This week, we’re sharing stories from Casey Parks, Cathy Newman, Zach Baron, Molly Priddy, and Christopher Solomon.
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One Man’s Mission to Bring Better Ramen to the Incarcerated
Instant ramen is one of the most popular items in prison commissaries, where food runs from awful to inedible, but the ramen is dangerously high in sodium. To save inmates from dietary issues and help the government save money on health care, one man has designed a low-sodium alternative. Time in prison showed him the […]
Posted inCulture, Story, Unapologetic Women
The No. 1 Ladies’ Defrauding Agency
What a 19th-century scammer can teach us about women, lying, and economic boom-and-bust cycles
Posted inCrime, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
Piecing Together the Story of an Oregon Serial Killer
Finally telling the story of the women who were raped and murdered along Oregon’s Highway 20.
Posted inNonfiction
‘They Happen To Be Our Neighbors Across the Span of a Century, But They’re Our Neighbors.’
One hundred summers ago, black Chicagoans were terrorized by whites during the Red Summer. Poet Eve Ewing talks about reaching out to her neighbors across time in “1919.”
Posted inNonfiction
Truly Seeing the River: An Interview with Writer Boyce Upholt
Writing about the culture and beauty of the Mississippi Delta requires seeing the mighty river as more than a line of water.
Posted inStory
‘Victims Become This Object of Fascination… This Silent Symbol.’
Rachel Monroe talks about the pitfalls of the true crime genre. “I had this feeling like I can see the whole thing and nobody else understands… That’s a real trap that we as reporters can fall in.”
Posted inHighlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
When No One Pulls the Trigger, the Gun Is to Blame
At The Trace, Casey Parks tells the story of a Mississippi father seeking justice after learning a faulty rifle is responsible for the death of his younger son.
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Forensic Science Put Jimmy Genrich in Prison for 24 Years. What if It Wasn’t Science?
Forensic science — the kind that traces the grooves in bullets, the mark of a shoe, or the scrape of a tool — emerged in the early 20th century as a way to professionalize police work. But once its findings made their way into the court system, it became almost impossible to divide the good […]
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Images Present Themselves: A Conversation With Photographer Burk Uzzle
Some of the most iconic images get captured when you’re just out for a stroll. What you do with these images is a political act.
