Within the Scope

The silence that protected one woman from the trauma of her abuser was now the silence she had to free herself from.
Source: The Rumpus
Published: Feb 18, 2020
Length: 13 minutes (3,354 words)

Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire

For decades, one company has ruled the world of tampons. But will a new wave of brands usurp the old order?

Source: The Guardian
Published: Feb 11, 2020
Length: 24 minutes (6,005 words)

Strangers on a Train

Long-distance train travel offers Alexandra Marvar and her fellow passengers a lift across the country, a break from their routines, and a chance to get to know each other.

Source: Chicago Tribune
Published: Feb 19, 2020
Length: 7 minutes (1,867 words)

Working In Science Was A Brutal Education. That’s Why I Left.

“Science made me understand the vast beauty of the world. But science was also working 15 hours a day for weeks or months.”

Source: BuzzFeed
Published: Feb 17, 2020
Length: 9 minutes (2,417 words)

Three Couples Counselors on Miss Piggy and Kermit’s Relationship

Spoiler alert, it’s not great. But you already knew that deep down, even as a kid.

Source: MEL Magazine
Published: Feb 15, 2020
Length: 6 minutes (1,617 words)

The Original Renegade

A 14-year-old ninth grader from the Atlanta suburbs created a dance called The Renegade that exploded on communities like TikTok. The only problem is that Harmon saw her creation take on a life of its own without any acknowledgement.

Published: Feb 13, 2020
Length: 7 minutes (1,900 words)

It’s Not a Clinic, It’s a Caste System

Surely, there is a happy medium between “delightful” concierge healthcare and no healthcare at all that we as a society are smart enough to figure out. (Also, no one ever had a delightful pap smear, no matter how tasty the infused water in the waiting room was.)

Source: Jezebel
Published: Feb 12, 2020
Length: 13 minutes (3,259 words)

A Group of Agents Rose Through the Ranks to Lead the Border Patrol. They’re Leaving It in Crisis.

How several agents from a small outpost in Arizona, including recently retired chief Carla Provost, climbed to the top of the Border Patrol, then one by one retired, leaving corruption, misconduct and a toxic culture in their wake.

Source: Pro Publica
Published: Feb 10, 2020
Length: 24 minutes (6,204 words)

The Chaos at Condé Nast

Responding to Details editor Dan Peres’s new recovery memoir, Katherine Rosman casts a jaundiced eye upon the lax culture and unquestioned expense accounts at Conde Nast Publications that allowed Peres (and several of his colleagues, who also have tell-alls in the works) to get away with gross acts of self-indulgence and mistreatment of their employees.

Published: Feb 12, 2020
Length: 12 minutes (3,135 words)

Infinite Jerk

Within “the pervasiveness of sexual harassment and sexism in the publishing industry,” jerks are praised and women are erased. 

Published: Feb 12, 2020
Length: 15 minutes (3,859 words)