Adele: Inside Her Private Life and Triumphant Return

A profile of the singer, who discusses the pressure following the success of her album 21, becoming a mother, and why she prefers to stay out of the spotlight.

Source: Rolling Stone
Published: Nov 3, 2015
Length: 24 minutes (6,220 words)

When People—and Characters—Surprise You

Mary Gaitskill breaks down a moment in Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina.

Source: The Atlantic
Published: Nov 4, 2015
Length: 7 minutes (1,907 words)

There Goes the Neighborhood

Obama, Chicago, and the politics of presidential libraries.

Source: The Baffler
Published: Jul 27, 2015
Length: 28 minutes (7,197 words)

We’ve Spent Billions to Fix Our Medical Records, and They’re Still a Mess

The government has forked over $28 billion to doctors and hospitals to digitize medical records. So why isn’t the system working?

Source: Mother Jones
Published: Oct 28, 2015
Length: 9 minutes (2,420 words)

‘The Good Is Elusive and Transitory in This World’

Artist and illustrator Maira Kalman on mistakes, optimism, and how art (and dogs) warm the soul.

Source: Longreads
Published: Nov 3, 2015
Length: 19 minutes (4,880 words)

Mary Gaitskill and the Life Unseen

Parul Sehgal on the author’s new novel, The Mare, the search for real connections, and loneliness.

Published: Nov 3, 2015
Length: 15 minutes (3,871 words)

The Fall of Troy

Inside the downward spiral of USC football.

Author: Tom Friend
Source: ESPN
Published: Nov 1, 2015
Length: 24 minutes (6,136 words)

The Alcohol Blackout

Sarah Hepola on why we need to talk about drinking when we talk about campus sexual assault.

Source: Texas Monthly
Published: Oct 29, 2015
Length: 34 minutes (8,600 words)

Insane. Invisible. In Danger.

How $100 million in cuts created chaos in Florida’s mental hospitals. A Tampa Bay Times and Sarasota Herald-Tribune investigation.

Source: Tampa Bay Times
Published: Nov 2, 2015
Length: 15 minutes (3,999 words)

Associated Press Investigation: Hundreds of Officers Lose Licenses Over Sex Misconduct

A yearlong investigation of sexual misconduct by U.S. law enforcement reveals that some 1,000 officers lost their badges over a six-year period, and not all states have clear rules about reporting crimes by officers.

Published: Nov 2, 2015
Length: 14 minutes (3,645 words)