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The Man Who Knew Too Much
Marie Brenner Vanity Fair May 1996

The story of a tobacco industry whistleblower.

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When Hollywood Wants Good, Clean Fun, It Goes to Mormon Country
Jon Mooallem New York Times Magazine May 2013

Inside Brigham Young University’s successful animation program.

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True Lies
Eric Adelson ESPN Jan 2005

A beloved girls’ basketball coach is accused of sexually molesting several of his players.

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A Closer Walk With Thee
John Lingan The Morning News May 2013

Patsy Cline’s hometown and the debate over her legacy.

Thursday, May 23

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The Suicide Epidemic
Tony Dokoupil Newsweek May 2013

How self-harm came to take more lives than war, murder and natural disasters combined.

Longform Exclusive: Best of Alternative Journalism eBook Download

A con man ruining lives from behind bars. A woman who took on her health insurance company and won huge. A producer who lost everything on an epic coke binge. Those stories and more are included in Best Alternative Longform Journalism, a new anthology of great writing from alt-weeklies, which is available free and only through Longform.

Featuring: Gus Garcia-Roberts (Miami New Times), Sharyn Jackson (Santa Fe Reporter), Caleb Hannan (Seattle Weekly), Alan Prendergast (Westword) and many more.

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The Suspects Wore Louboutins
Nancy Jo Sales Vanity Fair Mar 2010

The motley gang of L.A. teens that cat-burgled celebrities, sometimes repeatedly, in search of designer clothes, jewelry, and something to do. The story that became The Bling Ring.

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Freeway Rick Is Dreaming
Jesse Katz Los Angeles May 2013

A profile of legendary L.A. crack dealer Freeway Rick Ross, now out of jail and trying to sell everything from weaves to his own biopic, written by a journalist who has known him for decades.

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Jerry Brown's Political Reboot
James Fallows The Atlantic May 2013

A profile of the California governor.

Wednesday, May 22

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Here Comes the White-Power Safety Patrol
Wes Enzinna Vice May 2013

Inside the White Student Union of Towson University.

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Officer Serrano’s Hidden Camera
Jennifer Gonnerman New York Jun 2013

The battle over stop-and-frisk within the NYPD’s ranks.

Longform Podcast #42: Mat Honan
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Mat Honan is a senior writer at Wired.

"[The tech] industry—especially as it relates to a lot the silly apps and the silly websites and the silly shit that we put up with—is ridiculous. It's just such a hype fest, people living off of jargon and nonsense. There are entire conferences devoted to nonsense! ... I like to skewer that stuff, because I don't want to feel responsible for it. I don't want to feel like I'm making someone go out and buy some piece of shit they don't need."

Thanks to this week's sponsor, TinyLetter!

Show notes and links:

  1. @mat
  2. honan.net
  3. [0:30] Pop-Up Magazine
  4. [2:00] "How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic Hacking" (Wired • Aug 2012)
  5. [6:00] "Yes, I Was Hacked. Hard." (Honan's Tumblr)
  6. [17:15] "Liveblog: Get the Latest Updates From Google I/O 2013" (Wired • May 2013)
  7. [17:30] "Welcome to Google Island" (Wired • May 2013)
  8. [18:30] "Fever Dream of a Guilt-Ridden Gadget Reporter" (Gizmodo • Jan 2012)
  9. [27:30] @RUSirius
  10. [29:15] "I Am Here: One Man's Experiment With the Location-Aware Lifestyle" (Wired • Jan 2009)
  11. [31:30] "Stock and Flow" (Robin Sloan • Snarkmarket • Jan 2010)