Nil-by-Mouth Foodie: The Chef Who Will Never Eat Again

Lying in the intestinal failure unit she dreams up the recipes she will make when she has recovered and returned to her flat in Bournemouth.

Source: BBC
Published: Apr 18, 2021
Length: 10 minutes (2,709 words)

The Very Cute, Totally Disturbing Tale of the American “It” Dog

Their flat faces scream cute while the high prices for a puppy make them as aspirational as multi-step skin care routines, Le Creuset kitchenware, and living in a remodeled van.

Source: Vox
Published: Apr 20, 2021
Length: 13 minutes (3,491 words)

The Girl in the Kent State Photo

“The Kent State Pietà, as it’s sometimes called, is one of those rare photos that fundamentally changed the way we see ourselves and the world around us.”

Published: Apr 19, 2021
Length: 18 minutes (4,535 words)

A Tradition of Violence

A 15-part investigation into the history of deputy gangs in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Source: Knock LA
Published: Mar 22, 2021

This Basketball Season is Missing One Thing: Prince

“Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today—five years after his passing—to remember one of the most unique talents ever to be drawn to the game.”

Published: Apr 21, 2021
Length: 12 minutes (3,200 words)

The Rubber Industry’s Toxic Legacy in Akron

“The jobs that a whole generation of Akronites held are mostly gone, but the health effects of the toxins they worked around every day still linger.”

Source: Belt Magazine
Published: Mar 5, 2021
Length: 20 minutes (5,088 words)

Skin

On creating a mixed-race family through adoption.

Published: Apr 6, 2021
Length: 27 minutes (6,987 words)

Why Am I Sp Bad At Typign?

“To solve my typos, I had to become a typo.”

Source: BuzzFeed News
Published: Apr 17, 2021
Length: 16 minutes (4,049 words)

Donovan Deaths: Families Kept in Dark While Inmates Die of COVID-19

“Their stories had one thing in common: No prison officials alerted them their loved ones were seriously ill until after their deaths.”

Source: inewsource
Published: Apr 9, 2021
Length: 10 minutes (2,500 words)

There is No After

“Now, staring down the oft-invoked ‘return to normalcy,’ I don’t know how to metabolize such a towering sense of collective grief, and one that’s infused practically everything I’ve ever known.”

Source: Jezebel
Published: Apr 14, 2021
Length: 6 minutes (1,585 words)