“Tina Fey, Mike Schur, and 35 more TV writers on what their characters would do in a pandemic.”
Catherine Cusick
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Why the US Sucks at Building Public Transit
“Whether it’s traditional subway and commuter rail systems, modern streetcars and light rails, high-speed intercity rail, or even the humble bus with dedicated lanes and train-like stops, the U.S. lags perilously behind. It is a national embarrassment and a major reason our cities are less pleasant, more expensive places to live.”
Posted inBlog Post, Crime, Nonfiction, Reading List
15 True Crime Longreads and the Questions We Should Ask Ourselves When Reading Them
By bringing new dimensions to an unjust process, a well-told story has the power to impact some of our most flawed systems.
Posted inArts & Culture, Blog Post, Books, Nonfiction, Reading List, Writing
8 Longreads by Will Storr on the Science of Storytelling
Eight must-read stories that investigate science, belief, and the human impulse to tell stories.
Posted inNonfiction
25 Movies and the Magazine Stories That Inspired Them
A selection of 25 successful article-to-film adaptations that made it all the way to the box office.
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Strangers on a Train
Long-distance train travel offers Alexandra Marvar and her fellow passengers a lift across the country, a break from their routines, and a chance to get to know each other.
Posted inArts & Culture, Blog Post, Commentary, Featured, Unapologetic Women
A Tribute to Lynn Cohen, 1933-2020
New York character actress Lynn Cohen died on Valentine’s Day 2020, survived by an extended family of friends and collaborators.
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When a Whisper Network Fails
“What really wounded me wasn’t having to dodge one mediocre writer’s half-assed assaults — it was that I’d reached out for support afterwards and found nothing. It was the unruffled reaction of my peers when I told them what had happened, the implication that I should have known what to expect from him, when I […]
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Can the Fitness Industry and Body Positivity Coexist?
“Is the fitness industry ready to create safe spaces across the board? It’s not clear that everybody even understands the question.”
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Her Sorority Sisters Suspected She Was Pregnant. What Did Emile Weaver Know?
In April 2015, Emile Weaver gave birth alone in the bathroom of her sorority house at a small liberal arts university in Ohio. Sorority sisters who’d suspected the pregnancy for months discovered her baby that night in the garbage, dead. Alex Ronan investigates what happened to Weaver, the campus response to rumors and confirmation of […]