3 Kids. 2 Paychecks. No Home.

“South of San Francisco, in a fertile corner of California that feeds much of the country, working families are sleeping in shelters and parking lots.”

Published: Nov 24, 2019
Length: 19 minutes (4,959 words)

Nine Secrets I Never Knew About Airports Until I Worked at LAX

Snakes in Pringles cans? Security checks for a robot with a passport? As Brandon Presser reports for Bloomberg, that and more has happened at LAX, America’s busiest airport of origin.

Source: Bloomberg
Published: Nov 22, 2019
Length: 10 minutes (2,592 words)

A Brief History of the Crock Pot

If you’ve ever come home from a long day at work to the wonderful smell of dinner waiting in your crockpot, you have Irving Nachumsohn to thank.

Source: Smithsonian
Published: Nov 26, 2019
Length: 6 minutes (1,728 words)

‘To Be Well’: An Unmothered Woman’s Search for Real Love

After years of strife with her mother, Vanessa Mártir finds unconditional love in a new, tender relationship.

Source: Longreads
Published: Nov 27, 2019
Length: 17 minutes (4,435 words)

Pete Buttigieg Called Me. Here’s What Happened

Michael Harriot writes an article called “Pete Buttigieg Is a Lying MF,” and then the MF goes and calls him.

Source: The Root
Published: Nov 26, 2019
Length: 8 minutes (2,136 words)

Thumbing a Ride: What I Learned from Siskel and Ebert

A personal essay in which Dipti S. Barot pays homage to the two irreplaceable voices who informed her love of good movies.

Source: Longreads
Published: Nov 26, 2019
Length: 10 minutes (2,634 words)

Big Calculator: How Texas Instruments Monopolized Math Class

The $100 calculators have been required in classrooms for more than twenty years, as students and teachers still struggle to afford them.

Source: GEN
Published: Nov 25, 2019
Length: 12 minutes (3,000 words)

Prepping for Parole

A group of volunteers is helping incarcerated people negotiate a system that is all but broken.

Source: New Yorker
Published: Nov 25, 2019
Length: 40 minutes (10,000 words)

Is America Ready for the SoulCycle of Sex?

New York’s private, sex-positive and cannabis club, NSFW, would like to see similar clubs open in other cities. “We are not people for whom sex and cannabis is an afterthought,” says communications director Melissa Vitale.

Author: Jenn Doll
Published: Nov 21, 2019
Length: 23 minutes (5,953 words)

The True Story of Erroll Garner, the First Artist to Sue a Major Label and Win

The Pittsburgh pianist was one of jazz’s most popular and original musicians, able to remain both creative and commercial. When Columbia Records broke his contract in the 1950s, he made history with more than his music.

Source: Variety
Published: Nov 22, 2019
Length: 6 minutes (1,532 words)