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How the case of a poisoned college student in China, cold for 18 years, has suddenly turned into “what may be the largest amateur online manhunt in history.”

Kevin Morris | The Daily Dot | May 2013

The Legend of Malacrianza

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:14:29 -0400

The Legend of Malacrianza:

A profile of Costa Rica’s most famous bull, who is responsible for two riders’ deaths and a brand of craft beer.

Ashley Harrell | SB Nation | May 2013

Greetings from Gun Valley

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:14:40 -0400

Greetings from Gun Valley:

Inside New England’s thriving arms industry.

Neil Swidey | The Boston Globe | Apr 2013

Dirty Medicine

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:14:36 -0400

Dirty Medicine:

An investigation into widespread criminal fraud at a generic drug company.

Katherine Eban | Fortune | May 2013

The Animal Mind Reader

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:59:42 -0400

The Animal Mind Reader:

On the biology of animal emotion.

Eric Sorensen | Washington State Magazine | Jun 2013

Drugstore Cowboy

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:29:40 -0400

Drugstore Cowboy:

The con man who cost Google $500 million.

Jake Pearson | Wired | May 2013

Some of My Best Friends Are Germs

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:59:38 -0400

Some of My Best Friends Are Germs:

Medicine used to be obsessed with eradicating the tiny bugs that live within us. Now we’re beginning to understand all the ways they keep us healthy.

Michael Pollan | New York Times Magazine | May 2013

Only Mr. God Knows Why

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:14:37 -0400

Only Mr. God Knows Why:

The meaning of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Anthony Lane | New Yorker | Jun 2010

Welcome to the Programmable World

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:14:32 -0400

Welcome to the Programmable World:

In the not-so-distant future, all of our objects will talk to each other. They’ll make our coffee, find our keys, save our lives. The roadmap to a fully networked existence.

Bill Wasik | Wired | May 2013

The Shooting Star and The Model

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:37:04 -0400

The Shooting Star and The Model:

Inside the Oscar Pistorius murder case.

Mark Seal | Vanity Fair | May 2013

How the Trailer Park Could Save Us All

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:59:44 -0400

How the Trailer Park Could Save Us All:

Rethinking mobile homes as senior housing.

Lisa Margonelli | Pacific Standard | Apr 2013

Please Snort Me: An Oral History of Brooklyn's Most Notorious Bar

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:14:38 -0400

Please Snort Me: An Oral History of Brooklyn's Most Notorious Bar:

The story of Kokie’s, and its gentrifying Williamsburg neighborhood.

Vice Staff | Vice | May 2013

'I Love Getting Into as Much Weird Shit as Possible'

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:59:43 -0400

'I Love Getting Into as Much Weird Shit as Possible':

An interview with Stevie Wonder.

Ben Fong Torres | Rolling Stone | Apr 1973

Bret, Unbroken

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:29:38 -0400

Bret, Unbroken:

His brain and body shattered in a horrible accident as a young boy, Bret Dunlap thought just being able to hold down a job, keep an apartment, and survive on his own added up to a good enough life. Then he discovered running.

Steve Friedman | Runner’s World | May 2013

Hollywood Bigfoot: Terrence Malick and the Twenty-Year Hiatus That Wasn't

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:29:42 -0400

Hollywood Bigfoot: Terrence Malick and the Twenty-Year Hiatus That Wasn't:

“The mythical image of Malick that has been built up over the last 30-odd years is, in essence, a creation of the same media corps with whom the filmmaker himself has continually chosen not to engage.”

Michael Nordine | Los Angeles Review of Books | May 2013

Laptop U

Mon, 13 May 2013 08:44:40 -0400

Laptop U:

The possibilities and pitfalls of massive open online courses (MOOCs).

Nathan Heller | New Yorker | May 2013