The Bank Robber

A computer technician steals client data from a Swiss bank revealing the pervasive problem of tax evasion committed by the global elite. His motives don’t appear to be purely altruistic.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: May 26, 2016
Length: 40 minutes (10,236 words)

13, Right Now: Growing up in the age of likes, lols and longing

The story of a child in 2016, whose life revolves around her phone and social networks.

Source: Washington Post
Published: May 26, 2016
Length: 12 minutes (3,178 words)

The Enduring Whiteness of the American Media

Howard W. French reflects on the crisis of race in journalism: “For decades it has been clear that space is made in the firmament for a tiny number of black journalists at any given time, if mostly to write about race. These figures, however brilliant, find themselves transformed into unwilling emblems of inclusivity…”

Source: The Guardian
Published: May 25, 2016
Length: 22 minutes (5,712 words)

The Inevitable, Intergalactic Awkwardness of Time Capsules

“It’s easy to make fun of time capsules, but, as Jarvis details, it’s much harder to fill them with the kind of material that will actually stand the test of time. Often, the things we tuck away for posterity are embarrassing or boring. Sometimes, they’re much worse—racist, bigoted, wrongheaded. Most take that old adage about the winners writing history to its logical conclusion. And they are always, by their very nature, exceedingly presumptuous.”

Source: Atlas Obscura
Published: May 25, 2016
Length: 17 minutes (4,295 words)

The Business of Too Much TV

Today, there are more great shows on television than ever before. This age of Peak TV is reshaping the television industry — and affecting the work of everyone, from actors and writers to showrunners and crew members.

Source: www.vulture.com
Published: May 18, 2016
Length: 40 minutes (10,114 words)

Which Rock Star Will Historians of the Future Remember?

What will the history of rock music look like in 300 years, and which artist best represents the entirety of rock ‘n’ roll? Chuck Klosterman makes the case for one musician.

Published: May 24, 2016
Length: 15 minutes (3,762 words)

A Liberated Woman: The Story of Margaret King

Inspired by her governess, the radical feminist philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft, Margaret King cast aside her immense privilege, cross-dressed as a man to go to medical school, and inspired a new generation of women to push against the rigid conventions of their era.

Source: Longreads
Published: May 24, 2016
Length: 16 minutes (4,200 words)

An Index of Other People’s Tragedies

Twenty-six tragedies recounted — one for each letter of the alphabet — in a mix of the very personal, and the very public.

Source: Kenyon Review
Published: May 1, 2016
Length: 10 minutes (2,537 words)

Miracles and Mummeries: Antonin Scalia and American Religion

Catholicism and conservatism on the Supreme Court: “The Constitution that I interpret and apply,” Scalia wrote in 2002, “is not living but dead — or, as I prefer to put it, enduring.”

Source: n+1
Published: Apr 15, 2016
Length: 21 minutes (5,285 words)

‘How We Became a Prison Family’

A new first chapter from author Patricia Engel’s novel, The Veins of the Ocean.

Source: Longreads
Published: May 23, 2016
Length: 13 minutes (3,331 words)