up
One year after Michael Brown's death, America's most infamous suburb is looking for redemption - led by its very own…www.mtv.com
One year after Michael Brown's death, America's most infamous suburb is looking for redemption - led by its very own…www.mtv.com
Orion Magazine | Defending Darwin
By James Krupa; painting by Alexis Rockman I'M OFTEN ASKED what I do for a living. My answer, that I am a professor at…orionmagazine.org
By James Krupa; painting by Alexis Rockman I'M OFTEN ASKED what I do for a living. My answer, that I am a professor at…orionmagazine.org
The Troubled, Tormented, Surprisingly Lucky Life of an NCAA Champ
The ball from the 1984 NCAA championship, signed by Graham and his teammates, sits in a case at Georgetown's McDonough…www.washingtonian.com
The ball from the 1984 NCAA championship, signed by Graham and his teammates, sits in a case at Georgetown's McDonough…www.washingtonian.com
The Outlaw Ocean
In this series on lawlessness on the high seas, Ian Urbina reveals that crime and violence in international waters…www.nytimes.com
In this series on lawlessness on the high seas, Ian Urbina reveals that crime and violence in international waters…www.nytimes.com
Review of Nestle water permit neglected for decades
High in the San Bernardino Mountains, on a steep slope covered with brush and ferns, a bunker-like stone structure…www.desertsun.com
High in the San Bernardino Mountains, on a steep slope covered with brush and ferns, a bunker-like stone structure…www.desertsun.com
The Children of ISIS
On the day he planned to make his sacred journey, or hijra, to the Islamic State, 19-year-old Mohammed Hamzah Khan woke…www.rollingstone.com
On the day he planned to make his sacred journey, or hijra, to the Islamic State, 19-year-old Mohammed Hamzah Khan woke…www.rollingstone.com
Tidal - Lefsetz Letter
Now let me get this straight...piracy can be eradicated if artists just band together in the name of money? That's what…lefsetz.com
Now let me get this straight...piracy can be eradicated if artists just band together in the name of money? That's what…lefsetz.com
How Betabrand Is Making It Cool To Be Uncool
Why the start-up’s goofball, vital, crowdsourced approach to clothing (Vagisoft Hoodies! Dress Pant Sweat Pants) is the…medium.com
Why the start-up’s goofball, vital, crowdsourced approach to clothing (Vagisoft Hoodies! Dress Pant Sweat Pants) is the…medium.com
This Is How We Lose Them - Cincinnati Magazine
Smoking. Spacing. Sleeping. Cradle Cincinnati's campaign to turn the tide on our woeful infant mortality rate is a lot…www.cincinnatimagazine.com
Smoking. Spacing. Sleeping. Cradle Cincinnati's campaign to turn the tide on our woeful infant mortality rate is a lot…www.cincinnatimagazine.com
The Arrival of Man-Made Earthquakes
In the fall of 2011, students in Katie Keranen's seismology course at the University of Oklahoma buried portable…www.newyorker.com
In the fall of 2011, students in Katie Keranen's seismology course at the University of Oklahoma buried portable…www.newyorker.com
The Bad Blood: My Life With Sickle Cell Anaemia
I wake up with an active volcano for a chest. When I breathe in, even lightly, I hear wheezing for miles. I don't want…www.buzzfeed.com
I wake up with an active volcano for a chest. When I breathe in, even lightly, I hear wheezing for miles. I don't want…www.buzzfeed.com
The Great Cocaine Treasure Hunt
GQ Longform Good goddamn, the way Julian told that story. It was the sort of story that imbued the mind with…www.gq.com
GQ Longform Good goddamn, the way Julian told that story. It was the sort of story that imbued the mind with…www.gq.com
The Great Sushi Craze of 1905, Part 1
The official history of Japanese food in the United States says that Americans didn't get a taste of raw fish and…eccentricculinary.com
The official history of Japanese food in the United States says that Americans didn't get a taste of raw fish and…eccentricculinary.com
Rethinking the Origins of the Lock
For over 200 years it has been generally believed that the first key-based locks originated in Egypt around 2000 BCE…schuylertowne.com
For over 200 years it has been generally believed that the first key-based locks originated in Egypt around 2000 BCE…schuylertowne.com
Michael Lewis Reflects on His Book Flash Boys, a Year After It Shook Wall Street to Its Core
