The Bizarro Life of Cartoonist Dan Piraro

How a traditional cartoonist survives in the digital era.

Source: Priceonomics
Published: Jul 1, 2015
Length: 10 minutes (2,694 words)

Letter to My Son

“Here is what I would like for you to know: In America, it is traditional to destroy the black body—it is heritage.” An excerpt from Ta-Nehisi Coates’s new book, Between the World and Me.

Source: The Atlantic
Published: Jul 6, 2015
Length: 33 minutes (8,442 words)

The Cult of Vice

Vice has come a long way from its 1994 roots as the Voice of Montreal, a countercultural magazine funded by Canadian welfare money. Can the company retain the swagger of its youth as a mature, corporate organization with 1,500 employees in 36 global offices?

Author: Chris Ip
Published: Jul 6, 2015
Length: 19 minutes (4,888 words)

Dispatches From Trauma Island

“‘We lost the baby’ is the accepted euphemism but such an inadequate descriptor of what we went through.”

Source: Tumblr
Published: Jul 2, 2015
Length: 7 minutes (1,858 words)

Same-Sex Marriage, America, and You: A Reading List

In the following list, I share different perspectives about same-sex marriage (all written by members of the LGBTQ+ community), as well as Pride, religious opinions, family and stereotypes.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jul 5, 2015

The Doctor and the Whistle-Blower

How an oncologist’s nightmare discovery brought down a cancer treatment empire.

Source: Detroit News
Published: Jun 10, 2015
Length: 16 minutes (4,010 words)

A Long Walk’s End

James T. Hammes embezzled $8.7 million from an Ohio-based Pepsi distributor, and then he went on the run. Or rather on the hike—he took off on the Appalachian Trail for six years.

Source: SB Nation
Published: Jul 1, 2015
Length: 37 minutes (9,320 words)

The Chef That Saved My Life

Brett Martin recounts a life-changing lunch with Jacques Pepin and is encouraged by a friend to let the chef know how much it meant to him.

Source: GQ
Published: Jul 1, 2015
Length: 21 minutes (5,485 words)

Rebooting the Automobile

Auto and tech companies are racing to bring safer and more useful smartphone-style interfaces to cars. Will CarPlay and Android Auto change the way we drive?

Published: Jul 1, 2015
Length: 11 minutes (2,971 words)

Land of Pork and Honey

In secular Tel Aviv, a renaissance for the most unkosher of foods.

Published: Jun 25, 2015
Length: 7 minutes (1,910 words)