The Secret Life of Max Stern

The Nazis stole his family’s paintings. He emigrated to Canada and became one of the country’s foremost gallery owners. And now, twenty years after his death, he is changing the rules of restitution.

Author: Sara Angel
Source: Walrus Magazine
Published: Oct 1, 2014
Length: 21 minutes (5,272 words)

Fleetwood Mac’s Mad Hatter

Mick Fleetwood is still having the time of his life.

Source: Men’s Journal
Published: Sep 22, 2014
Length: 17 minutes (4,366 words)

Meet the College Women Who Are Starting a Revolution Against Campus Sexual Assault

Columbia student Emma Sulkowicz is carrying a mattress everywhere with her until her alleged rapist is expelled. Sulkowicz and other activists are bringing new attention to how colleges are handling sexual assault cases.

Published: Sep 21, 2014
Length: 25 minutes (6,484 words)

Paying Ransoms, Europe Bankrolls Qaeda Terror

How kidnapping Europeans for ransom has become a global business for Al Qaeda.

Published: Jul 29, 2014
Length: 17 minutes (4,262 words)

Into the Black

Eight men and a boy went to sea—only one made it home alive. An in-depth look at how one of New Zealand’s worst ever maritime disasters unfolded.

Source: www.stuff.co.nz
Published: Sep 19, 2014
Length: 30 minutes (7,742 words)

Death to the Fascist Insect

Michael Taylor on covering the Patty Hearst case while working as a reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle in the 1970’s, and trying to make sense of the SLA nearly 40 years later.

Published: Sep 15, 2014
Length: 13 minutes (3,252 words)

Interview: Kiera Feldman on Oral Roberts, God and Journalism

“I can’t write until I’ve knocked on everybody’s door and tried to talk with everyone who’s even remotely likely to talk. And once I’ve got everything I can possibly get, then I hole up in my room and watch TV on the Internet until my head hurts and it’s not even fun anymore.”

Source: Longreads
Published: Sep 21, 2014
Length: 7 minutes (1,800 words)

Haven Is For Real

How D.C. churches helped Central American refugees fleeing political violence in the ’80s.

Published: Sep 19, 2014
Length: 19 minutes (4,906 words)

The Invasion of Corporate News

The line between journalism and PR.

Source: Financial Times
Published: Sep 19, 2014

Living During an Age of Anxiety: A Reading List

Here are four authors who have written about their experiences with anxiety, its roots and its bedfellows.

Source: Longreads
Published: Sep 21, 2014