They Agreed to Meet Their Mother’s Killer. Then Tragedy Struck Again.

“A Florida family opted for restorative justice over the death penalty for the man who murdered their mom. What happened next made them question the very meaning of justice.”

Author: Eli Hager
Published: Jul 21, 2020
Length: 27 minutes (6,915 words)

Sarah Cooper Takes the Words Right Out of Donald Trump’s Mouth

“The social media impersonator on the motivations behind her viral videos, the pleasures of ‘reverse mansplaining,’ and the stakes of this election.”

Source: Glamour
Published: Jul 23, 2020
Length: 7 minutes (1,993 words)

The Empire of All Maladies

For indigenous people, the real pandemic has always been the contagion of colonialism.

Author: Nick Estes
Source: The Baffler
Published: Jul 20, 2020
Length: 12 minutes (3,200 words)

A Woman’s Place

“The shaming and incarceration of Patricia Ann Prewitt.”

Published: Jul 20, 2020
Length: 49 minutes (12,400 words)

He Stole Their Hearts, Then Their Money. Meet The Women Trying To Catch One Of Canada’s Most Prolific Romance Scammers

“So suddenly you’re not just meeting some guy—you’re meeting a fellow right-of-centre Christian and outdoor enthusiast who also loves dogs or basket weaving or your favourite country song.”

Source: Chatelaine
Published: Jan 17, 2020
Length: 29 minutes (7,255 words)

What The Mysterious Boredom Divide Teaches Us

Source: BBC
Published: Jul 20, 2020
Length: 8 minutes (2,087 words)

Memory of a River

“In another hot year, we fail the Rio Grande.”

Published: Jul 22, 2020
Length: 12 minutes (3,232 words)

‘I Wanna Marry Harry’ Failed Spectacularly. The Contestants Remember Everything.

“In 2014, 24 women joined a dating show under the premise that Prince Harry was their prize. He wasn’t.”

Source: Refinery 29
Published: Jul 21, 2020
Length: 12 minutes (3,080 words)

Mourning My Brother in 181 Tweets

“How do you tell the world you are grieving? In my case, it was a year-long Twitter thread about finding the things that made me feel better.”

Source: Vice Magazine
Published: Jul 15, 2020
Length: 11 minutes (2,783 words)

I Know How to Cover a Portland Protest. So Why Am I Shaking?

Journalist Karina Brown, who’s covering the protests in Portland, writes a personal essay on trauma, sexual assault, and police violence.

Published: Jul 21, 2020
Length: 6 minutes (1,623 words)