Iphigenia in Forest Hills | The New Yorker | Crime
This 2010 story by the late Janet Malcolm, covering a dramatic murder case in Queens, New York, skilfully deconstructs the “anatomy of a murder trial” and its participants.
Airbnb Is Spending Millions of Dollars to Make Nightmares Go Away | Bloomberg Businessweek | Business
The story of the teams assigned to addressing incidents involving customers and Airbnb listing owners, including those concerning serious crimes.
The Oracle’s Daughter | The Cut | Life
The story of Sarah Green, who escaped the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps, a cult based in New Mexico, USA 22 years ago.
A mystery cube, a secret identity, and a puzzle solved after 15 years | Wired | Entertainment
The story of Perplex City, an alternate reality game launched in 2005 with a £100,000 grand prize, whose fans stuck with its puzzles for years – culminating in one of its toughest challenges being completed in 2020.
The Deep Sea Is Filled with Treasure, but It Comes at a Price | The New Yorker | Science
A look at how humans are threatening to destroy the deep ocean before we can fully explore it.
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Quote of the week
“Every journalist who is not too stupid or full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible. He is a kind of confidence man, preying on people’s vanity, ignorance, or loneliness, gaining their trust and betraying them without remorse.”
Janet Malcolm, legendary journalist at The New Yorker