On Mercy

An essay about the meaning of a death sentence, from a pediatric cancer ward to death row.

Published: Oct 1, 2015
Length: 25 minutes (6,270 words)

My Unsentimental Education

Sex, longing, and coming of age in 1970’s Wisconsin.

Source: Longreads
Published: Oct 1, 2015
Length: 13 minutes (3,487 words)

Ina Garten Does It Herself

The fascinating story of Ina Garten, queen of cookbooks.

Source: Eater
Published: Sep 30, 2015
Length: 19 minutes (4,783 words)

The True Astrid Lindgren

Who was the woman behind Pippi Longstocking? Der Spiegel looks at freshly released wartime diaries and a new biography to better understand Astrid Lindgren, the Swedish author of the Pippi Longstocking books.

Source: Spiegel
Published: Sep 24, 2015
Length: 13 minutes (3,480 words)

Becoming Rihanna

A terrific profile of the singer Rihanna—without Rihanna’s participation.

Source: Fader
Published: Sep 28, 2015
Length: 8 minutes (2,081 words)

Elysian, Anheuser-Busch, and the Fight for the Soul of Seattle’s Beer

The story of how three friends grew the Elysian Brewing Company into a Seattle icon, and what happened when they were acquired by Anheuser-Busch after two decades of proud independence.

Source: Seattle Met
Published: Sep 28, 2015
Length: 20 minutes (5,000 words)

Atomic Summer: An Essay by Joni Tevis

On Buddy Holly, John Wayne, and a time when Americans planned their vacations around A-bomb testing.

Author: Joni Tevis
Source: Longreads
Published: Sep 29, 2015
Length: 29 minutes (7,494 words)

Police Chief Leonard Campanello’s New Fight Against the Heroin Crisis

In the midst of a statewide heroin epidemic, Gloucester Police Chief Leonard Campanello decided to do something truly radical: stop arresting addicts and start accompanying them to treatment.

Source: Boston Magazine
Published: Sep 29, 2015
Length: 20 minutes (5,218 words)

Is Scott Sanders the Most Polarizing Man in Orange County?

How a controversial public defender is fighting prosecutorial misconduct in Southern California.

Published: Sep 26, 2015
Length: 16 minutes (4,000 words)

A Daughter’s Death

After the murder of his daughter, a father sets out to find ways to stop the cycle of violence in his community.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Sep 28, 2015
Length: 36 minutes (9,244 words)