Articles “Why's this so good?” No. 8: Katherine Boo takes on the ties that bind I only saw my great-aunt a few times – she lived far away – but in my family, she was kind of a legend. She wore purple every day, and kept a stash of… August 16, 2011 Douglas McGray Exhuming a life: Michael Kruse recovers the lost history of Kathryn Norris What would happen if you disappeared today? What if no one noticed?In our latest Notable Narrative, St. Petersburg Times reporter Michael Kruse collects relics of the life of Kathryn Norris,… August 12, 2011 Andrea Pitzer Gene Weingarten on journalistic ethics: two case studies from his career The final session of last month's Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference offered The Washington Post’s Gene Weingarten in conversation with Brian Sweany, deputy editor of Texas Monthly. Weingarten, who does a… August 11, 2011 Andrea Pitzer “Why’s this so good?” No. 7: Barry Siegel and the weight of consequences On a bright autumn morning, a man drives into the wilderness of the Utah mountains. As he arrives, the sun glows, the clouds float, the aspens glimmer in a passing… August 9, 2011 Deborah Blum Michael Mooney on Jerry Joseph: "What person has not thought about what it would be like to relive their youth?" Our latest Editors’ Roundtable looks at Michael Mooney’s story “Blindsided: The Jerry Joseph Basketball Scandal,” from the July issue of GQ. Mooney, a staff writer for D Magazine, previously worked for… August 5, 2011 Andrea Pitzer August Editors’ Roundtable No. 1: GQ ponders truth, lies and mystery Our first Roundtable of August considers “Blindsided: The Jerry Joseph Basketball Scandal,” by Michael Mooney. The story spotlights a high school basketball player who stirred up questions about truth and… August 4, 2011 Andrea Pitzer “Why’s this so good?” No. 6: Alma Guillermoprieto’s view on Bogota I first read “Letter from Bogota” in a Latin American History class in college. About 50 kids were crammed into an old, long lecture hall, the kind you see in movies… August 3, 2011 Jay Caspian Kang Memoir's truthy obligations: a handy how-to guide How true does a memoir have to be? That question has been the basis of an ongoing debate kicked off by the revelation, five years ago, that much of James… July 28, 2011 Ben Yagoda, Dan DeLorenzo “Why’s this so good?” No. 5: Raymond Chandler sticks it to Hollywood We tend now to think of Hollywood’s hackneyed, would-be blockbusters as a new phenomenon, one borne of desperation, unprecedented cynicism and the rise of narrative television. But Raymond Chandler's wonderful… July 27, 2011 Maud Newton Old story, new media: David Dobbs brings family secrets to the Atavist We recently talked by Skype with David Dobbs about the mystery that began with his mother’s dying wish. Dobbs’ years of efforts to solve that mystery eventually became “My Mother’s… July 26, 2011 Andrea Pitzer Previous 1 … 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 … 242 Next
