Eddie Is Gone—The Believer
The life and death of surf legend Eddie Aikau tells a Hawaiian story not found in most guidebooks.
Right-to-Work Laws, Explained—Mother Jones
Anti-union laws are spreading to new states. But do voters know what right-to-work really means?
Songs in the Key of Death—The Morning News
America’s funeral parlors rely on one man to provide the theme music for your grandmother’s memorial service, the pop radio for your cousin’s wake. Welcome to “semi-spiritual” ambient music and the stuff of contemporary mourning.
The Case of CeCe McDonald: Murder—or Self-Defense Against a Hate Crime?—Mother Jones
She pled guilty to manslaughter, but activists believe this trans woman was “on trial for surviving a hate crime.”
The Right-Wing War on a Transgender Girl Scout—Mother Jones
Why a fight to exclude a 7-year-old could mean no Thin Mints for you.
Invasion of the Bayou Snatchers—The Morning News
Not all oil-soaked animals in Louisiana deserve saving. Our writer attends fashion shows, braises venison, and heads into the bayou to understand the varmint of New Orleans: nutria.
The Hand That Feeds You—The Morning News
Though you can still count on it for antibiotic-free cheese, the farmers’ market has become a macrocosm of first-world food neuroses. True stories from behind the rustic wax-paper-lined baskets.
Sex, Drugs, And Orchestra: The Importance Of Metal Health And The New Iron Maiden Documentary—The Rumpus
I used to be angry, but then I found Maiden.
How to Embalm a Body—The Morning News
Those who can’t do, learn. In this installment of our series in which the clueless apprentice with the experts, we visit a funeral home in New Jersey to learn, hands-on, how to prepare someone for an eternal rest.
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