The Rise of ‘Mama’

“Like most cultural shifts in language, the rise of white, upper-middle class women who call themselves ‘mama’ seemed to happen slowly, and then all at once.” Elissa Strauss explores how the use of “mama” helped rebrand motherhood for the modern mother.

Source: Longreads
Published: May 10, 2015
Length: 16 minutes (4,006 words)

How to Build a Unicorn From Scratch – and Walk Away with Nothing

The truth about venture capital and startup funding, and how founders can make critical mistakes.

Published: May 9, 2015
Length: 14 minutes (3,500 words)

Where Would the Kardashians Be Without Kris Jenner?

The matriarch of reality TV’s most famous family has done more than just create a strange new form of family business—she’s changed the nature of celebrity.

Published: May 8, 2015
Length: 17 minutes (4,250 words)

A League of His Own

A profile of the man The Guardian once called “the most successful non-homicidal dictator of the past century,” FIFA president Sepp Blatter. Blatter has controlled worldwide soccer for the past 17 years.

Published: Apr 30, 2015
Length: 19 minutes (4,770 words)

Perfect Nails, Poisoned Workers

Part two of a New York Times investigation looking at the working conditions and potential health risks endured by nail salon workers.

Published: May 8, 2015
Length: 17 minutes (4,401 words)

Split Image

A young student athlete’s depression, hidden from social media. Madison Holleran was a student at University of Pennsylvania when she committed suicide at age 19.

Author: Kate Fagan
Source: ESPN
Published: May 8, 2015
Length: 20 minutes (5,147 words)

Death to the Maxi Dress: A Manifesto

Writer Sarah Miller expresses her feelings about a certain fashion trend.

Source: Jezebel
Published: May 7, 2015
Length: 7 minutes (1,900 words)

These Suburban Preppers Are Ready for Anything

Inside the strange world of wealthy suburban survivalists.

Published: Apr 27, 2015
Length: 16 minutes (4,000 words)

Girl Strikers

The story of the first major strike in Cleveland’s garment industry, and the women who made it happen.

Source: Belt Magazine
Published: Oct 9, 2014
Length: 10 minutes (2,620 words)

The Price of Nice Nails

A New York Times investigation into the abuse and exploitation of nail salon workers.

Published: May 7, 2015
Length: 26 minutes (6,634 words)