For Gord: 27 Mini-Essays about the Tragically Hip

As Canada’s most beloved band prepares for their final concert, 27 writers pay homage to the Tragically Hip’s long, prolific career.

Source: BuzzFeed
Published: Jun 2, 2016
Length: 47 minutes (11,827 words)

Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick, Gypsy Wanted Her Mom To Be Murdered

A true crime story about Dee Dee Blancharde, a mother who persuaded family, friends, and even doctors to believe that her daughter, Gypsy, was gravely ill. It was only after Dee Dee was murdered that the truth came to light.

Source: BuzzFeed
Published: Aug 18, 2016
Length: 34 minutes (8,504 words)

‘A Honeypot For Assholes’: Inside Twitter’s 10-Year Failure To Stop Harassment

The social media company’s free-speech roots, coupled with an overwhelmingly white male leadership that was blind to the problem, led to total paralysis when it came to fixing its troll problem.

Source: BuzzFeed
Published: Aug 11, 2016
Length: 23 minutes (5,881 words)

When Will the Nose Have Its Beauty Moment

“Beauty is so frequently about an erasure of history, of ethnicity, and it’s no wonder we’re still trying to hide our noses.” Rhinoplasty is one of the most popular cosmetic plastic surgeries in the U.S. When will we love our noses just the way they are?

Source: BuzzFeed
Published: Jul 12, 2016
Length: 17 minutes (4,441 words)

Here Is The Powerful Letter The Stanford Victim Read Aloud To Her Attacker

A former Stanford swimmer who sexually assaulted an unconscious woman was sentenced to six months in jail because a longer sentence would have “a severe impact on him,” according to a judge. At his sentencing, his victim read him a letter describing the “severe impact” the assault had on her.

Source: BuzzFeed
Published: Jun 3, 2016
Length: 29 minutes (7,470 words)

Ethics and the Eye of the Beholder

A federal civil rights complaint claims that prominent Yale professor Thomas Pogge, a leader in the field of global ethics, has used his influence to manipulate young women.

Source: BuzzFeed
Published: May 20, 2016
Length: 21 minutes (5,303 words)

How Lifetime Became One Of The Best Places In Hollywood For Women

A feminist history of the Lifetime channel, and their transition from “guilty pleasure” to a critically acclaimed home for groundbreaking television.

Source: BuzzFeed
Published: Apr 17, 2016
Length: 21 minutes (5,279 words)

Grieving In America, Rebuilding In Nigeria

After his brother died and his father was partially paralyzed, Ugwu’s family traveled 7,000 miles in search of an old home, a new house, and the things we’d lost on the road in between.

Source: BuzzFeed
Published: Apr 2, 2016
Length: 40 minutes (10,230 words)

Whitewashing the Green Rush

How black people are being shut out of America’s marijuana boom.

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Published: Mar 16, 2016
Length: 33 minutes (8,474 words)

The Weight of James Arthur Baldwin

Ghansah visits the house of the revered writer and social critic in France and examines his legacy.

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Published: Feb 29, 2016
Length: 23 minutes (5,848 words)