House Hunters - A dystopian TV show that makes you feel better about your life.
by Bobby Finger

Translation. For the New York Times Magazine Letter of Recommendation
by Carina del Valle Schorske

What Happens When Athletes Do the Sportswriting?
The Players’ Tribune, a pet project of Derek Jeter’s, allows the stars to tell their own stories. It’s occasionally great — but is it journalism?
by Amos Barshad

The Change Artists
 by Gideon Lewis-Kraus

How Facebook’s Oracular Algorithm Determines the Fates of Start-Ups
The platform is so good at “microtargeting” that many small e-commerce companies barely even bother advertising anywhere else.

Ariana Grande
Bubble-gum-pop queen turns tongue-in-cheek sex bomb.
 by Hazel Cills

iNaturalist. For the New York Times Magazine Letter of Recommendation

First Words -  "How Republicans Learned to Love 'Working Mothers'" 
Once they were considered pariahs by the right. Now everyone wants their vote.
by Emily Bazelon

First Words - The Easiest Way to Get Rid of Racism? Just Redefine It.
by Greg Howard

"How Donald Trump Blew Up The 'Gaffe'" 
By Charles Homans​​

First Words - How Can Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders Both Be ‘Populist’?
By Michael Kazin

Last Taboo - Why Pop Culture Just Can’t Deal With Black Male Sexuality

by Wesley Morris

Inside Facebook’s (Totally Insane, Unintentionally Gigantic, Hyperpartisan) Political-Media Machine
How a strange new class of media outlet has arisen to take over our news feeds.

First Words - America Is Safer Than It Used to Be. So Why Do We Still Have Calls for ‘Law and Order’?

First Words - How Much ‘Disclosure’ Do We Really Expect From Candidates?
By Emily Bazelon