The Spades’ New Bag

[Not single-page] Kate and Andy no longer own the brands that bear their name — which makes them very happy, actually. He, however, seems to have his hand in just about everything else.

Published: Feb 14, 2010
Length: 14 minutes (3,560 words)

A Drug Trial Cycle: Recovery, Relapse, Reinvention

Even if some combination of targeted drugs could put melanoma into a long hibernation — and that was still not clear, he knew — it might take a cocktail of five or more such drugs to treat any given case. And it can take 10 years for even one drug to reach the market.

Author: Amy Harmon
Published: Feb 23, 2010
Length: 10 minutes (2,565 words)

The Future of Money: It’s Flexible, Frictionless and (Almost) Free

Source: Wired
Published: Feb 22, 2010
Length: 40 minutes (10,188 words)

Brutal Attraction: The Making of Raging Bull

Raging Bull began as Robert De Niro’s obsession, but the only man he believed could film it, Martin Scorsese, wasn’t interested—until the director’s near-fatal collapse gave him a visceral connection with the story of troubled boxing champion Jake La Motta.

Source: Vanity Fair
Published: Mar 1, 2010
Length: 27 minutes (6,816 words)

A Roller Coaster Chase for a Cure

At what may be a watershed moment in understanding genetic changes that cause cancer, a small band of doctors is doggedly testing a drug known as PLX4032.

Author: Amy Harmon
Published: Feb 21, 2010
Length: 17 minutes (4,485 words)

Ten rules for writing fiction

Get an accountant, abstain from sex and similes, cut, rewrite, then cut and rewrite again – if all else fails, pray. Inspired by Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing, we asked authors for their personal dos and don’ts

Source: The Guardian
Published: Feb 20, 2010
Length: 22 minutes (5,558 words)

The Deflationist

In his columns, Paul Krugman is belligerently, obsessively political, but this aspect of his personality is actually a recent development. His parents were New Deal liberals, but they weren’t especially interested in politics. In his academic work, Krugman focussed mostly on subjects with little political salience. During the eighties, he thought that supply-side economics was stupid, but he didn’t think that much about it.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Mar 1, 2010
Length: 46 minutes (11,609 words)

Despite Signs of Recovery, Chronic Joblessness Rises

The social safety net was built for short-term gaps between jobs, but work may be scarce for years, not months

Published: Feb 20, 2010
Length: 12 minutes (3,194 words)

How the GOP Sees It

What Republicans would do if given carte blanche to run the country.

Source: Newsweek
Published: Feb 19, 2010
Length: 12 minutes (3,171 words)

Why Washington Is Tied Up in Knots

Source: Time
Published: Feb 18, 2010
Length: 11 minutes (2,891 words)