Longread #420 -- Where's the Male Pill? -- 12/13/13

"Where's the male Pill?" by Jalees Rehman
Published in Aeon Magazine, July 31, 2013

Eric

Longread #419 -- Good to the Last Drop -- 12/11/13

"Good to the Last Drop" by Jen. A. Miller
Published in the Magazine on Medium, December 5, 2013

Eric

Longread #418 -- The Exploited Laborers of the Liberal Media -- 12/10/13

"The Exploited Laborers of the Liberal Media" by Charles Davis
Published in VICE, December 2, 2013

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Longread #417 -- Nelson Mandela -- 12/9/13

An excellent obituary written by Bill Keller, former Executive Editor for NYT.

"Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s Liberator as Prisoner and President, Dies at 95" by Bill Keller
Published in the New York Times, December 5, 2013

Eric

Longread #416 -- Value of Stolen Art -- 12/6/13

"What Is the Value of Stolen Art?" by Ed Caesar
Published in the New York Times, November 13, 2013

Eric

Longread #415 -- Russell Brand -- 12/5/13

Russell Brand's turn to radical politics has been interesting to see. What I liked about this op-ed piece by him is the distinction between being "trusted" and "trustworthy."

"The Sun on Sunday lied about me last week. Have they learned nothing?" by Russell Brand
Published in the Guardian, November 29, 2013

Eric

Longread #414 -- Healthcare Website Debacle -- 12/4/13

The failed rollout out healthcare.gov has been extremely disappointing to me and many others who strongly supported the law. This is a good look at some of the reasons why things went wrong.

"Inside the Race to Rescue a Health Care Site, and Obama" by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Michael D. Shear
Published in the New York Times, November 30, 2013

Eric