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Why's This So Good? Randy Potts and "The Bible Went Down With The Birdie Jean"

Why’s This So Good? Randy Potts and “The Bible Went Down With The Birdie Jean”

I follow the journalist Randy Potts on social media, so I had known for weeks that he was planning to launch “The Bible Went Down With The Birdie Jean,” a…
The election of Donald Trump and the death of Leonard Cohen: an intersection

The election of Donald Trump and the death of Leonard Cohen: an intersection

This week I thought I’d depart a little from the regular format, because this wasn’t a normal week. We went to the polls, we elected a billionaire reality-TV star to…
Shifting the Focus

Shifting the Focus

Short, powerful documentaries are on the rise as news outlets compete for hearts and minds
Robert Johnson and Dorothy Parker: now *that* would be a dinner party

Robert Johnson and Dorothy Parker: now *that* would be a dinner party

Just in time for the weekend, here’s a little list of some of the things I’ve been listening to and reading this week, some of it online — Storyboard included,…
5 Questions: The Washington Post's Eli Saslow and "A survivor's life"

5 Questions: The Washington Post’s Eli Saslow and “A survivor’s life”

The Pulitzer winner (and two-time finalist) talks about covering the aftermath of a school shooting a different way: "the truth is obviously so much uglier and so much messier and…
Pairing Robert Caro and Public Enemy: Does it get any better than that?

Pairing Robert Caro and Public Enemy: Does it get any better than that?

Just in time for the weekend, here’s a little list of some of the things I’ve been listening to and reading this week, some of it online — Storyboard included,…

Lin-Manuel Miranda gives some really cool tips on how to become a great storyteller

The "Hamilton" creator talks to the Nieman Foundation's Ann Marie Lipinski about finding your voice and choosing "the story that moves you and changes you"
Rashomon (the ice cream truck version), and a headline-happy dame called Florabel Muir

Rashomon (the ice cream truck version), and a headline-happy dame called Florabel Muir

Just in time for the weekend, here’s a little list of some of the things I’ve been listening to and reading this week, some of it online — Storyboard included,…
The Pulitzer at 100: Taro Yamasaki and life inside Jackson State Prison

The Pulitzer at 100: Taro Yamasaki and life inside Jackson State Prison

The photojournalist talks about how he got unprecedented access — and images — inside the world's largest walled prison
Detective stories true and fictional, and loving the word "whacked"

Detective stories true and fictional, and loving the word “whacked”

Just in time for the weekend, here’s a little list of some of the things I’ve been listening to and reading this week, some of it online — Storyboard included,…