The Endless Robbing of Native American Graves

“We have taken Native lands and tried to eradicate Indigenous societies, yet it’s not only what we’ve done to the living that is so deplorable. It’s what we’ve done, and continue to do, to the dead.”

Published: Jul 12, 2021
Length: 24 minutes (6,114 words)

The Sound of My Inbox

“In a newsletter, the reader is welcomed as a supporter, an ally — or perhaps even a friend.”

Source: The Cut
Published: Jul 7, 2021
Length: 15 minutes (3,879 words)

The Rise, Fall, and Uncertain Future of Desert Center

On the history of the unincorporated community of Desert Center, an exit off Interstate 10 halfway between Los Angeles and Phoenix.

Published: Jul 10, 2021
Length: 9 minutes (2,483 words)

The Life and Suspicious Death of Cachou the Bear

“The inquiry into Cachou’s death is the first criminal investigation into the death of a wild animal in Spain, and possibly anywhere else in Europe, environmental groups say. But it’s unlikely to be the last.”

 

 

Source: Bloomberg Green
Published: Jul 7, 2021
Length: 24 minutes (6,074 words)

Why Do Detainees Keep Dying in This Baton Rouge Jail?

“In one decade, 45 people died in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. Most were charged with nonviolent misdemeanors. Most didn’t have their day in court. Most were Black. How did the system fail them?”

Source: LEVEL
Published: Jun 29, 2021
Length: 19 minutes (4,770 words)

The Clairvoyant

“Assunta’s knowledge was awe-inducing to those who reported being on the receiving end of it. It was also intimidating.”

 

Source: Medium
Published: Jul 8, 2021
Length: 22 minutes (5,538 words)

Finally, the Truth Behind the ‘Haunted’ Dybbuk Box Can Be Revealed

“The Dybbuk Box has captured the popular imagination, becoming the stuff of internet legend — and commerce.”

Source: Input
Published: Jul 8, 2021
Length: 16 minutes (4,000 words)

I Learned How to Cope with Agoraphobia. The Pandemic Eroded It All.

“For a year and a half, my anxiety’s natural instincts—to stay at home, surrounded by trusted people—became the way of things. I no longer had to force myself to run a daily gauntlet of low-level fear. Unchallenged, the fears became stronger, and multiplied.”

Source: Vice Magazine
Published: Jul 1, 2021
Length: 8 minutes (2,015 words)

The Destructive Conspiracy Theory That Victoria Unleashed Upon The World

“The ultimate irony of the Satanic Abuse Panic is that as the world sought out a shadowy religious cult devoted to abusing children, they overlooked an actual worldwide institution that was covering up child sex abuse at the highest echelons of power. It wasn’t Satanists. It was the Catholic Church.”

Author: Jen Gerson
Source: Capital Daily
Published: Aug 29, 2021
Length: 23 minutes (5,758 words)

Slow Death and Labored Breath: Listening To, Listening Through Inheritance

“Remission is life with an asterisk; conditional.”

Published: Jul 5, 2021
Length: 10 minutes (2,511 words)