The Miseducation of John Muir

A close examination of the wilderness icon’s early travels reveal a deep love for trees, and some ugly feelings about people.

Source: Atlas Obscura
Published: Jul 26, 2016
Length: 13 minutes (3,431 words)

The Case for More Female Cops

Nearly nine out of ten cops are men. Sarah Smarsh discusses the police force’s gender problem and a Wichita woman’s efforts inside the criminal justice system that failed her.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jul 26, 2016
Length: 19 minutes (4,886 words)

The Story of The Equals, Britain’s First Interracial Rock Band

In the swinging 60s, Caribbean immigrants and born-and-bred Londoners came together to create a new pop-rock sound.

Source: Pitchfork
Published: Jul 18, 2016
Length: 12 minutes (3,220 words)

A Stark Nuclear Warning

Ours is an era of anxiety: fear of terrorism, fear of climate change, fear of gun violence and police shootings and mass shootings and the current high stakes presidential election. Add to that the extreme risk even a small scale nuclear attack poses to our society, and the historical paranoia, politics and economics that got us here.

Published: Jul 14, 2016
Length: 14 minutes (3,580 words)

The Tween-Ruled App Turning Middle Schoolers Into Pop Stars

Millions of teens are on a social network most of us haven’t heard of called Musical.ly, and some of them are gaining a massive following before they reach high school.

Source: Elle
Published: Jul 20, 2016
Length: 14 minutes (3,508 words)

We Are All Witnesses

Twenty months after Tamir Rice was killed in Cleveland, his mother is still grappling with how to grieve in private following her son’s public death.

Source: The Ringer
Published: Jul 21, 2016
Length: 15 minutes (3,833 words)

The Mystery of Carl Miller

What if your last name is just the word that comes after your first name?

Source: Longreads
Published: Jul 21, 2016
Length: 9 minutes (2,438 words)

“One man’s signal is another man’s noise”

The story of the scientists who try to predict earthquakes – and why their quixotic quest might never succeed.

Source: Nautilus
Published: Jul 14, 2016
Length: 12 minutes (3,184 words)

The Unified Theory of Deliciousness

What makes a successful dish? Chef David Chang has a theory.

Source: Wired
Published: Jul 19, 2016
Length: 12 minutes (3,029 words)

Surviving the Long Haul

Women in the trucking industry are often subjected to harassment and assault, but have a difficult time getting justice after reporting incidents of abuse.

Author: Mary Pilon
Source: Mary Review
Published: Jul 11, 2016
Length: 25 minutes (6,279 words)