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Inside the strange and oddly noble world of serious autograph collectors.

Source: Vice Magazine
Published: Mar 26, 2015
Length: 8 minutes (2,161 words)

Half-Shell Hero

How the humble oyster is reviving a regional economy, and what it means for the nation.

Source: Grist
Published: Mar 25, 2015
Length: 17 minutes (4,400 words)

The True Story of Pretty Woman’s Original Dark Ending

Pretty Woman‘s original script was far darker than the romantic comedy millions of us have seen. Vanity Fair talks to the filmmakers about how the movie got its happy ending.

Source: Vanity Fair
Published: Mar 23, 2015
Length: 7 minutes (1,780 words)

When You’re Asleep, New York Becomes Another World

After surveying 50 New Yorkers about the way the city appears in their dreams, the author explores what those nighttime visions say about the city itself—and the psychology of dreams.

Published: Jul 5, 1998
Length: 13 minutes (3,280 words)

The Monster Next Door

A Boston-based federal agent investigates a war criminal hiding in the U.S.

Source: Boston Magazine
Published: Mar 24, 2015
Length: 24 minutes (6,010 words)

It’s Not You, It’s Us

An essay about the end of a relationship and the daunting experience of apartment hunting in Brooklyn.

Source: The Millions
Published: Jan 21, 2015
Length: 16 minutes (4,075 words)

The Shut-In Economy

The “sharing” economy has enabled on-demand everything, but there are drawbacks to a lifestyle where one can have all their needs met with the click of a button.

Source: Matter
Published: Mar 27, 2015
Length: 11 minutes (2,800 words)

Party Like a President

A collection of vignettes of presidential debauchery, adapted from the book Party Like a President: True Tales of Inebriation, Lechery and Mischief From the Oval Office.

Source: Mic
Published: Mar 19, 2015
Length: 8 minutes (2,166 words)

Yarmouk Miniatures

Reflections on living and reading in Syria in the lead-up to the Civil War.

Source: n+1
Published: Feb 24, 2015
Length: 43 minutes (10,800 words)

‘I Would Prefer Not To’: The Origins of the White Collar Worker

Before the Civil War, the clerk was “a small but unusual phenomenon.” By the end of the 19th century, clerical workers were a social force to be reckoned with. This is the story of their rise.

Source: Doubleday
Published: Apr 1, 2014
Length: 34 minutes (8,529 words)