The Last Patrol

The 82nd Airborne troops were getting ready to leave Afghanistan, but they had one more dangerous job to do

Source: The Atlantic
Published: Nov 1, 2010
Length: 33 minutes (8,435 words)

Balance

Five men, one room, and a national crisis. The Esquire Commission to Balance the Federal Budget — Bob Packwood, John Danforth, Bill Bradley, Gary Hart and Lawrence O’Donnell — will now report its findings.

Source: Esquire
Published: Oct 13, 2010
Length: 18 minutes (4,644 words)

Shooting for the Sun

Best known for creating the state-of-the-art super soaker squirt gun, Lonnie Johnson believes he now holds the key to affordable solar power.

Author: Logan Ward
Source: The Atlantic
Published: Nov 1, 2010
Length: 12 minutes (3,149 words)

The Education of President Obama

If there was something incongruous about the president of the United States checking out reviews of his décor by Arianna Huffington, well, let’s face it, he has endured worse reviews lately.

Published: Oct 12, 2010
Length: 33 minutes (8,285 words)

Confessions of an Agent

I will never forget the first time I paid a player.

Published: Oct 18, 2010
Length: 28 minutes (7,187 words)

The High Is Always the Pain and the Pain Is Always the High

A chronicle of dependency in seven parts, about poker, Lolita, and how to lose $18,000 in 36 hours

Published: Oct 8, 2010
Length: 20 minutes (5,173 words)

The Day I Trailed a Paparazzo

Sarah Jessica Parker takes her kid to school at 8:30, so we have to rush downtown, Wagner says. We both get on our bikes.

Source: Jezebel
Published: Oct 12, 2010
Length: 12 minutes (3,165 words)

Search and Destroy

Inside Gawker founder Nick Denton’s blog empire

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Oct 18, 2010
Length: 38 minutes (9,612 words)

Fifth and Goal

Twenty years ago, a perfect storm of events led to arguably the biggest blunder in college football history

Author: Tom Friend
Source: ESPN
Published: Oct 1, 2010
Length: 28 minutes (7,208 words)

Insane Clown Posse: And God created controversy

America’s nastiest rappers in shocking revelation – they’ve been evangelical Christians all along

Author: Jon Ronson
Source: The Guardian
Published: Oct 9, 2010
Length: 12 minutes (3,141 words)