The First Shot

“Inside the Covid vaccine fast track.”

Source: Wired
Published: May 13, 2020
Length: 24 minutes (6,159 words)

The Un-Heroic Reality of Being an ‘Essential’ Restaurant Worker

“The imperative to thank frontline workers has not extended into material protection and solidarity, from either the government or the general public.”

Source: Eater
Published: May 12, 2020
Length: 8 minutes (2,166 words)

‘Mad Max: Fury Road’: The Oral History of a Modern Action Classic

“I don’t understand how they’re not still shooting that film, and I don’t understand how hundreds of people aren’t dead.”

Published: May 12, 2020
Length: 17 minutes (4,370 words)

The Confessions of Marcus Hutchins, the Hacker Who Saved the Internet

“At 22, he single-handedly put a stop to the worst cyberattack the world had ever seen. Then he was arrested by the FBI. This is his untold story.”

Source: Wired
Published: May 12, 2020
Length: 55 minutes (13,941 words)

Self Portrait with iPhone

Newly single in her mid-50s, Pam Mandel swipes through dozens of selfies, including her own.

Author: Pam Mandel
Source: Longreads
Published: May 13, 2020
Length: 9 minutes (2,453 words)

A Thing About Cancer

The movie The Thing reminds one woman of her father’s cancer, but she can’t stop watching it every year. Why?

Source: Boulevard
Published: May 4, 2020
Length: 11 minutes (2,953 words)

Putin Is Well On His Way to Stealing the Next Election

Russia wants to eradicate democracy, and they’re doing a fine job of it, by pitting people against one another, sowing discord, misinformation, chaos, and doubt about election integrity. The problem, that plays right into the hands of the Russians, is that the United States is already too divided to do much about it.

Source: The Atlantic
Published: May 11, 2020
Length: 30 minutes (7,634 words)

The Lonely Islands

“There’s a false promise in the perfection of a Nancy Meyers kitchen.”

Source: Curbed
Published: May 4, 2020
Length: 7 minutes (1,994 words)

The Sacred Ritual Of Meals With My Mother

Food nourishes the body, but the act of sharing food with other people feeds indelible human connections.

Source: Elle
Published: May 8, 2020
Length: 7 minutes (1,834 words)

My Appetites

“On eating and coping mechanisms, childhood and self-control, criticism, love, cancer, and pandemics.”

Published: May 12, 2020
Length: 34 minutes (8,500 words)