On Edgar Allan Poe
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Marilynne Robinson on the unknowability of Poe and his work, and the difficulty in interpreting Poe’s unusual and only novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, which, among other things, is considered to be one of the inspirations for Moby Dick.
David Carr: 1956-2015
Here is a brief reading list of stories by and about Carr, his life and work. It doesn’t even begin to cover it. We will miss him.
How Immigrant Activists Changed L.A.
How LA’s Latino immigrant population mobilized for progressive change in the city by building broad-based coalitions for economic and social justice.
A Life on the Line
Billy Walters, who is arguably the most successful sports gambler ever, has been able to build an empire over four decades and outrun investigators—so far.
I Stalked My Psychiatrist
A personal essay about how a search for human connection devolved into an unhealthy obsession.
The People’s President
Uruguay’s José Mujica was every liberal’s dream president. But was he too good to be true?
Giving Visibility to the Invisible: An Interview With Photographer Ruddy Roye
With over 100,000 Instagram followers, photographer Ruddy Roye came of age in Jamaica, and has lived in New York City since 2001. He has photographed dancehall musicians and fans, sapeurs of the Congo, the Caribbean Carnival J’ouvert, recent protests in Ferguson and in New York, and the faces of the many people he meets and observes every day.
Life in the Algorithm
Forget Adam Smith, the all holy algorithm has become the new “invisible hand” that guides us. But what are these calculations, and how did they become so powerful?
Really Good Shit: A Reading List
As the Japanese children’s book author Tarō Gomi once wrote: “everyone poops.” But we don’t talk about this openly or often enough. In fact, talking and reading about poop might make you want to hold your nose — but it’ll also open your eyes. Here are eight pieces about shit, from a DIY mixture a woman used to treat her life-threatening infection, to prehistoric poo that brings us one step closer to understanding the origins of life after the dinosaur age.
Ten Years of Google Maps, From Slashdot to Ground Truth
An in-depth history of Google Maps.
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