The Alabama “Corrections” System: An American Horror Story By Krista Stevens “When you lay down to go to sleep, you better be prayed up, because there’s no guarantee you’re waking up.”
The Soundtrack to Hell By Krista Stevens “Not only was the whine agitating—EHHNNNNNNNN—but its constant drone was like a cruel mnemonic for everything that bothered him.”
The Boeing 737 MAX: “Fatally Flawed” By Krista Stevens Boeing’s failings with the 737 MAX reveal a dangerous deviation from its engineering-first culture that used to put the safety of the flying public before profit.
A Town Split By a Play About the 1980s AIDS Epidemic By Aaron Gilbreath Sometimes art can challenge viewers enough to change them. Sometimes art just makes the narrow-minded angry.
How to Stay Out of Your Editor’s ‘Jerks’ File By Sari Botton Rule one of freelance writing: accept rejection with grace.
How To Destroy Texas While Helping The Coal Economy By Aaron Gilbreath A three-part collaboration exposes the state of Texas’ willingness to violate federal law for the sake of the coal industry.
The Beauty of “Bl-Bl-Bl-Blue Moon” By Krista Stevens As a society, we need to challenge our assumption that stammering makes someone somehow deficient.
What Hockey Gives and What Hockey Takes Away By Krista Stevens Hockey is good for the heart and soul, but treacherous for the brain.
Should We Create New Life As Our Planet Struggles to Support Life In General? By Aaron Gilbreath Knowing what we now know about global warming, is procreation irresponsible?
“Labor-Saving” Kitchen Gadgets End Up Creating More Work for Women By Ben Huberman Instand Pot: great. Dover eggbeater? Not so much.
Reporter Uncovers Airbnb Scam. Airbnb Shrugs, Pockets Money By Krista Stevens Oh by the way, Airbnb makes money on cancellations, too.
The Misidentification of Raheme Malik Perry By Krista Stevens When a hospice takes a man off life support in a case of mistaken identity, who is responsible?
David Letterman Is Truly Sorry By Sari Botton Ten years after calling Letterman out for creating a hostile work environment for women, Nell Scovell gets to talk with him about it.
Airbrushing Out the Evidence of Her Son’s Differences By Sari Botton Are you really achieving representation for your child with special needs if you’re only sharing the upbeat, attractive photos on social media?
As Impossible and Imperfect as Translation By Krista Stevens “But poetry…has helped me to find new meaning within and across linguistic boundaries.”
The Misconception of the Wild By Carolyn Wells Leo Schwartz finds out what lessons can be learned from the burned-out Oregon backcountry.
Meet Michael Gillespie, the Ransomeware Superhero of Normal, Illinois By Krista Stevens Michael Gillespie has automated a way to decrypt ransomeware, and he gives his code away for free just to help people in need.
Seagulls Who Eat People Food Poop People Food on Protected Lands By Aaron Gilbreath Fast food is killing the human world. Now it could be killing California gulls’ protected island habitat.
Alaska’s Law Enforcement Crisis By Krista Stevens When troopers finally do arrive, violent offenders just hide until they leave.
Hard Shell Tacos Aren’t As Hardcore Gringo As You Think By Aaron Gilbreath The origins of hard shell tacos are hazy, but certain things are clear.
Encrypted Phones, By Criminals, For Criminals By Krista Stevens How a criminal-turned-crime-blogger got the notice of the most notorious drug trafficking duo in Scotland.
Memorializing a Glacier and Hoping for the Future By Sari Botton Iceland holds a funeral for Okjökull, once a glacier, now “dead ice.”
We’re All Tourists Now, So Let’s Stop with the Endless, Tedious Quests for Authenticity By Ben Huberman In Iceland, overtourism has transformed the island in a few short years — and locals and visitors alike try to grapple with the change.
Olympic Destroyer: The Cyberattack on the 2018 Winter Games By Krista Stevens It was Russia, in the cybertubes, using stolen passwords, a secret backdoor, and layers upon layers of false flag cloak work meant to stump security analysts.
Life After Pain By Michelle Weber One day, Ge Gao’s right hand stopped working. Then the pain started, and it’s never stopped.
Working To Live Often Means Giving Up Your Life By Aaron Gilbreath You can’t have work-life balance when work dictates the balance.
The Reality of Being Sick and Alone By Carolyn Wells Diagnosed with breast cancer, Anne Boyer discusses the treatment that is poisoning her body.
The Great Fiber-Optic Fraudster of Alaska By Krista Stevens To this day, only Elizabeth Pierce knows why she defrauded partners and investors by forging contract signatures.
Same Sh*itty Media Men, Different Day By Sari Botton Rebecca Traister asks how NBC can possibly change its misogynist culture if it keeps the same bad actors at the top.
