This Is Not a Startup Story

Lessons from starting a small publishing business.

Source: Fast Company
Published: Oct 10, 2014
Length: 8 minutes (2,028 words)

Vigilanteville

James McGibney—a former marine and founder of website BullyVille—aims to stop the worst of the worst on the internet, but critics say he’s the real bully.

Published: Oct 7, 2014
Length: 14 minutes (3,625 words)

When the Snows Fail

How drought is affecting California’s Central Valley, and what it means for its future.

Published: Oct 6, 2014
Length: 8 minutes (2,102 words)

The 350,000 Percent Rise of Christopher Wool’s Masterpiece Painting

The history of one piece of art, tracked across buyers and sellers over three decades—culminating in a record-breaking auction at Christie’s and a mysterious new owner.

Published: Oct 9, 2014
Length: 12 minutes (3,095 words)

To Heaven and Back!

A brief history of near-death experiences in literature.

Published: Oct 9, 2014
Length: 20 minutes (5,133 words)

Coming Oct. 29, NYC: A Night of Storytelling with This Land Press

Join us in New York on Oct. 29 for a night with Rilla Askew, Kiera Feldman, Mark Singer, Ginger Strand, Marcos Barbery and Michael Mason.

Author: Editors
Source: Longreads
Published: Oct 9, 2014

How School Lunch Became the Latest Political Battleground

The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, an “ambitious bill that would impose strict new nutrition standards on all food sold in public schools” was passed in 2010 with overwhelming support in Congresss and the School Nutrition Association. But getting the bill implemented proved to be highly divisive.

Published: Oct 7, 2014
Length: 26 minutes (6,676 words)

The Nation’s Shame

Mandatory drug sentencing has long been criticized as oppressive and ineffective, yet tens of thousands of nonviolent offenders continue to languish behind bars.

Source: Rolling Stone
Published: Oct 7, 2014
Length: 25 minutes (6,273 words)

The Price of Black Ambition

Roxane Gay published two books this year, and is “having a moment.” But her experience with racial inequality in America has her wondering what success actually means.

Author: Roxane Gay
Source: VQR
Published: Oct 7, 2014
Length: 12 minutes (3,195 words)

Is Wall Street Making a Killing off Cities’ Debt?

An illustrated look at how cities became indebted to Goldman Sachs.

Source: Next City
Published: Oct 8, 2014
Length: 8 minutes (2,228 words)