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Source: The California Sunday Magazine
Published: April 1, 2016
Length: 19 minutes (4814 words)
Ugg: The Look That Refused to Die
The story behind the footwear brand, and how they managed to transcend the usual rules of fashion.
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Source: Guardian
Published: March 30, 2016
Length: 20 minutes (5249 words)
Water's Edge
The story of Bill May, the most accomplished male synchronized swimmer in the sport's history. Synchronized swimming has been reluctant to include men until recent years, when it allowed mixed-gender as a world championship event.
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Source: ESPN
Published: March 30, 2016
Length: 44 minutes (11144 words)
What Happened When Venture Capitalists Took Over the Golden State Warriors
A fascinating look at the management style of the team's Silicon Valley owners.
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Source: New York Times
Published: March 30, 2016
Length: 25 minutes (6430 words)
Is Friends Still the Most Popular Show on TV?
Why do so many 20-somethings want to stream a 20-year-old sitcom?
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Source: New York Magazine
Published: March 27, 2016
Length: 13 minutes (3251 words)
Fight
The tragic story of two superflyweight boxers who enter the ring to face each other in their first professional fight.
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Source: New York Times
Published: March 28, 2016
Length: 32 minutes (8186 words)
Is This the End of the Era of the Important, Inappropriate Literary Man?
Unpacking the problems around the dynamics between male professors and female students in the literary community, how accusations should be reported, and journalistic responsibility.
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Source: Jezebel
Published: March 28, 2016
Length: 30 minutes (7715 words)
The Food Industrial Complex
How the economics of processed foods explain their dominance over fruits and vegetables, and what the U.S. government has to do with it.
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Source: Priceonomics
Published: March 24, 2016
Length: 11 minutes (2874 words)
Johnnie Cochran's Whole Career Has Been A Prelude To What Is Happening In Courtroom 103
A fantastic profile of O.J. Simpson defense attorney Johnnie Cochran, from during the 1995 trial.
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Source: Los Angeles Times
Published: Jan. 29, 1995
Length: 22 minutes (5641 words)
Can an Outsider Ever Truly Become Amish?
One of the rarest religious experiences you can have in America is to join the Plain.
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Source: Atlas Obscura
Published: March 29, 2016
Length: 28 minutes (7014 words)