Whipping Boy

A writer’s 40-year search for his school bully.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Nov 13, 2014
Length: 29 minutes (7,428 words)

Escape Artist: The Case for Joan Crawford

David Denby explores the reasons why so many people dislike Joan Crawford as well as the complicated woman behind her public persona in this compelling profile from 2011.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Jan 31, 2011
Length: 17 minutes (4,300 words)

Double Jeopardy

Examining a system that allows judges to override a jury that decides to spare a defendant from the death penalty.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Nov 10, 2014
Length: 34 minutes (8,664 words)

Modern Farmer Plows Ahead

A profile of upstart magazine Modern Farmer, which its founder has described as “farming magazine for media professionals.”

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Nov 10, 2014
Length: 23 minutes (5,937 words)

Against the Grain

A closer look at what we still don’t know about gluten, and whether going “gluten-free” is a good idea.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Oct 28, 2014
Length: 27 minutes (6,796 words)

Thirty-Three Hit Wonder

A profile of Billy Joel, resident of Long Island who takes a helicopter ride to his monthly job at Madison Square Garden.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Oct 20, 2014
Length: 41 minutes (10,384 words)

The Holder of Secrets

A profile of the filmmaker Laura Poitras, whose new documentary “Citizenfour” tells the inside story of the N.S.A. whistle-blower Edward Snowden.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Oct 20, 2014
Length: 33 minutes (8,298 words)

Before the Law

A story about a crippled legal system: Sixteen-year-old Kalief Browder spent three years imprisoned on Rikers Island on robbery charges with shaky evidence. His case never went to trial.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Sep 29, 2014
Length: 28 minutes (7,016 words)

The Last Amazon

The little-known story behind Wonder Woman’s origins.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Sep 15, 2014
Length: 31 minutes (7,938 words)

The Real Cliff Huxtable

“For decades, Bill Cosby was America’s ideal dad. His real life was more complicated.” A critical look at the new Mark Whitaker biography, Cosby: His Life and Times, and what it leaves out.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Sep 8, 2014
Length: 23 minutes (5,820 words)