Buzz Bissinger: A Savior for the City

More than two decades ago, Buzz Bissinger won a Pulitzer writing for the Inquirer, then published his masterpiece, Friday Night Lights. Now he’s rich, and famous. So why is he back at the Inky as a columnist — and why is he so mad?

Published: May 6, 2010
Length: 16 minutes (4,030 words)

The Hangover: Roethlisberger

An NFL superstar’s repulsive behavior, the ultimate expression of athletic entitlement run amok, has forced even the most diehard fans to question their team and their football faith.

Published: May 10, 2010
Length: 16 minutes (4,029 words)

Mark Zuckerberg: The Temptation of Facebook’s CEO

If not for founder Mark Zuckerberg’s stubborn streak, social-media pioneer Facebook might be just another part of a giant media or tech outfit today. Instead it’s a giant on its own, with close to 500 million users, some $20 billion in market value, and millions of investors eagerly awaiting an IPO. For his new book, “The Facebook Effect: the Inside Story of the Company That Is Connecting the World,” Fortune contributor David Kirkpatrick gained unprecedented access to the company and Zuckerberg, who turns 26 this month. In this adapted excerpt, Kirkpatrick reveals Zuckerberg’s turmoil as he resisted takeover offers from a parade of moguls.

Source: Fortune
Published: May 6, 2010
Length: 13 minutes (3,320 words)

The Moral Life of Babies

A growing body of evidence suggests that humans do have a rudimentary moral sense from the very start of life. With the help of well-designed experiments, you can see glimmers of moral thought, moral judgment and moral feeling even in the first year of life.

Author: Paul Bloom
Published: May 5, 2010
Length: 23 minutes (5,929 words)

Back to Petroleum

Thanks to the unfolding catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, the public is finally seeing through BP’s decade-long greenwashing campaign.

Source: Foreign Policy
Published: May 3, 2010
Length: 4 minutes (1,214 words)

The Man Who Tried To Manage Murdoch

As Rupert Murdoch’s jaws closed around The Wall Street Journal, managing editor Marcus Brauchli became the latest in a long line of editors who thought they could win over the conquering mogul.

Source: Vanity Fair
Published: Jun 1, 2010
Length: 29 minutes (7,498 words)

Pandora’s Briefcase

It was a dazzling feat of wartime espionage. But does it argue for or against spying?

Source: The New Yorker
Published: May 10, 2010
Length: 20 minutes (5,166 words)

The Oracle of Silicon Valley

Tim O’Reilly is Silicon Valley’s leading intellectual and the founder of O’Reilly Media, a steadily growing $100 million company. His life is a vivid demonstration that interesting things can happen when you are working for more than money.

Source: Inc.
Published: May 1, 2010
Length: 16 minutes (4,205 words)

Stephen Hawking: How to build a time machine

All you need is a wormhole, the Large Hadron Collider or a rocket that goes really, really fast

Source: Daily Mail
Published: May 3, 2010
Length: 12 minutes (3,138 words)

What Makes Marion Jones Run?

She has been stripped of her Olympic medals. She has been jailed. Now she is trying to become the WNBA’s oldest rookie.

Published: Apr 30, 2010
Length: 45 minutes (11,290 words)