The Guatemalan Chef Who Became a Hiroshima Comfort Food Star

The origin story of Okonomiyaki – the harmoniously messy pancake that has become a staple of post-war Hiroshima cuisine – and of its unlikely master.

Published: Oct 27, 2015
Length: 30 minutes (7,574 words)

Jodie Sweetin’s Return to Predictability

A sensitive portrait of “Full House” (and “Fuller House”) star Jodie Sweetin.

Source: Complex
Published: Feb 23, 2016
Length: 13 minutes (3,380 words)

Is Michael Barfield a Crusader or a Con Man?

A former jailhouse lawyer, Michael Barfield now serves as vice president of the Florida ACLU and “has become, arguably, the most powerful paralegal in the state.” To some, he’s an invaluable government watchdog and advocate for open records, but others dismiss him as nothing more than a con man.

Published: Mar 1, 2016
Length: 21 minutes (5,280 words)

The Weight of James Arthur Baldwin

Ghansah visits the house of the revered writer and social critic in France and examines his legacy.

Source: BuzzFeed
Published: Feb 29, 2016
Length: 23 minutes (5,848 words)

On the Right to Die: John Hofsess’ Secret Assisted Suicide Service

At Toronto Life, John Hofsess posthumously reveals the secret assisted suicide service he offered to eight Canadians — among them the poet Al Purdy — on the day of his own assisted death.

Source: Toronto Life
Published: Mar 1, 2016
Length: 16 minutes (4,083 words)

A History of the Windows Start Menu

The twenty-year transformation of Microsoft’s most identifiable product.

Author: Tom Warren
Source: The Verge
Published: Feb 11, 2016
Length: 9 minutes (2,454 words)

Inside Makoko

Ogunlesi explores the uncertain future of the world’s biggest floating slum. Spread out in full view below a Lagos bridge, Makoko’s residents live under constant threat of eviction.

Source: The Guardian
Published: Feb 23, 2016
Length: 9 minutes (2,269 words)

Who Gets to Be a Genius? A Reading List

Why does it often take decades, even centuries, for work by women to be “discovered” and appreciated?

Source: Longreads
Published: Feb 28, 2016

The Great Pennsylvania Government Porn Caper

Gambacorta traces Pennsylvania’s Porngate scandal, and the epic rise and fall of Kathleen Kane, the state’s attorney general.

Source: Esquire
Published: Feb 24, 2016
Length: 16 minutes (4,162 words)

How Mark Zuckerberg Should Give Away $45 Billion

A thoughtful essay on effective philanthropy.

Source: HuffPost
Published: Feb 25, 2016
Length: 22 minutes (5,697 words)