Below, our favorite stories of the week. Kindle users, you can also get them as a Readlist. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. * * * 1. Inside the Snitch Tank Edward Humes | The Orange County Register | Jan. 1, 2016 | 77 minutes (19,430 words) Edward Humes painstakingly […]
2015 was rough, and it feels right to start off 2016 on an optimistic, mystical note.
Six stories about the world of fitness.
This week’s reading list has three parts. Part One features Black authors writing explicitly about anti-Black police brutality. Part Two features Black authors writing about subjects other than police brutality, because maybe it’s in your best interest not to subject yourself to more mental anguish than is necessary, and because Black people deserve to write about […]
I don’t pretend to understand the intricacies of Syria’s politics or the motivations of ISIS completely. I read, share, and little by little, I learn.
Today’s spying relies on social media, surveillance, coercion and ambition.
For so long, conversations about money were considered gauche. With every essay and podcast episode, that taboo is broken down.
We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in under-recognized stories.
On September 21, Eliel Cruz tweeted, “If you’re an LGBT journalist and you don’t produce even one piece of content for #BiWeek you’re not an LGBT journalist.” Cruz’s words hit me in the chest.
How we feel about a person’s privacy seems to correlate with how much control they have in the decision to open up.
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