A State of Captivity: Immigrants Detained Repeatedly for Old Crimes

Here’s what happens when non-citizen immigrants commit a crime in America. It doesn’t involve the opportunity for a second chance.

Published: Jun 22, 2018
Length: 14 minutes (3,514 words)

Junot Díaz and the Problem of the Male Self-Pardon

For Slate, staff writer Lili Loofbourow suggests that men accused of harming women should center the injured in any attempt at amends.

Source: Slate
Published: Jun 24, 2018
Length: 17 minutes (4,386 words)

What the Rise of XXXTentacion Says About Being a Fan Today

Critic and reporter Stephen Kearse considers the tragic life and death of young rapper XXXTentacion, and the nature of fandom.

Source: Pitchfork
Published: Jun 25, 2018
Length: 6 minutes (1,727 words)

I Believed In Michael Jackson’s Multicultural Dream

In an personal essay, the writer Min Li Chan reflects on the multiculturalism of Micheal Jackson’s later work and his historic concert in Malaysia in 1996.

Source: BuzzFeed
Published: Jun 22, 2018
Length: 19 minutes (4,894 words)

Nights of Rage

1970 is an inauspicious year for a young heterosexual feminist to launch an ambitious career of promiscuity.

Source: n+1
Published: Jun 25, 2018
Length: 31 minutes (7,810 words)

Disposable America

“The defining characteristic of the straw is the emptiness inside it. This is the stuff of tragedy, and America.”

Source: The Atlantic
Published: Jun 21, 2018
Length: 13 minutes (3,429 words)

Living Alone and Liking It

More women in the U.S. live alone than ever before, but our conversation about solo-living women has a long history.

Source: Curbed
Published: Jun 20, 2018
Length: 17 minutes (4,250 words)

Is There a Place for Hooters in 2018?

Ethically, no, but as long as profits dictate, then yes.

Source: GQ
Published: Jun 19, 2018
Length: 7 minutes (1,847 words)

A Brief History of Soy Milk, the Future Food of Yesterday

“We live in a golden age of milks.”

Source: Serious Eats
Published: Jun 21, 2018
Length: 13 minutes (3,323 words)

The Trouble With Johnny Depp

“Multimillion-dollar lawsuits, a haze of booze and hash, a marriage gone very wrong, and a lifestyle he can’t afford – inside the trials of Johnny Depp.”

Source: Rolling Stone
Published: Jun 21, 2018
Length: 41 minutes (10,398 words)