When I sat down to write Flash Boys, in 2013, I didn't intend to see just how angry I could make the richest people on…www.vanityfair.com
When I sat down to write Flash Boys, in 2013, I didn't intend to see just how angry I could make the richest people on…www.vanityfair.com
Disney's $1 Billion Bet on a Magical Wristband
If you want to imagine how the world will look in just a few years, once our cell phones become the keepers of both our…www.wired.com
If you want to imagine how the world will look in just a few years, once our cell phones become the keepers of both our…www.wired.com
The Yukon River Quest: 445 miles of paddling, pain and hallucinations
The hallucinations started out small, subtle flickers of light at the edges of my vision. "Lightning!" I'd think, and…www.sbnation.com
The hallucinations started out small, subtle flickers of light at the edges of my vision. "Lightning!" I'd think, and…www.sbnation.com
Now The Internet Belongs To Us - And To Politics
Net neutrality won. The internet is ours! We've taken it! Stolen it back from the people who, well, provide it to us at…www.buzzfeed.com
Net neutrality won. The internet is ours! We've taken it! Stolen it back from the people who, well, provide it to us at…www.buzzfeed.com
Cody Spafford, the Walrus and the Carpenter, and the Madison Park Bank Robbery
The sun had set on Thursday, April 3, 2014, by the time Renee Erickson stepped onto the patio behind the Walrus and the…www.seattlemet.com
The sun had set on Thursday, April 3, 2014, by the time Renee Erickson stepped onto the patio behind the Walrus and the…www.seattlemet.com
Mutually Assured Content
Is the media, as it gets ready to supply its product directly to social networks, becoming a "wire service?" Ezra Klein…www.theawl.com
Is the media, as it gets ready to supply its product directly to social networks, becoming a "wire service?" Ezra Klein…www.theawl.com
Waitin’ on Sage
On the road and in the dirt with Sage Kimzey, the 20-year-old king of rodeo The bull rider's mother says a prayer. She…stories.californiasunday.com
On the road and in the dirt with Sage Kimzey, the 20-year-old king of rodeo The bull rider's mother says a prayer. She…stories.californiasunday.com
How A Small-Time Drug Dealer Rescued Dozens During Katrina
NEW ORLEANS - As Hurricane Katrina barreled toward the coast, small-time drug dealer Jabbar Gibson and a friend decided…www.buzzfeed.com
NEW ORLEANS - As Hurricane Katrina barreled toward the coast, small-time drug dealer Jabbar Gibson and a friend decided…www.buzzfeed.com
The End of the Hoop Dream: A Journey to the Extreme Fringe of International Basketball
Jon Solomon has the same birthday as Michael Jordan. "Do you want me to prove it?" he asks. He'll pull out his passport…grantland.com
Jon Solomon has the same birthday as Michael Jordan. "Do you want me to prove it?" he asks. He'll pull out his passport…grantland.com
Can life exist on a planet without a star? - Sean Raymond - Aeon
It's 10,000 years in the future. You are a space explorer, preparing to land on the surface of a newly discovered world…aeon.co
It's 10,000 years in the future. You are a space explorer, preparing to land on the surface of a newly discovered world…aeon.co
Yes, We Were Warned About Ebola
MONROVIA, Liberia - The conventional wisdom among public health authorities is that the Ebola virus, which killed at…www.nytimes.com
MONROVIA, Liberia - The conventional wisdom among public health authorities is that the Ebola virus, which killed at…www.nytimes.com
A Strange Philosophical Manuscript. A Secret Benefactor. The Mystery of the Millionaire…
In the July/August 2001 issue of the late, great magazine Lingua Franca, James Ryerson published an enthralling article…www.slate.com
In the July/August 2001 issue of the late, great magazine Lingua Franca, James Ryerson published an enthralling article…www.slate.com
Hiroshima
John Hersey's 1946 piece exploring how six survivors experienced the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, and its…www.newyorker.com
John Hersey's 1946 piece exploring how six survivors experienced the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, and its…www.newyorker.com
The Arc of the Sun
