Our Picks
Something New in the Chill, Salt Air: Hope
Cod's sudden return to the waters of Newfoundland have New England's beleaguered fisherman feeling optimistic, but scientists are still trying to understand the fishes' behavior.
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Source: Boston Globe
Published: Aug. 6, 2016
Length: 8 minutes (2157 words)
Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick, Gypsy Wanted Her Mom To Be Murdered
A true crime story about Dee Dee Blancharde, a mother who persuaded family, friends, and even doctors to believe that her daughter, Gypsy, was gravely ill. It was only after Dee Dee was murdered that the truth came to light.
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Source: BuzzFeed
Published: Aug. 18, 2016
Length: 34 minutes (8504 words)
One Classroom, Twenty Teachers
The students in Kelly Zunkiewicz’s pre-calculus class at Earl J. Lennard High School in Ruskin, Florida excel because they're able to work in groups and help each other grasp mathematical concepts.
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Source: TNTP
Published: Aug. 11, 2016
Length: 15 minutes (3980 words)
The Rise and Fall of Restaurant Kitsch
As minimalist design goes down-market and T.G.I. Friday's says goodbye to clutter, what happens to all the fake Tiffany lamps?
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Source: Collectors Weekly
Published: Aug. 11, 2016
Length: 49 minutes (12389 words)
Their Body, Themselves
A parent grapples with her child's identity exploration.
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Source: Catapult
Published: Aug. 15, 2016
Length: 9 minutes (2493 words)
Living With a World on Fire: A Reading List
It’s fire season again. So far, nearly 30 major wildfires have torn through 12 states. As this year’s blazes seem to reach their yearly peak, here are four stories about risk and resilience in the face of fire. They’re a glimpse into the lives of those who fight fires, those who flee them, and those who rebuild, literally, from the ashes.
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Source: Longreads
Published: Aug. 18, 2016
The Life and Murder of Stella Walsh, Intersex Olympic Champion
Eighty years ago, in Berlin, Stella Walsh won her second Olympic medal. Decades later, Walsh’s murder and subsequent autopsy threw the legacy of track’s first female superstar into turmoil.
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Source: Longreads
Published: Aug. 18, 2016
Length: 63 minutes (15868 words)
A Father Vows To Save His Daughter From A Plight He Got Her Into
Six years ago a father in a village in Northern India married his 15-year-old daughter to a man who was in his 40s and had a reputation as a heavy drinker. He vowed to fix his mistake.
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Source: NPR
Published: Aug. 15, 2016
Length: 10 minutes (2700 words)
The Racist History of Portland, the Whitest City in America
Behind Portland's artisan burgers, bicycle evangelists and curated boutiques lies a city built on racism, exclusion and a strange neoliberalism.
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Source: The Atlantic
Published: July 22, 2016
Length: 14 minutes (3507 words)
My Crazy Year with Trump
Life on the presidential campaign trail with candidate Trump earned this reporter a barrage of insults, attacks and social media harassment.
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Source: Marie Claire
Published: Aug. 10, 2016
Length: 12 minutes (3078 words)