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The Stuff Of Knightmare | Featured Article

On paper, Knightmare is a terrible idea. It’s a kids’ TV show that simulates the experience of playing a computer game, as if kids wouldn’t rather just play a computer game. The…
LENGTH: 14 minutes (3552 words)

The Beautiful Daughter: How My Korean Mother Gave Me The Courage To Transition

Growing up, I remember making a pact with myself. As an adopted child I promised to find my family in Korea, but how exactly that would occur remained a mystery to me. I luckily had the unconditional…
AUTHOR:Andy Marra
PUBLISHED: Nov. 16, 2012
LENGTH: 13 minutes (3403 words)
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Fear of a Black President

The irony of President Barack Obama is best captured in his comments on the death of Trayvon Martin, and the ensuing fray. Obama has pitched his presidency as a monument to moderation. He peppers his…
LENGTH: 37 minutes (9488 words)

Bikers Against Child Abuse make abuse victims feel safe

These tough bikers have a soft spot: aiding child-abuse victims. Anytime, anywhere, for as long as it takes the child to feel safe, these leather-clad guardians will stand tall and strong against the…
PUBLISHED: July 13, 2012
LENGTH: 27 minutes (6934 words)

Matthew Vollmer

[view as PDF / Issuu] On thanksgiving my father asked me if i wanted to visit the Nazi. That’s what my father—a dentist to whom the Nazi had entrusted the care of his…
LENGTH: 16 minutes (4082 words)

How Yahoo Killed Flickr and Lost the Internet

Web startups are made out of two things: people and code. The people make the code, and the code makes the people rich. Code is like a poem; it has to follow certain structural requirements, and yet…
LENGTH: 21 minutes (5345 words)

Can You Call a 9-Year-Old a Psychopath?

Michael, a 9-year-old whose periodic rages alternate with moments of chilly detachment, with his mother, Anne. One day last summer, Anne and her husband, Miguel, took their 9-year-old son, Michael,…
PUBLISHED: May 11, 2012
LENGTH: 25 minutes (6496 words)

Goodbye To All That

How many miles to Babylon? Three score miles and and ten— Can I get there by candlelight? Yes, and back again— If your feet are nimble and light You can get there by candlelight.
LENGTH: 16 minutes (4023 words)
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