There's a strange and wonderful event-the South African Million Dollar Pigeon Race-that each year draws pigeon fanciers…read.atavist.com
There's a strange and wonderful event-the South African Million Dollar Pigeon Race-that each year draws pigeon fanciers…read.atavist.com
Michael Brown Sr. and the Agony of the Black Father in America
It is Thanksgiving at Mike Brown's house, three days after a grand jury declined to bring charges against the policeman…www.esquire.com
It is Thanksgiving at Mike Brown's house, three days after a grand jury declined to bring charges against the policeman…www.esquire.com
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“I Don’t Know if I’m Already Infected.” The Controversial Death of Ebola’s Unsung Hero
The inside storymedium.com
The inside storymedium.com
Breaking Ground
When Ma Qingyun visits Yushan, a rural town an hour outside of Xi'an, in China's Shaanxi province, he travels in a…story.californiasunday.com
When Ma Qingyun visits Yushan, a rural town an hour outside of Xi'an, in China's Shaanxi province, he travels in a…story.californiasunday.com
Sugar Days
Six winters ago, I took a break from college to live in Rock Creek, West Virginia, in a house an acquaintance had…www.vqronline.org
Six winters ago, I took a break from college to live in Rock Creek, West Virginia, in a house an acquaintance had…www.vqronline.org
"Fish Tale" by David Samuels
I can offer only the sketchiest explanations for how I came to occupy the top floor of a pleasantly wide banker's…www.laphamsquarterly.org
I can offer only the sketchiest explanations for how I came to occupy the top floor of a pleasantly wide banker's…www.laphamsquarterly.org
Digital Journalism: How Good Is It? by Michael Massing
That digital technology is disrupting the business of journalism is beyond dispute. What's striking is how little…www.nybooks.com
That digital technology is disrupting the business of journalism is beyond dispute. What's striking is how little…www.nybooks.com
Skyping with the enemy: I went undercover as a jihadi girlfriend
It was 10 o'clock on a Friday night in spring 2014 and I was sitting on the sofa in my one-bed Paris apartment when I…www.theguardian.com
It was 10 o'clock on a Friday night in spring 2014 and I was sitting on the sofa in my one-bed Paris apartment when I…www.theguardian.com
In Flight
TAKEOFF As we push back from our gate at Heathrow Airport we light the Boeing 747's engines in pairs, starting with…www.nytimes.com
TAKEOFF As we push back from our gate at Heathrow Airport we light the Boeing 747's engines in pairs, starting with…www.nytimes.com
These are the people Dylann Roof stayed with before the Charleston church shooting
There is the mother and father she loved. A decent childhood in South Carolina. The first husband, a military man. Joey…www.washingtonpost.com
There is the mother and father she loved. A decent childhood in South Carolina. The first husband, a military man. Joey…www.washingtonpost.com
Paul Gayle had no job, no money, a baby and 16 lessons from the Obama administration to teach him…
At top, Paul and his daughter head home after attending a fatherhood development class at Next Door Foundation. Above…www.washingtonpost.com
At top, Paul and his daughter head home after attending a fatherhood development class at Next Door Foundation. Above…www.washingtonpost.com
This Is the Year Humans Finally Got Serious About Saving Themselves From Themselves
Photographs by Ralph Smith Here on planet Earth, things could be going better. The rise in atmospheric temperatures…nymag.com
Photographs by Ralph Smith Here on planet Earth, things could be going better. The rise in atmospheric temperatures…nymag.com
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Is on the Cover of Vanity Fair
One afternoon in March, at the offices of his Bad Robot production company, located in a nondescript two-story building…www.vanityfair.com
One afternoon in March, at the offices of his Bad Robot production company, located in a nondescript two-story building…www.vanityfair.com
This Cop Broke Baltimore's Blue Wall Of Silence
Joe Crystal hadn't been back to Baltimore since he left the city in November, weeks after he had resigned from the…www.buzzfeed.com
Joe Crystal hadn't been back to Baltimore since he left the city in November, weeks after he had resigned from the…www.buzzfeed.com
