In an excerpt from his 2005 book, Philip Caputo recalls reporting on the Kent State shootings for the Chicago Tribune.
2017
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The Thieves Who Steal Sunken Warships, Right Down to the Bolts
How pirates are diving down to wrecks on the sea floor in search of scrap, and in the process are stealing 6500-ton ships — in their entirety — leaving only the imprint of the massive hulls on the sea floor.
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The Kent State Shootings, 35 Years Later
On the 47th anniversary of the Kent State shootings, NPR has this excerpt of 13 Seconds: A Look Back at the Kent State Shootings, former Chicago Tribune reporter Philip Caputo’s 2005 book about covering the massacre, in which members of the Ohio National Guard shot and killed unarmed students who were protesting the Vietnam War.
Posted inArts & Culture, Food, Nonfiction
Good Coffee Shouldn’t Have to Cost More Than $1
American’s infatuation with coffee, and the quest to see whether a delicious, $1 cup of joe is possible.
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Flavorwire Author Club: Nora Ephron’s Guide to Dealing With Heartbreak Through ‘Heartburn’
A personal essay and appreciation of Heartburn, Nora Ephron’s autobiographical novel, by Tyler Coates (these days a culture editor at Esquire). Ephron’s novel was released on this day in 1983. This essay, in which Coates recalls watching the 1986 film adaptation while recovering from his own heartbreak, was published in 2014.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Current Events, Nonfiction, Quotes
The Refugees Abused in the Name of Chicken and Profit
ProPublica blows the whistle on Case Farms, which targets refugees for their labor force.
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As a Girl, I Went Through Abstinence Ed. As a Woman, I’m Trying to Understand the Damage Done.
Becca Andrews travels with an abstinence only sex education team — and considers the impact that same education had on her life.
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Norma McCorvey Versus Jane Roe
In 1970, a homeless woman pregnant with her third child met with two lawyers at a pizzeria in Dallas. Did it matter, in the end, who Jane Roe really was?
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In Your Dreams: A Reading List
In dreams, everything looks familiar but wrong somehow. Here are six stories about what happens between sleep and wakefulness.
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Chris Rock in a Hard Place: On Infidelity, His New Tour and Starting Over
Stephen Rodrick goes on tour with the comedian as Rock grapples with post-divorce life and preparations for a new comedy special.