Meet the Internet’s Pimple-Popping Dermatologist

A Southern California dermatologist finds internet fame and a devoted following after she starts sharing videos of “extractions.”

Published: Mar 9, 2016
Length: 12 minutes (3,134 words)

Thicker Than Water

After a charter boat sinks off the coast of St. Lucia, two siblings survive a night at sea.

Source: Seattle Met
Published: Oct 28, 2015
Length: 25 minutes (6,400 words)

Mr. Rubio’s Neighborhood

Is Florida still Marco Rubio country? As a native son prepares for his last stand, Kim searches for meaning among the people who know him best.

Author: Suki Kim
Published: Mar 6, 2016
Length: 23 minutes (5,871 words)

The Matter of Black Lives

Examining the future of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Mar 7, 2016
Length: 21 minutes (5,419 words)

Our Pungent History

From the ancient Egyptians to modernity, a history of body odor and our attempts to deal with it.

Published: Mar 8, 2016
Length: 17 minutes (4,415 words)

Hitler’s Architect

Michael J. Lewis on the architectural horror of Albert Speer.

Published: Mar 3, 2016
Length: 13 minutes (3,487 words)

The Cruelty of Kindness

Does the ‘no kill’ animal shelter movement create more suffering than it spares?

Source: Aeon
Published: Mar 8, 2016
Length: 14 minutes (3,678 words)

Your Phone Was Made By Slaves: A Primer on the Secret Economy

On the new triangle trade, and the surprising connection between modern slavery and ecological disaster.

Source: Random House
Published: Mar 8, 2016
Length: 36 minutes (9,162 words)

Last Men Standing

Since 1981, AIDS has taken more than 20,000 lives in San Francisco. But what about the men who survived the disease, and continue to struggle on, despite having lost so much of their community?

Published: Mar 3, 2016
Length: 55 minutes (13,977 words)

Who’s Looking Out for L.A.’s Endangered Children?

Inside the Department of Children and Family Services’s emergency response team.

Published: Feb 22, 2016
Length: 19 minutes (4,900 words)