Wokking the Suburbs

On the rise of Monterey Park, California, and other suburban Chinatowns.

Author: Hua Hsu
Source: Lucky Peach
Published: Dec 13, 2012
Length: 18 minutes (4,670 words)

Your Son Is Deceased

An examination of police misconduct in Albuquerque, New Mexico—a city with one of the highest rates in the country of fatal shootings by police.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Jan 26, 2015
Length: 33 minutes (8,359 words)

Friendship Is Complicated

Art, commerce, and the battle for the soul of My Little Pony.

Published: Jan 28, 2015
Length: 14 minutes (3,706 words)

Tom Brady Cannot Stop

Inside the life and obsessive habits of Tom Brady—a 37-year-old star quarterback in a business where few play past the age of 40.

Published: Jan 27, 2015
Length: 33 minutes (8,352 words)

Life with Mental Illness: A Reading List

What it’s like for those who suffer from mental illness, and for the families that care for them.

Author: Genna Buck
Source: Longreads
Published: Jan 27, 2015

Our Hiring Process is Broken. Can a Hackathon Fix It?

Hiring managers often reject perfectly good applicants because they didn’t go to “prestige” schools or because the applicant might not be a good “cultural fit.” Is there a better way to hire?

Source: Backchannel
Published: Jan 26, 2015
Length: 11 minutes (2,789 words)

They Have Miao

A reporter working in China works to free her detained assistant while navigating China’s Kafkaesque legal system.

Source: Die Zeit
Published: Jan 14, 2015
Length: 26 minutes (6,590 words)

The Rise of the Death Café

On the Swiss septuagenarian who started a series of “cafés mortels,” or informal gatherings “where the sole topic of conversation was every living thing’s inevitable demise.” The concept has since caught on, and gone global.

Source: Prospect
Published: Jan 22, 2015
Length: 13 minutes (3,351 words)

An Ex-Industrial Fisherman Rethinks His Job

“It’s not just about: How can we save the oceans? But we also need to flip our way of thinking and ask: How can the oceans save us?”

Source: Longreads
Published: Jan 26, 2015
Length: 15 minutes (3,877 words)

The Failure of the U.S.’s Maternity Leave Policy

How did the United States fall so far behind in basic workplace protections for new parents?

Published: Jan 26, 2015
Length: 15 minutes (3,849 words)