Why It Pays to Work the Fringes

A profile of New York Times photojournalist Lynsey Addario, a Pulitzer Prize-winning female war correspondent.

Published: Jan 5, 2015
Length: 12 minutes (3,000 words)

In Vino Veritas. In Napa, Deceit.

After opening a fancy winery a California vintner finds himself deeply in debt. What happened next—falsely bottles, stolen grapes, and criminal charges—have shaken an industry “built on romance, expensive land, hard labor and a whole lot of faith.”

Author: Vindu Goel
Published: Jan 24, 2015
Length: 14 minutes (3,700 words)

Defending Those Accused of Unthinkable Crimes

Defense lawyer Judy Clarke has taken on reviled clients like Jared Loughner and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. “It’s a hell of a fight as a defense lawyer.”

Source: Boston Globe
Published: Jan 21, 2015
Length: 17 minutes (4,291 words)

Slither and Hiss: Four Stories About Snakes

This week, I’m sharing four stories about snakes and the people who love, hate, and tolerate them in equal measure.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jan 25, 2015

Who Was the Marquis de Sade?

How the once-reviled 18th-century libertine writer became France’s most decadent cultural hero.

Source: Smithsonian
Published: Feb 1, 2015
Length: 20 minutes (5,000 words)

Science, Meet Journalism. You Two Should Talk.

Why science and the media need each other.

Published: Jan 20, 2015
Length: 13 minutes (3,398 words)

Thïs ïs thë Ënd

A glimpse inside the (supposed) final tour of Mötley Crüe.

Source: GQ
Published: Jan 23, 2015
Length: 19 minutes (4,996 words)

How Listening to Music and Fighting with Susan Sontag Helped Me Cope with Chemo

An essay about dealing with stage IV cancer and developing coping techniques.

Source: The Stranger
Published: Jan 21, 2015
Length: 24 minutes (6,152 words)

Wolflandia: The Fight Over the Most Polarizing Animal in the West

The wolves of the Northern Rockies have polarized people who either see them as a threat to ranchers’ livelihoods or as a necessity for a balanced ecosystem.

Source: Outside
Published: Jan 20, 2015
Length: 29 minutes (7,310 words)

Invincible No More

A man battles an incurable brain tumor, surrounded and supported by his college circle.

Published: Jan 1, 2015
Length: 23 minutes (5,850 words)