From Guilty Pleasure to Emmy Awards

On the delightfully weird history of Lifetime movies, and how the network has changed over the last 25 years.

Author: Emily Yahr
Source: Washington Post
Published: Jan 15, 2015
Length: 12 minutes (3,020 words)

To Shill a Mockingbird

How a manuscript’s discovery became Harper Lee’s “new” novel.

Source: Washington Post
Published: Feb 16, 2015
Length: 17 minutes (4,380 words)

The Public Life and Private Doubts of Al Sharpton

A profile of the carefully cultivated leader of the civil rights movement, and his path from boy preacher to fixture of the establishment.

Author: Eli Saslow
Source: Washington Post
Published: Feb 7, 2015
Length: 24 minutes (6,000 words)

Would You Befriend the Person Who Got You Fired?

A young, idealistic teacher is fired after accusations of shoving a then-seven-year-old student. A decade later, the men reconnect and form an unlikely friendship.

Source: Washington Post
Published: Jan 30, 2015
Length: 17 minutes (4,460 words)

The Failing Light

Why did a rising young poet plunge into despair, killing her son and then herself

Author: Paula Span
Source: Washington Post
Published: Feb 15, 2004
Length: 37 minutes (9,300 words)

In Transition to Independent Living, The ‘Dignity Of Risk’ for the Mentally Ill

“Thirty-three years old, he was now trying the next step, to live on his own.”

Source: Washington Post
Published: Dec 27, 2014
Length: 17 minutes (4,317 words)

Bill Cosby’s Legacy, Recast

The Washington Post’s exhaustive history of Cosby’s career and the sexual-assault allegations that coincided with it. Sixteen women have now stated publicly that Cosby sexually assaulted them.

Source: Washington Post
Published: Nov 23, 2014
Length: 32 minutes (8,051 words)

An American Dream Deferred

Javier Flores was hoping that an executive action by President Obama would prevent him from being deported to Mexico, leaving his wife and American-citizen children behind in Ohio. He’s now in La Mixtequita, Mexico, with few options to reunite with his family.

Author: Eli Saslow
Source: Washington Post
Published: Oct 25, 2014
Length: 21 minutes (5,491 words)

Rental America: Why the Poor Pay $4,150 for a $1,500 Sofa

Rent-to-own stores offer low-income Americans a chance to own some of the material rewards of a middle class life—but at a much higher price.

Source: Washington Post
Published: Oct 16, 2014
Length: 8 minutes (2,200 words)

NFL’s Elaborate Security Network Is Supposed To Protect League From Trouble

A look into the “intricate and largely secretive three-layered security force” that operates behind the scenes at the National Football League.

Source: Washington Post
Published: Sep 13, 2014
Length: 8 minutes (2,248 words)