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Tomorrow’s Advance Man

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A profile of Netscape cofounder and Andreessen Horowitz venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, and a look at the current risks and rewards of tech VC funding.

Author: Tad Friend
Source: The New Yorker
Published: May 11, 2015
Length: 54 minutes (13,580 words)

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A League of His Own

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A profile of the man The Guardian once called “the most successful non-homicidal dictator of the past century,” FIFA president Sepp Blatter. Blatter has controlled worldwide soccer for the past 17 years.

Published: Apr 30, 2015
Length: 19 minutes (4,770 words)

‘Our Demand Is Simple: Stop Killing Us’

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A profile of two activists, Johnetta Elzie and DeRay Mckesson, who have emerged as prominent protesters in a leaderless movement during a time when police killings have become front-page news across the U.S.

Published: May 4, 2015
Length: 27 minutes (6,966 words)

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Freddie Roach Is the Best Damned Trainer Alive

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A profile of Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao’s longtime trainer.

Published: Mar 1, 2010
Length: 8 minutes (2,180 words)

The Moment When President Obama Realized He Needed Luther

-From Zadie Smith’s New Yorker profile of Comedy Central stars Key and Peele. Keegan-Michael Key reprised his role as Luther for President Obama’s weekend speech at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

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The Soul Man Who Walked Away

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A profile of Bill Withers, “one of the few stars in pop-music history to truly walk away from a lucrative career, entirely of his own volition, and never look back.”

Source: Rolling Stone
Published: Apr 14, 2015
Length: 13 minutes (3,270 words)

Inside the Dyson Dynasty

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A profile of the family behind the British technology company that designs and manufactures vacuum cleaners, fans and more.

Source: Financial Times
Published: Apr 10, 2015
Length: 15 minutes (3,755 words)

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