A Made-for-Tabloid Murder
A young, pregnant woman named Laci Peterson disappears, her husband begins to act strangely, and one of the largest media circuses in history descends on the sleepy community of Modesto, CA.
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A young, pregnant woman named Laci Peterson disappears, her husband begins to act strangely, and one of the largest media circuses in history descends on the sleepy community of Modesto, CA.
Maureen Orth Vanity Fair Aug 2003 15min Permalink
At 93, Jimmy Carter still spends most weekends in his hometown, preaching wise and powerful sermons. Sermons that speak to our current national crisis. That make us realize: We need Mr. Jimmy now more than ever.
Michael Paterniti GQ Jun 2018 25min Permalink
Internal documents show that the social network gave Microsoft, Amazon, Spotify and others far greater access to people’s data than it has disclosed.
Gabriel J.X. Dance, Michael LaForgia, Nicholas Confessore New York Times Dec 2018 20min Permalink
When Brayden Bushby was charged with the death of Barbara Kentner, Indigenous faith in Canada’s legal system was put to the test.
Eva Holland The Walrus Jun 2021 20min Permalink
After two months in the hospital, a mother finally got to take her premature baby home. Then she spent five years trying to convince him to eat.
Tahmima Anam The Guardian Apr 2019 35min Permalink
“In the recent history of American music, there’s no figure parallel to Lehrer in his effortless ascent to fame, his trajectory into the heart of the culture — and then his quiet, amiable, inexplicable departure.”
Ben Smith, Anita Badejo Buzzfeed Apr 2014 20min Permalink
A war criminal’s life on the run.
Julian Borger The Guardian Jan 2016 25min Permalink

They “speak” through their feet, some can even draw, and at least one has been hung for murder. A collection of picks about pachyderms.
On cell phones and the decline of public space.
One of the great irritations of modern technology is that when some new development has made my life palpably worse and is continuing to find new and different ways to bedevil it, I'm still allowed to complain for only a year or two before the peddlers of coolness start telling me to get over it already Grampaw--this is just the way life is now.
Jonathan Franzen Technology Review Sep 2008 Permalink
A profile of law professor Dan Kahan, “one of the best-known unknown academics in the country,” who wants to close the communication gap between scientists and the public.
Paul Voosen The Chronicle of Higher Education Nov 2014 20min Permalink
Barry Michels is Hollywood’s most successful therapist cum motivation coach with an approach that combines Jungian psychology, encouraging patients to embrace their dark side, and “three-by-five index cards inscribed with Delphic pronouncements like THE HIERARCHY WILL NEVER BE CLEAR.”
Dana Goodyear New Yorker Mar 2011 20min Permalink
A father’s attempt to combat the wage gap.
"How do we give Ivy the same opportunities as Abe? Do we praise her 21.7 percent more? Hug her 21.7 percent harder?"
Angie Nwandu has no journalism experience. No publishing experience. She’s 25. And in less than two years she has created an entirely new way to cover — and profit from — celebrity gossip.
Doree Shafrir Buzzfeed Dec 2015 20min Permalink
North Carolina’s Alexander County is a Southern Baptist stronghold. It’s also home to Mitchell Gold, an outspoken gay rights activist and the CEO of one of the region’s largest employers.
Tiffany Stanley Washington Post Apr 2018 35min Permalink
One expert warns that policies advanced by the think tank could lead to military conflict with China.
Jay Cassano, Alex Kotch Sludge Jun 2018 25min Permalink
These women want the right to compete in big-wave contests—and get paid as much as men do.
Daniel Duane New York Times Magazine Feb 2019 35min Permalink
Other companies tried to align themselves with the Black Lives Matter protests and failed. The Vermont creamery kept doing what it’s always done.
Jordyn Holman, Thomas Buckley Bloomberg Businessweek Jul 2020 15min Permalink
The agency, seeking information on an animal rights group, attempted to recruit a former truck driver as an informant, the truck driver says.
Lee Fang The Intercept Feb 2021 15min Permalink
In 1936, Karp Lykov whisked his family into the Siberian wilderness to escape Bolshevik persecution. They remained there, alone, until discovered by a helicopter crew in 1978.
Mike Dash Smithsonian Jan 2013 15min Permalink
A socially starved world might just be the best thing ever to happen to the private club empire — which is about to IPO.
Aaron Gell Marker Mar 2021 Permalink
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A conversation with Douglas Rushkoff, whose goal is to foster a deeper awareness among consumers of digital media.
“The whole reason to have a media-literate population is so that people can tell the difference between genuine connectivity and mediated or manufactured connectivity. Most people can’t.”
Ben Cosgrove HP Matter Apr 2015 Permalink
When computer science legend Jim Gray disappeared, his friends and colleagues – including Bill Gates and Larry Ellison – used every technological tool at their disposal to try to find him.
Steve Silberman Wired Jul 2007 30min Permalink
From a new Supreme Court ruling to a census question about citizenship, the campaign against illegal registration is thriving. But when the top proponent was challenged in a Kansas courtroom to prove that such fraud is rampant, the claims went up in smoke.
Jessica Huseman ProPublica Jun 2018 25min Permalink
Police unions were born of resistance to discipline for brutality. Do they belong in the labor movement?
Maya Dukmasova Chicago Reader Jun 2020 20min Permalink
A history of the women’s television channel and its push to employ female writers and directors long before it became an issue in Hollywood.
Laura Goode Buzzfeed Apr 2016 20min Permalink