This Man Does Not Make Poppers

“For decades, poppers have been the go-to sex drug for gay men. But where do they come from?”

Author: David Mack
Source: BuzzFeed
Published: Jul 27, 2021
Length: 16 minutes (4,200 words)

The Bradley Sisters Went Missing 20 Years Ago—And Their Aunt Hasn’t Stopped Searching For Them Since

“In 2001, a 10- and 3-year-old went missing in Chicago—a case that’s since become complicated by time, trauma, and relations between law enforcement and the Black community.”

Published: Jul 22, 2021
Length: 20 minutes (5,000 words)

Armed Standoffs With the Government, ‘Uber Militias,’ and Ammon Bundy’s Run to Be Idaho’s Next Governor

“Does running for office make him less dangerous—or more?”

Source: Mother Jones
Published: Jul 26, 2021
Length: 34 minutes (8,649 words)

On the Heels of Foot Soldiers

“Fueled by the power of love, Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown wants the next generation of activists to learn from the music and wisdom of the past and to press on to protect voting rights in the rural South and beyond.”

Published: Jul 27, 2021
Length: 7 minutes (1,912 words)

‘We’re at the Crossroads’

“Chefs Russell Jackson and Ian Boden struggled to reconcile their visions of fine dining with their communities’ desires. Now, as they forge a sustainable path beyond the pandemic, one of them is ready to double down, and the other is ready to walk away.”

Source: Eater
Published: Jul 22, 2021
Length: 22 minutes (5,616 words)

‘What’s Covid?’ Why People at America’s Hardest-Partying Lake Are Not About to Get Vaccinated

“Like other places with low vaccination rates, there is a deep distrust of authority that exists among those at the Lake of the Ozarks. Politicians have agendas, the press loves controversy, even data can’t be believed. Some here cast hospitalization spikes as fictionalized. Others spin conspiracy theories about microchips.”

Source: Politico
Published: Jul 27, 2021
Length: 8 minutes (2,194 words)

My Brother’s Dinner With The President Of Sears

“Along with fire, my brother loved the sound of breaking glass. He seemed to enjoy chaos in all forms. I thought it was unfair that I had to be my brother’s keeper. I just wanted to be the younger brother in a normal family, and Jon, I thought, was keeping us from being normal.”

Author: Marc Inman
Published: Jul 26, 2021
Length: 18 minutes (4,724 words)

Survivor

“The discovery of hundreds of Indigenous children’s remains in the spring was particularly hard for me—because I knew I could have been one of them. How I made it through Canada’s residential school system.”

Source: Toronto Life
Published: Jul 27, 2021
Length: 15 minutes (3,917 words)

The Ballad of the Chowchilla Bus Kidnapping

“If you told somebody 26 kids went missing, the most ever in America, that somebody would likely assume they were dead. But they’d survived! All of them! Many potlucks would ensue.”

 

 

Source: Vox
Published: Jul 23, 2021
Length: 55 minutes (13,872 words)

The Jessica Simulation: Love and Loss in the Age of A.I.

“The death of the woman he loved was too much to bear. Could a mysterious website allow him to speak with her once more?”

Published: Jul 23, 2021
Length: 43 minutes (10,801 words)