Sacrifice and Hope on Eid al-Adha

“Eid al-Adha is a mirage in the middle of the harsh desert of the Turkish spirit, a vision of the unified Turkey that we all wish existed.”

Source: Eater
Published: Sep 1, 2017
Length: 14 minutes (3,700 words)

On NYC’s Paratransit, Fighting for Safety, Respect, and Human Dignity

A personal essay in which civil rights attorney Britney Wilson recalls a ride home from work on NYC’s paratransit that exposed her vulnerabilities as a Black disabled woman.

Source: Longreads
Published: Sep 1, 2017
Length: 17 minutes (4,410 words)

The Girl From Plainville

A young woman encouraged her boyfriend to commit suicide in a series of texts and telephone calls. Was it a homicide?

Source: Esquire
Published: Aug 23, 2017
Length: 26 minutes (6,515 words)

Who Gets to Rebuild After Harvey?

On the strange political economy of flood insurance: What does home ownership look like in an age of climate change? When is it OK to rebuild, and when is it time to retreat?

Source: The Intercept
Published: Aug 30, 2017
Length: 14 minutes (3,570 words)

American Sphinx

Civil War monuments in the North erased an emancipated Black population. But the Sphinx looked to a new world: an integrated Africa and America.

Source: Longreads
Published: Aug 31, 2017
Length: 13 minutes (3,380 words)

Tomorrow Belongs to God

LaMia Flight 2933, carrying Brazil’s Chapecoense football club to the 2016 Copa Sudamericana in Colombia, crashed as it approached the airport. Only six passengers survived, including three players. This is their story, in their words. (Also available in Portuguese.)

Published: Aug 23, 2017
Length: 17 minutes (4,310 words)

How the NBA Failed Royce White

He was compared to basketball superstars like Charles Barkley and LeBron James. But without comprehensive mental health treatment, Royce White found himself fighting for a new cause.

Author: Sam Riches
Source: Longreads
Published: Aug 31, 2017
Length: 18 minutes (4,650 words)

The First Social Media Suicide

Alienated and traumatized in a vacuous Paris suburb, 18-year-old Océane saw the world as devoid of intimacy and compassion, a world further cooled by social media, yet she broadcast her own death. Why? What was she trying to teach us about the suffering of others?

Source: The Guardian
Published: Aug 29, 2017
Length: 20 minutes (5,229 words)

How Do You Make a TV Show Set in the West Bank?

What the thriller “Fauda” reveals about what Israelis will watch—and what they won’t.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Aug 30, 2017
Length: 22 minutes (5,699 words)

Lessons from Camels

A ten-day camel trek through the South Australian outback. With your parents.

Published: Aug 1, 2017
Length: 12 minutes (3,166 words)