Death in Space

What should be done if an astronaut dies in space? A look at the unique methodological and ethical questions that long-haul space travel raises.

Source: Slate
Published: Apr 7, 2015
Length: 8 minutes (2,160 words)

Why the World Loves Mellody Hobson

Meet the woman who inspired Sheryl Sandberg to write ‘Lean In’.

Source: Vanity Fair
Published: Apr 8, 2015
Length: 20 minutes (5,000 words)

Cops and Robbers

How greed transformed a sheriff’s department in South Texas, turning good cops into gamblers in the drug trade.

Author: Katy Vine
Source: Texas Monthly
Published: Apr 8, 2015
Length: 39 minutes (9,910 words)

Letter from Kakuma

A journalist’s dispatch from Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya.

Author: Neil Shea
Published: Mar 4, 2015
Length: 10 minutes (2,620 words)

When in Roma

Two American owners are discovering the frightening passion that rules Italian soccer.

Source: SB Nation
Published: Apr 8, 2015
Length: 33 minutes (8,400 words)

Renegades of Junk

A look at the epic rise and calamitous fall of the Drexel empire, as told by the people who lived through Michael Milken’s Wall Street saga.

Source: Bloomberg
Published: Apr 1, 2015
Length: 16 minutes (4,040 words)

Can Greek Life Be Diverse? Our College Pick

In a wide-ranging story with several introspective interviews, reporter Katherine Mirani followed up to find out if a system based on private membership can ever really be inclusive.

Source: Longreads
Published: Apr 9, 2015

Level 14

How a California group home for troubled children came tragically undone and what it means for the state’s chance at reform. This story was co-produced with California Sunday.

Source: Pro Publica
Published: Apr 2, 2015
Length: 43 minutes (10,800 words)

Unfreed

A clerical error freed a man from prison 88 years early—and then sent him back five years and eight months later after he found a stable job and started a family. This story was co-produced by Matter.

Published: Apr 7, 2015
Length: 22 minutes (5,603 words)

The King’s Last Game

Elvis Presley and I had at least one thing in common: A love of racquetball.

Source: Longreads
Published: Apr 8, 2015
Length: 14 minutes (3,655 words)