Search results for “context” Showing 511 results In Arab world, an ancient tradition of oral storytelling gets a 21st century spin In the past, "hakawati" would recount legends or fables; today, Moth-like events often tackle social issues or process trauma from war June 6, 2017 “There’s no room for hate in ice cream,” Dennis liked to remind himself. —David Wolman and Julian Smith, “The Cold War,” Epic magazine, 2015. May 10, 2017 5(ish) Questions: Josh O’Kane and “The Ballad of Fogarty’s Cove” The Globe and Mail reporter talks about his Nova Scotia story exploring the love of a place, and the sorrow over leaving when it cannot sustain you May 9, 2017 5(ish) Questions: Nathan Thornburgh talks mind-blowing drugs and Anthony Bourdain The co-founder of the unapologetically longform travel-food-politics site Roads & Kingdoms talks about teaming up with the chef-raconteur and reporting while under the influence of the hallucinogen ayahuasca April 27, 2017 The Boston Globe’s Malcolm Gay and a story of love, and art, lost to the Holocaust The writer talks about reporting history in real time as he stumbles on the untold tale of a promising composer killed by the Nazis -- and the woman who has… April 25, 2017 5 Questions: Anne Helen Petersen and the white supremacists who came for Whitefish The BuzzFeed writer talks about the contradictions of a small Montana town and the West, and why she seeks understanding, not empathy April 20, 2017 Why’s This So Good? Hunter S. Thompson and “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” It’s hard, I know, to make a case for gonzo journalism in an age when reality is beset by exaggeration, even lies. And yet I’ve found myself drawn back to… April 13, 2017 Annotation Tuesday! Kent Russell and “They Burn Witches Here” The writer talks about his Huffington Post Highline piece on ritualistic killings in Papua New Guinea -- and the differences between scapegoating in philosophy and in blood-curdling real life April 11, 2017 The making of binge-worthy serial narratives, from “S-Town” to “Framed” Podcasts and print alike are reinvigorating a form of storytelling that Dickens and Homer used to hook readers: "to be continued..." April 4, 2017 5(ish) Questions: Rania Abouzeid and “The Jihad Next Door” The Beirut-based writer talks about the dangers of reporting her Politico piece on extremists in Iraq and Syria, and why on-the-ground reporting is vital March 23, 2017 Previous 1 … 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 … 52 Next
