‘They Were Conned’: How Reckless Loans Devastated a Generation of Taxi Drivers
A two-part investigation examining how taxi industry leaders artificially inflated the price of medallions, which allow taxi drivers the ability to own and operate a cab, and trapped low-income drivers in reckless loans while government officials looked the other way.
Impossible Foods’ Rising Empire of Almost-Meat
A story of a bloodless culinary coup in the trillion-dollar market for meat? It’s possible!
Losing Religion and Finding Ecstasy in Houston
“I can’t tell whether my inclination toward ecstasy is a sign that I still believe in God, or if it was only because of that ecstatic tendency that I ever believed at all.”
Faith, Friendship, and Tragedy at Santa Fe High
Sabika Sheikh came from Karachi to experience the best of being an American high school student and instead got our very worst, leaving two crushed families behind — one Pakistani, one Texan.
Drifters (Interstate 35)
Traveling is about more than freedom on the open road. It is a state of being for some people, and a form of self-discovery.
The Psychiatrist in My Writing Class and His ‘Gift’ of Hate
Rani Neutill recalls a literary workshop in which a white man critiqued her ability to write in “proper” English.
The Omen of the Wasps’ Nest
As she prepares to leave the home she shared with her ex, Marlene Adelstein finds herself fixated on the husk of a nest hanging in the yard.
‘Little Grandpa’ and The List
When her grandfather died, Abigail Rasminsky learned about a part of his life she’d known nothing about.
How ‘Game of Thrones’ Gets Packed With Birds (and Not Just Ravens)
“As the final season of the beloved HBO fantasy epic Game of Thrones bashes and burns its way to a conclusion, many fans are already fearing life without their favorite characters. But just as much as I’ll miss Tyrion’s drunken one-liners and Arya’s shape-shifting vengeance, I’ll also miss my other Sunday pastime: birding within the Seven Kingdoms and across the Narrow Sea.”
Mother/Russia
The Americans shows us one way to write a female antihero.
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