Shocking As It Is to Believe, the Theater May Be in a New Golden Age

Audra McDonald, Broadway’s greatest voice, is back. A fascinating profile of a gifted, ground-breaking, Broadway perfectionist.

Source: www.vulture.com
Published: Mar 7, 2016
Length: 18 minutes (4,667 words)

The Big Hack

A fictional account of what might happen if New York City were hit by a massive cyberattack. The examples in this account are inspired by events that have actually happened.

Published: Jun 19, 2016
Length: 21 minutes (5,345 words)

The Man Who Put Down Clay

How do you get to know a father—or a man—who defines himself by one single, insurmountable achievement?

Source: Longreads
Published: Jun 20, 2016
Length: 17 minutes (4,365 words)

Celebrating Pride: Where Religion and Queerness Meet

During Pride Month, Emily Perper will be sharing stories from the LGBTQ community. This reading list is about the experiences of queer people of faith.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jun 19, 2016

Confessional

A profile of the savagely smart former “Bachelor” producer behind Lifetime’s “Unreal.”

Author: D.T. Max
Source: The New Yorker
Published: Jun 20, 2016
Length: 23 minutes (5,803 words)

Home Free

How a New York State prisoner became a jailhouse lawyer, and changed the system.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Jun 13, 2016
Length: 30 minutes (7,588 words)

How an Ad Campaign Made Lesbians Fall in Love with Subaru

The story of how Subaru cultivated its image as a car for lesbians—and did so at a time when few companies would embrace or even acknowledge their gay customers.

Source: Priceonomics
Published: May 23, 2016
Length: 12 minutes (3,024 words)

The Audition

Brownstone talks to women in Seattle who say that a man posed as a female porn recruiter to trick them into having sex with him. Can these women find justice?

Source: The Stranger
Published: Jun 8, 2016
Length: 14 minutes (3,631 words)

Kim Kardashian West on Kanye and Taylor Swift, What’s in O.J.’s Bag, and Understanding Caitlyn

Celebrity interviews are often riddled with softball questions and tightly controlled by publicists. Kim Kardashian West’s full-time job is getting the public interested in her personal life, which means she doesn’t hold back in this interview with GQ.

Source: GQ
Published: Jun 16, 2016
Length: 20 minutes (5,035 words)

The Invisible Forces Behind All of Our Decision-Making

Author Jonah Berger explains when and why we follow the herd.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jun 16, 2016
Length: 16 minutes (4,137 words)