Rebekah Neumann’s Search For Enlightenment Fueled WeWork’s Collapse

Moe Tkacik takes a close look at the ways in which wealthy, new-agey Rebekah Paltrow Neumann — Gwyneth Paltrow’s cousin, Adam Neumann’s wife — helped fuel WeWork’s rise and spectacular fall.

Author: Moe Tkacik
Source: Bustle
Published: Mar 2, 2020
Length: 19 minutes (4,940 words)

Why Grocery Shopping Is On Its Way Out

Digital convenience is beating out the store, but “What we keep losing are those social relationships that we built on food being so central. And, if we’re not building those connections, then we’re losing a part of being human.”

Source: The Walrus
Published: Mar 4, 2020
Length: 18 minutes (4,529 words)

Meet the Revolutionary Women Strumming Their Way Into the World of Flamenco Guitar

“A former child prodigy travels to Spain to revisit the instrument of her youth—and to learn flamenco guitar from the tocaoras playing to the top of the male-dominated world.”

Source: AFAR
Published: Jun 4, 2019
Length: 13 minutes (3,284 words)

How I Got My Shrink Back

An entanglement with her shrink-stalking protege teaches Susan Shapiro something about forgiveness.

Source: Longreads
Published: Mar 4, 2020
Length: 28 minutes (7,036 words)

How the Nike Vaporfly War Was Lost

The debate about the Nike Vaporfly trainers has highlighted ongoing issues around technology in footwear.

Source: Outside
Published: Feb 4, 2020
Length: 14 minutes (3,638 words)

Catch Me If You Can: The Global Pursuit of a Fugitive Ship

“The tale of a notorious fishing vessel shows just how difficult combating illegal activity at sea can be.”

Author: Sarah Tory
Source: Hakai Magazine
Published: Mar 3, 2020
Length: 18 minutes (4,600 words)

Stalking a Rustically Hip Family on Instagram

“My side-eye at the family’s neo-pioneer lifestyle is accompanied by a thrum of envy for the freedom of their life and a desperate, shame-filled recognition of the disparity between their towering competence and my obvious lack thereof.”

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Mar 1, 2020
Length: 5 minutes (1,348 words)

How a Hacker’s Mom Broke Into a Prison—and the Warden’s Computer

“Security analyst John Strand had a contract to test a correctional facility’s defenses. He sent the best person for the job: his mother.”

Source: Wired
Published: Feb 26, 2020
Length: 5 minutes (1,279 words)

The Lovely Hill: Where People Live Longer and Happier

Seventh-Day Adventists’ dietary philosophy has made Loma Linda, California one of the healthiest cities in the world, and it has a lot to teach the rest of the country.

Source: The Atlantic
Published: Feb 4, 2013
Length: 8 minutes (2,241 words)

How a ’90s Cult Rock Band Flourishes Despite Industry Odds

Guided By Voices has complete creative autonomy over its musical existence, but it has to work twice as hard for half the money now. To founding member Robert Pollard, it’s a worthy trade.

Source: Fortune
Published: Feb 19, 2020
Length: 6 minutes (1,541 words)