My Letterman Years
One fateful night in the summer of 1988, I took acid. Steve Jobs apparently said he'd never hire a CEO who hadn't done…grantland.com
One fateful night in the summer of 1988, I took acid. Steve Jobs apparently said he'd never hire a CEO who hadn't done…grantland.com
My Dad Tried to Kill Me with an Alligator
In the summer of 1987, my father tried to murder me with an alligator. He was always doing fun stuff like that, to see…www.outsideonline.com
In the summer of 1987, my father tried to murder me with an alligator. He was always doing fun stuff like that, to see…www.outsideonline.com
Your life on earth
Explore BBC Earth's unique interactive, personalised just to you. Find out how, since the date of your birth, your life…www.bbc.com
Explore BBC Earth's unique interactive, personalised just to you. Find out how, since the date of your birth, your life…www.bbc.com
Penn runner's depression masked on social media
ON THE MORNING of Jan. 17, 2014, Madison Holleran awoke in her dorm room at the University of Pennsylvania. She had…espn.go.com
ON THE MORNING of Jan. 17, 2014, Madison Holleran awoke in her dorm room at the University of Pennsylvania. She had…espn.go.com
Stephen Colbert on Making The Late Show His Own
It was early July, about nine weeks before the debut of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and we were sitting in his…www.gq.com
It was early July, about nine weeks before the debut of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and we were sitting in his…www.gq.com
Where's The Beef?
Every December, the ranching staff at a Texas Panhandle dairy farm owned by the Braum's burgers-and-ice-cream chain…fivethirtyeight.com
Every December, the ranching staff at a Texas Panhandle dairy farm owned by the Braum's burgers-and-ice-cream chain…fivethirtyeight.com
The Price of Nice Nails
The women begin to arrive just before 8 a.m., every day and without fail, until there are thickets of young Asian and…www.nytimes.com
The women begin to arrive just before 8 a.m., every day and without fail, until there are thickets of young Asian and…www.nytimes.com
I was an undercover Uber driver
Two good-looking young strangers are having an amazing conversation in the backseat of my car. I'm eavesdropping so…citypaper.net
Two good-looking young strangers are having an amazing conversation in the backseat of my car. I'm eavesdropping so…citypaper.net
The Desert Blues
Manny Ansar and Iyad Ag Ghali had little in common-one was a politically connected intellectual, the other a rebel…read.atavist.com
Manny Ansar and Iyad Ag Ghali had little in common-one was a politically connected intellectual, the other a rebel…read.atavist.com
In Rwanda, Building a “University in a Box”
Kepler University is blending online learning with in-person instruction — and is seeing startling results.medium.com
Kepler University is blending online learning with in-person instruction — and is seeing startling results.medium.com
Kidnapped at the Border
As border crossings have grown increasingly perilous, migrant kidnapping has become a lucrative business. Sarah…www.newyorker.com
As border crossings have grown increasingly perilous, migrant kidnapping has become a lucrative business. Sarah…www.newyorker.com
Look At This: The Bus Station
PHOTOS: What's so special about a Greyhound station? The one in Huntsville, Texas, isn't much to look at -- but is…apps.npr.org
PHOTOS: What's so special about a Greyhound station? The one in Huntsville, Texas, isn't much to look at -- but is…apps.npr.org
The Weird Science of Naming New Products
The announcement came in November with two names attached: one famous, one not, or at least not yet. The famous name…www.nytimes.com
The announcement came in November with two names attached: one famous, one not, or at least not yet. The famous name…www.nytimes.com
America's Dirtiest Cops: Cash, Cocaine and Corruption on the Texas Border
The temperature was nearing triple digits when Jonathan Treviño strapped on his bulletproof vest, slipped his .40…www.rollingstone.com
The temperature was nearing triple digits when Jonathan Treviño strapped on his bulletproof vest, slipped his .40…www.rollingstone.com
Why People Are Moving to a Town Without Wi-Fi
