An “Alford plea” gets an innocent man out of jail, but keeps him on the books as a convicted felon.
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Teaching a Stone to Fly
The perfect skipping stone has “lobes” that act as spokes, keeping the stone above the water.
Posted inFood, Nonfiction, Quotes
Are We Swallowing Culinary Propaganda?
In Australia, cupcakes are deployed to wage holy war against halal meat.
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‘Equality Keeps Us Honest’: Rebecca Solnit on the Ignorance of Privilege
“This is why I always pair privilege with obliviousness; obliviousness is privilege’s form of deprivation.”
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Quotes
The Essay Will Feel Like It’s Killing You
“Begin by writing about anything else,” says Porochista Khakpour, until she becomes conflicted about writing about being Iranian-American.
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What Alex Jones and Amanda Chantal Bacon Have in Common
A new profile of the Moon Juice entrepreneur reveals how the hippie left intersects with the conspiracist right.
Posted inArts & Culture, Crime, Nonfiction, Quotes, Uncategorized
Treating Our Border As a Battle Zone
Twenty years after Marines fatally shot an innocent 18-year old man in West Texas, the War on Drugs and militarization of the US-Mexico border has left many local people feeling less safe.
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The Great, Ongoing California Nut Caper
At Outside, Peter Vigneron reports on a spree of nut heists thought to be linked to a Russian organized-crime ring.
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A Chance Meeting With Mr. Rogers
As it turns out, Fred Rogers was as kind and as wonderful in person as he was on television.
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If You Think You Understand the Montana Special Election, You Probably Don’t
At Buzzfeed, Anne Helen Petersen has been reporting for months on the complex needs of state’s independent voter.