Longform
Sunday Reading: The Rise of Idea-fluencers
There’s an increasing lack of trust in our core institutions, in the media, and in each other, but people seem to maintain a level of confidence in influencers, especially those with “micro” followings whose lifestyles seem desirable and accessible. Read more
Jul. 24, 2022
NYT Op-Ed: NC Congressional District Offers 'Two Versions of America ... at War'
A look at the politics and polarization of North Carolina and its newly drawn 13th Congressional District, which includes southern Wake County. Read more
Jul. 22, 2022
Sunday Reading: LA Strip Club Dancers Fight For a Union
The story follows a group of dancers employed at the Star Garden, a strip club in North Hollywood, who staged a walkout and launched a campaign to unionize. Read more
Jul. 10, 2022
Sunday Reading: The Water Wars
“It’s going to turn into the Hunger Games. Like, a scrambling-for-your-toilet-water-every-month kind of thing.” Read more
Jul. 03, 2022
Sunday Reading: The Post-Roe Generation
In Texas, the Heartbeat Act has already wielded dire consequences, forcing many to bear children they don’t want or can’t support financially and causing some to travel hundreds of miles to get the procedure in other states. Read more
Jun. 26, 2022
Sunday Reading: When the Stealth Slate Wins the School Board
The pervasiveness of the GOP’s national movement to overtake school boards—and the disturbing rhetoric that conservative board members push once seated—is laid out in an investigative ProPublica piece out this week from reporter Nicole Carr. Read more
Jun. 19, 2022
Sunday Reading: The Outcome of the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard Trial Doesn't Reverse #MeToo Gains But Shows How Few Were Ever Actually Made
"Almost as soon as the supposed reckoning began there were complaints that it had gone too far, that nuances were being neglected and too-harsh punishments meted out." Read more
Jun. 05, 2022
Sunday Reading: The Insatiable Hunger of Shein
In a lengthy article published last week in Wired, writer Vauhini Vara goes behind-the-scenes of online fast-fashion retailer Shein, chronicling the China-based company’s rise to success. Read more
May 15, 2022
Sunday Reading: The Musk Factor (Send Tweet)
The nature of that connection has changed over Twitter’s 16-year course of existence. In the early days, the platform primarily operated as a social network among friends; now, it’s more often deployed as a way to scream at strangers. Read more
May 01, 2022
Sunday Reading: A.I. and The Fragmentation of Everything
This week’s Sunday Reading is a technology-themed two-parter. Read more
Apr. 24, 2022
