The Women of ENIAC

An excerpt from Isaacson’s book The Innovators: How a pioneering group of women led the way with its work on one of the earliest computers.

Source: Fortune
Published: Sep 25, 2014
Length: 13 minutes (3,325 words)

An Argument for Never Cooking Again

Sarah Miller on lessons from her mother’s cooking habits, and her own.

Source: Cafe
Published: Sep 25, 2014
Length: 12 minutes (3,219 words)

Should Airplanes Be Flying Themselves?

William Langewiesche on the 2009 crash of Air France Flight 447, and how automation has changed the role of airline pilots.

Source: Vanity Fair
Published: Oct 1, 2014
Length: 49 minutes (12,400 words)

The Art Forger Who Became a National Hero

“This is the story of Han Van Meegeren, the most dramatic forger of the 20th century.”

Source: Priceonomics
Published: Sep 24, 2014
Length: 13 minutes (3,354 words)

I Had a Stroke at 33

Christine Hyung-Oak Lee recounts what happened to her brain, and her life, after having a stroke at an early age.

Source: BuzzFeed
Published: Sep 25, 2014
Length: 17 minutes (4,488 words)

Longreads’ Best of WordPress, Vol. 5

10 of our favorite stories from across all of WordPress—featuring Fortune Magazine, Jenny Diski, and The Walrus.

Author: Editors
Source: Longreads
Published: Sep 24, 2014

Anthony Bourdain Has Become the Future of Cable News, and He Couldn’t Care Less

A profile of the ‘foodie explorer’ at 58.

Source: Fast Company
Published: Sep 24, 2014
Length: 19 minutes (4,807 words)

The Professor and the Allegation: Our College Pick

“For a college newspaper, there is practically no more sensational story than alleged sexual misconduct by a professor,” writes Aileen Gallagher. University of Delaware senior Cady Zuvich “reports a tempered, straight story based on good sources and documents.”

Source: Longreads
Published: Sep 24, 2014

Larry Ellison Bought an Island in Hawaii. Now What?

Larry Ellison, the billionaire co-founder of the Oracle Corporation, bought 97 percent of the Hawaiian island of Lanai. Ellison wants to make Lanai a premier tourist destination and “the first economically viable, 100 percent green community,” but things haven’t gone as planned.

Published: Sep 23, 2014
Length: 32 minutes (8,099 words)

Madness and the Muse

Much has been made of the link between creativity and mental illness—but is it a fiction?

Published: Sep 19, 2014
Length: 11 minutes (2,905 words)