The Teenager & The Porn Star

An in-depth profile of a then-18-year-old Sasha Grey, detailing how she found her way into the adult film industry. Grey would go on to become one of the biggest names in porn before retiring at the age of 21.

Published: Nov 1, 2006
Length: 25 minutes (6,430 words)

Days of Rage

How Ron Fliegelman became the Weather Underground’s bomb guru.

Source: Vanity Fair
Published: Mar 29, 2015
Length: 32 minutes (8,000 words)

How to Be a Woman in Tehran

The author reflects on what it’s like to be a female journalist working in Iran.

Published: Mar 18, 2015
Length: 14 minutes (3,560 words)

The Nerd Hunter

How “Freaks and Geeks” casting director Allison Jones is reshaping American comedy, one outsider at a time.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Apr 6, 2015
Length: 25 minutes (6,490 words)

A Beastie Boy’s Life at 48

Adam Horovitz (aka Ad-Rock) reflects on his life and priorities after the death of bandmate Adam Yauch and the illness of his wife, Bikini Kill and Le Tigre frontwoman Kathleen Hanna.

Author: Zach Baron
Source: GQ
Published: Mar 30, 2015
Length: 15 minutes (3,765 words)

The Troubled, Tormented, Surprisingly Lucky Life of Michael Graham

A former Georgetown basketball star’s life took a troubled turn. Then he stopped at a gas station to buy a lottery ticket.

Source: Washingtonian
Published: Mar 30, 2015
Length: 16 minutes (4,043 words)

Yes Means Yes, So What’s the Catch? A Reading List About Consent

“I’d heard of SB 967, but I hadn’t done any real research about it. Unsurprisingly, I discovered a variety of reactions.”

Source: Longreads
Published: Mar 30, 2015

The Dim Sum Revolution

How a group of immigrant Chinese kitchen workers successfully fought San Francisco’s premiere dim sum palace for $4 million in stolen wages.

Published: Mar 27, 2015
Length: 13 minutes (3,490 words)

These Nine People Gave Up the Middle-Class Dream. Was It Worth It?

Giving up the middle-class dream for communal living and sharing “the political and economic realities of a household.”

Published: Mar 26, 2015
Length: 14 minutes (3,664 words)

The Tragic Life of the Courtesan in Japan’s Floating World

A glimpse into the difficult lives of Edo-Period Japanese prostitutes.

Author: Lisa Hix
Published: Mar 26, 2015
Length: 18 minutes (4,714 words)