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The Good Cook: A starving patriot in North Korea.
The Good Cook
A starving patriot in North Korea.
by Barbara Demick
If you want a second piece to read, While the Women are Sleeping by Javier MarÃas is beautifully haunting (and hauntingly beautiful).
Man of Extremes: James Cameron and “Avatar.â€
Man of Extremes
James Cameron and “Avatar.â€
by Dana Goodyear
This is a great issue overall and, if you have the time, I recommend also reading Chinese Barbizon: A factory town’s “art village.†by Peter Hessler and the simply fantastic “Procedure in Plain Air†by Jonathan Lethem.
The Gossip Mill: Devising the perfect teen entertainment.
The Gossip Mill
Devising the perfect teen entertainment.
by Rebecca Mead
The founders of management consulting.
The founders of management consulting.
by Jill Lepore
Gangland: Life in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.
Gangland
Life in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.
by Jon Lee Anderson
Take the two minutes to read the laugh out loud Shouts and Murmurs “Spousal Support”
by Zev Borow.
A Life of Its Own: The future of synthetic biology.
Annals of Science
A Life of Its Own
The future of synthetic biology.
by Michael Specter
I was also completely delighted by the Susan Orlean piece “The It Bird: The chicken makes a comeback” and its accompanying video.
The Mask Of Doom: A nonconformist rapper’s second act.
The Mask Of Doom
A nonconformist rapper’s second act.
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Lower River
“The Lower Riverâ€
by Paul Theroux
People’s choice winner for the issue went to “The Lower River” with honorable mentions going to “Easy Cocktails from the Cursing Mommy†by Ian Frazier and “Zoo York: Times Square vs. the High Line.” by Lauren Collins.
Trial by Fire: Did Texas execute an innocent man?
Trial by Fire
Did Texas execute an innocent man?
by David Grann
There’s also a brief video on the role of flashover in the fire investigation and Lime Street experiment.