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Mark Arax

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads August 9, 2019October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah, Rachel Sugar, Kate Knibbs, Mark Arax, and Anna Wiener.

Posted inCulture, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature

Here’s What Put Thousands of Californians in the Path of a Blaze

by Aaron Gilbreath August 6, 2019October 19, 2022

Forest mismanagement, political corruption, and PG&E’s corporate culture created a highly combustible situation.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads February 9, 2018October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Mark Arax, David Grann, Stephanie Nolen, Eleanor Cummins, and David Marchese.

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Current Events, Nonfiction, profile, Quotes

The Couple Who Turned a California Desert Into a Multi-Billion Dollar Snack Empire

by Aaron Gilbreath February 5, 2018October 19, 2022

Taxpayers have helped Stewart and Lynda Resnick turn an irrigated desert into a dangerous and lucrative agricultural gamble.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

Garlic, Grilled Chicken and Murder in Los Angeles

by Aaron Gilbreath July 17, 2015October 19, 2022

In the April 2008 issue of Los Angeles magazine reporter Mark Arax wrote about Los Angeles’ beloved Zankou Chicken chain, and how one owner tore the founding family apart by murdering two of its members and killing himself. The story is a compelling mix of family dynamics, fast food and the complex American dream. It was […]

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