What one of TV’s longest-running reality shows says about race and our relationship with the police.
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Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
Cast by Chronic Illness Into a Limiting Role
Maris Kreizman dreamed of attending performing arts camp, but she ended up homesick at diabetes camp instead.
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The Press Has Always Been a Guest in the President’s Home
And they can be thrown out at any time, for any reason.
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The Trump Whisperer: A Conversation with Washington Post Reporter David Fahrenthold
Fahrenthold on how he follows the money, “shows his work,” and solicits leads from Twitter in covering Donald Trump.
Posted inBooks, Current Events, Nonfiction, Story
The Great Online School Scam
Students are performing worse than ever, but private companies are making millions.
Posted inBooks, Business & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes
The Early Principles That Guided the Makers of LEGO
In his book Brick by Brick, David Robertson outlines the early successes and failures of the Denmark-based LEGO Group.
Posted inBlog Post, Unapologetic Women
Mary Beard’s Voyage Into ‘Herland’
In “Women in Power” Beard uses Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “Herland” to look at why powerful women don’t appear in our collective imagination.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Can a Sports-Crazed City Turn a Theater Person into a Baseball Person?
Shannon Reed thought she knew what kind of fan she was, until she moved back home to Pittsburgh.
Posted inFood, Nonfiction, Reading List
Seven Stories About the Science Behind Fast Food
Stories about how fast food co-opted science and technology to create more craveable products.
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Percy Ross Wants to Give You Money!
He was was a self-made, blue-collar millionaire in Reagan’s America. But when Percy Ross decided to give away his fortune, he made things simple: all you had to do was ask for it.