On the third morning in her St. Petersburg apartment, she woke with a harsh thumping in her chest: heart palpitations…www.washingtonian.com
On the third morning in her St. Petersburg apartment, she woke with a harsh thumping in her chest: heart palpitations…www.washingtonian.com
How Police Failed to Stop Former NFL Star Darren Sharper's Cross-Country Rape Spree
NEW ORLEANS-It was 5:06 a.m. on a Tuesday in September 2013 when sex crimes Detective Derrick Williams caught the call…www.propublica.org
NEW ORLEANS-It was 5:06 a.m. on a Tuesday in September 2013 when sex crimes Detective Derrick Williams caught the call…www.propublica.org
The Price of a Life
John Restivo was wrongfully convicted. Can he be compensated for decades of lost freedom? Ariel Levy reports.www.newyorker.com
John Restivo was wrongfully convicted. Can he be compensated for decades of lost freedom? Ariel Levy reports.www.newyorker.com
On The Road With Hannibal Buress, Comedy's Most Respected Slacker
Hannibal Buress is about halfway through his second set of the night in Denver when he turns to his DJ, who is sitting…www.thefader.com
Hannibal Buress is about halfway through his second set of the night in Denver when he turns to his DJ, who is sitting…www.thefader.com
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Company Eight
In the annals of American firefighting, the early 1800s were a dark time. Volunteer fire companies operated less as…read.atavist.com
In the annals of American firefighting, the early 1800s were a dark time. Volunteer fire companies operated less as…read.atavist.com
The eeriness of the English countryside
Writers and artists have long been fascinated by the idea of an English eerie - 'the skull beneath the skin of the…www.theguardian.com
Writers and artists have long been fascinated by the idea of an English eerie - 'the skull beneath the skin of the…www.theguardian.com
Duel in the Sun
In front of some audiences, Dick Beardsley never even mentions the 1982 Boston Marathon. In fact, he barely touches…www.runnersworld.com
In front of some audiences, Dick Beardsley never even mentions the 1982 Boston Marathon. In fact, he barely touches…www.runnersworld.com
The Monster Next Door: Rwandan Genocide
Howe Street on the east side of Manchester, New Hampshire, is part of a tight-knit community of working-class families…www.bostonmagazine.com
Howe Street on the east side of Manchester, New Hampshire, is part of a tight-knit community of working-class families…www.bostonmagazine.com
Desperate Crossing
Paolo Pellegrin and Scott Anderson traveled aboard the Bourbon Argos with Médecins Sans Frontières. All photos were…www.nytimes.com
Paolo Pellegrin and Scott Anderson traveled aboard the Bourbon Argos with Médecins Sans Frontières. All photos were…www.nytimes.com
Why Do Severed Goat Heads Keep Turning Up in Brooklyn?
At the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Ninth Street in Brooklyn, the heart of Park Slope's tree-lined prosperity…nymag.com
At the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Ninth Street in Brooklyn, the heart of Park Slope's tree-lined prosperity…nymag.com
Spin the Globe, Sri Lanka: The Two Faces of Paradise
Arriving in Sri Lanka with no preparation and no plan, our Spin the Globe writer catches a ride to the war-torn north…www.afar.com
Arriving in Sri Lanka with no preparation and no plan, our Spin the Globe writer catches a ride to the war-torn north…www.afar.com
Secondhand Stories in a Rusting Steel City
A SECONDHAND STORE IN A SECONDHAND TOWN IS ABOUT WHAT YOU'D EXPECT. A bit derelict, a bit kooky. Rows of thin gold…wilsonquarterly.com
A SECONDHAND STORE IN A SECONDHAND TOWN IS ABOUT WHAT YOU'D EXPECT. A bit derelict, a bit kooky. Rows of thin gold…wilsonquarterly.com
Willie Horton Revisited
We talk to the man who became our national nightmare. Thirty years later, does he still matter?www.themarshallproject.org
We talk to the man who became our national nightmare. Thirty years later, does he still matter?www.themarshallproject.org
Slipping Away
They opened their stockings first, and Robin was becoming more puzzled with each object she pulled out: They were…site.macleans.ca
They opened their stockings first, and Robin was becoming more puzzled with each object she pulled out: They were…site.macleans.ca
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