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5(ish) Questions: Iran’s "Blogfather" talks algorithms, hyperlinks and the lost art of communication

5(ish) Questions: Iran’s “Blogfather” talks algorithms, hyperlinks and the lost art of communication

Six years is a long time to be away from cyberspace—especially when you’re known as the Blogfather.At one point, 20,000 visitors came to Iranian blogger Hossein Derakhshan’s site every day.…
April 6, 2017
The making of binge-worthy serial narratives, from "S-Town" to "Framed"

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
The oranges of John McPhee, on the page and on backyard trees

The oranges of John McPhee, on the page and on backyard trees

This week I left the snows of New England for a visit to my old stomping grounds in California. It was a bit head-spinning for a couple of reasons: When…
March 24, 2017
Annotation Tuesday! Rich Schapiro and "The True Story of the Fugitive Drug Smuggler Who Became an Environmental Hero"

Annotation Tuesday! Rich Schapiro and “The True Story of the Fugitive Drug Smuggler Who Became an Environmental Hero”

Rich Schapiro is always searching. Whether he’s writing a quick-hit 800-word spot feature for the New York Daily News or a magazine feature that’s taken years to report, Schapiro is…
March 21, 2017
Notable Narrative: Daniel Miller and the Los Angeles Times' “Selling Stardom”

Notable Narrative: Daniel Miller and the Los Angeles Times’ “Selling Stardom”

Daniel Miller’s coverage of the film business for the Los Angeles Times typically involves tracking the latest moves of the industry’s glitzy corporate behemoths. For his five-part series “Selling Stardom,”…
March 16, 2017
5(ish) Questions: Diarmid Mogg and the crazy-compelling "Small Town Noir"

5(ish) Questions: Diarmid Mogg and the crazy-compelling “Small Town Noir”

Anna Mae McNeil stares past the camera, the smudge of an old bruise under her right eye. The words “New Castle, Pa., No. 220” are written in white ink below…
March 14, 2017
Notable Narrative: Bernt Jakob Oksnes and "The Baby in the Plastic Bag"

Notable Narrative: Bernt Jakob Oksnes and “The Baby in the Plastic Bag”

The words appear on a blank white screen, accompanied by an atonal, ominous peal of music.“One frosty October morning, a newborn baby boy is found inside a plastic bag inside…
March 7, 2017
The politics of language, from terrorists vs. freedom fighters to "carnage" in Chicago

The politics of language, from terrorists vs. freedom fighters to “carnage” in Chicago

We seem to have two recurring motifs going on this week on Storyboard — animals and the politicization of language. On the animal front, we have Christopher Solomon’s “cute even when…
March 3, 2017
Annotation Tuesday! Christopher Solomon and "The Detective of Northern Oddities"

Annotation Tuesday! Christopher Solomon and “The Detective of Northern Oddities”

Profiles are hard. Too often they’re drenched in the writer’s attempts to make the subject seem larger than life. But good profiles have the opposite effect: Through their honesty and…
February 28, 2017
Some longform stories that will chill you in more ways than one

Some longform stories that will chill you in more ways than one

This week we’re getting a sneak preview of spring in Maine, and the two feet of snow is fast melting. But there’s still a bit of a chill in this…
February 24, 2017